Oklahoma City, OK - - USA Softball Hall of Fame Complex to host Big 12 Softball Championship
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USA Softball Hall of Fame Complex to host Big 12 Softball Championship
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 13, 2021
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OKLAHOMA CITY –– The USA Softball Hall of Fame Complex will play host to the Phillips 66 Big 12 Softball Championship May 14-15. The top-six teams in the conference will compete in a combination of pool play format on Friday and bracket play on Saturday, with the first two games set for 11 a.m. CT on INTEGRIS Field and OGE Energy Field on Friday.
Click here for the schedule, ticket information, and more for the Phillip 66 Big 12 Conference Softball Championship
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Earning the No. 1 overall seed with a 16-1 record in Big 12 play is Oklahoma (42-2, 16-1 Big 12), while Oklahoma State (40-8, 15-3 Big 12) locked in the No. 2 seed followed by No. 3 Texas (38-9, 12-6 Big 12), No. 4 Baylor (27-18, 8-9 Big 12), No. 5 Iowa State (31-19, 6-12 Big 12) and No. 6 Texas Tech (19-25, 3-15 Big 12).
Oklahoma, Baylor and Texas Tech comprise Pool A, while Oklahoma State, Texas and Iowa State are in Pool B.
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Teams start off with pool play on the opening day of the Championship, with the results of pool play rounds determining bracket play. The third-place teams in each pool will play at 10:30 a.m. CT on INTEGRIS Field, while second-place teams in each pool will go head-to-head at 10:30 a.m. CT on OGE Energy Field. The Championship concludes with the first-place teams competing for the Big 12 title at 3:00 p.m. CT on OGE Energy Field.
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A limited number of upper-deck all-session reserved tickets for the Championship are available and can be purchased here. Prices are $20 for adults and $15 for youth, students and seniors. Additionally, single session tickets will be sold until fifty percent capacity is reached. Lower deck prices are $25 for a chairback, $20 for adults and $15 for youth, students and seniors. Upper deck prices are $15 for adults and $10 for youth, students and seniors.
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Parking will be available at the USA Softball Hall of Fame Complex for $20 per day. Re-entry will not be allowed. If patrons leave the complex, they will be required to pay upon return.
MEDIA: Contact Joni Lehmann, Big 12 Communications by email: joni@big12sports.com
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The Big 12 Softball Conference Championship is one of many events that will be held at the USA Softball Hall of Fame Complex during the 2021 season. For the complete 2021 schedule of events, please click here.
About USA Softball
USA Softball is a 501(c)(3) not-for profit organization headquartered in Oklahoma City, Okla., and is designated as the National Governing Body (NGB) of Softball in the United States and a member of the United States Olympic Committee. One of the nation’s largest sports organizations, USA Softball sanctions competition through a network of Local Associations, which includes all 50 states and select metro associations. USA Softball is dedicated to providing people of all ages the opportunity to play the game they love at a variety of levels by offering recreational, league, tournament and competitive play for fast pitch, slow pitch and modified pitch. USA Softball annually conducts thousands of tournaments throughout the country including over 100 National Championships. The USA Softball umpire program is among the nation’s largest and are widely known as the best trained umpires in the game.
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As the NGB for the sport of softball, USA Softball is responsible for training, equipping and promoting the six USA Softball National Teams that compete in events such as the Olympics, Pan American Games, World Championships and other international and domestic events. For more information on USA Softball, including its founding and history as the Amateur Softball Association of America (ASA), please visit, www.USASoftball.com.
