Ninth Annual 2005 Phillips 66 Big 12 Baseball Tournament Tournament Quick Facts, Notes
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Ninth Annual 2005 Phillips 66 Big 12 Baseball Tournament Tournament Quick Facts, Notes Site: SBC Bricktown Ballpark (Capacity: 13,066) Location: 2 South Mickey Mantle Drive, Oklahoma City, OK 73102 Opened: Apr. 2, 1998 Previous College Games: College games’ history began with the 1998 Oklahoma-Oklahoma State Bedlam Series and has continued through the ’98-2001 and 2003, ‘05-07 Phillips 66 Big 12 tournaments. The stadium also has been the site of several non-conference games involving Oklahoma and OSU as well as the annual location for the Sooner State Conference Tournament. Stadium Highlights, Facts and Figures: When greats like Joe DiMaggio, Babe Ruth and Mickey Mantle first stepped on the field, baseball was played in legendary ballparks that brought the fans in close to the game. The Redhawks' home, SBC Bricktown Ballpark, brings it all back. The tradition…The history...The excitement…Every seat is intimately close to the action--bring your glove! The concourses are open to the field, providing a great view even before you get to your seat. The low, 8-foot outfield walls will allow plenty of spectacular catches. home runs. “The Brick” has many amenities from its state-of-the-art video scoreboard the concept is strictly old-fashioned. After all, it is all designed with only one thing in mind: the fan. SBC Bricktown Ballpark is reminiscent of many of the country's older parks, with an asymmetrical playing field and intimate seating configuration, hearkening back to when baseball was a game, played in a park. The unique field configuration is intended to provide for the home field advantage as well as add to the excitement of the game. Sluggers will enjoy a 325-foot left field porch, while the right field power alley still allows the pitcher the outside of the plate. Fan seating is brought close to the field of play, while the seating bowl itself wraps gently around the field, improving lines of sight. The Brick is brought into the Bricktown context through the melding of established Bricktown imagery, thus providing an established presence while remaining a festive and people-oriented environment. Shipping and Physical Address for The Ballpark: Media Relations Office/Big 12 Tournament Oklahoma RedHawks 2 So. Mickey Mantle Dr. Oklahoma City, OK 73102 (ph: 405-218-1000, ext. 204) To Purchase Tickets: 405-236-5000; email: www.okcallsports.org; www.big12sports.com Big 12 Media Relations Contacts: Bo Carter, Sports Information Director; phone: 214-753-0102; fax: 214-753-0145; email: [email protected] Joni James, Asst. Communications Director, phone: 214-753-0122; fax: 214-753-0145; email: [email protected] P. 2 - Big 12 Tourney Information Tiffany Nelson, Communications Intern, phone: 214-753-0140; fax: 214-753-0145; email: [email protected] Media Luncheon, Tuesday News Conference Don’t forget about the 11 a.m. (CDT) Tuesday (May 24) news conference and luncheon at Mickey Mantle’s Restaurant, ground level, across the street from SBC Bricktown Ballpark’s Mickey Mantle statue, incidentally, with the eight Big 12 head coaches competing in the tournament. Coaches will be available at 11 a.m., and buffet lunch will be served at 11:30 a.m. (CDT). Entry is at main street level on South Mickey Mantle Drive. All postgame interviews will be in the Home Players Family Lounge on field level (one below street level) with winning team first and then the losing team’s head coach and designated players. Credential Pickup Credentials will be available at Mickey Mantle’s Restaurant from Bo Carter and Joni James from 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m. (CDT) before and during the media luncheon and news conference. After that credentials will be available through Carter at the Big 12 Hospitality Room (Kiamichi Room, 2nd Floor), at the Sheraton Hotel, 102 No. Booadway, from 2-6 p.m. From 8:30 a.m. onward each day, all credentials will be at the Press Will Call Window, Window 1, at SBC Bricktown Ballpark. The Media Will Call Window will open at 2:30 p.m. (CDT) Friday and 11 a.m. (CDT) Sunday. Tuesday Practice Times At SBC Bricktown Ballpark (teams will arrive 15 minutes prior to workout for stretching and warmup-please contact baseball SID at each school to arrange individual interviews with student-athletes) here are workout teams chronologically. In case of rain, all drills will move indoors to the stadium batting cages or designated area baseball facilities. Tuesday workouts are as follows: 9 a.m. (CDT)-4 p.m. (CDT), determined by seeding. Key Pressbox Numbers (Not for Public Distribution): Main number: 405-218-1000, ext. 333 Fax: 405-218-1001 Backup Pressbox Phone: 405-218-1000, ext. 209 FSN Television Coverage FSN will air the Phillips 66 Big 12 tournament championship game Sunday at 1 p.m. (CDT) as well as the Saturday 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. semifinal contests prior to the “if necessary” games. The Saturday contests will be aired on FNN Southwest primarily. Please check local listings for national cable airings and replay times for Sunday’s game or go to www.FoxSports.net. Greg Lucas will provide expert play-by- play while booth analysis will be by former California Angels/Detroit/Milwaukee and Mississippi State sometimes-roommate of Buck Showalter, the illustrious Jack Lazorko. 2005 Phillips 66 Big 12 Conference Postseason Baseball Tournament Field, Pairings Set Nebraska and Baylor have finished the 2005 Big 12 Conference baseball race as co-champions, and the Huskers have nailed down the No. 1 seed in the Phillips 66 Big 12 tournament Wednesday through Saturday at SBC Bricktown Ballpark in Oklahoma City. It is the first tie for first in Big 12 diamond history, and NU gained the No. 1 seed by downing Baylor twice in the three-game series between those schools. The Bears entered Sunday’s home tilt with Missouri in need of a win to snare their second outright Big 12 baseball crown but fell to the Tigers 10-4. Nebraska swept Kansas State in their games over the weekend to capture its third Big 12 title along with the 2001 and 2003 campaigns. BU won the 2000 Big 12 diamond championship. The Huskers tangle with No. 8 seed Texas Tech Wednesday night at approximately 8 p.m. (CDT) after No. 3 Texas meets No. 6 Oklahoma State at 10 a.m., No. 2 Baylor faces No. 7 Kansas at 1 p.m., and No. 4 Missouri takes on No. 5 Oklahoma at 5 p.m. (CDT). OU enters the tournament as the hottest current team in the conference with seven consecutive wins, including five in a row against Big 12 opponents Oklahoma State and Texas Tech. P. 3 - Big 12 Tourney Information The Sooners join OSU and Baylor as the only trio of Big 12 schools to make every Phillips 66 Big 12 tourney since its inception in 1997. Oklahoma State has a record streak of 29 consecutive conference tourney appearances since the 1977 Big Eight postseason meet at Oklahoma City. Tickets are still available with group rate packages by phoning (405) 236-5000 or via email at www.okcallsports.org. The first two Saturday games and Sunday title contest will be aired over large parts of the country on FSN. Phillips 66 Big 12 Conference 2005 Tournament Pairings Wed., May 25 Tentative schedule (40-minute minimum between games - all times CDT) Game 1: #3 Texas (43-12) vs. #6 Oklahoma State (33-23), 10 a.m. Game 2: #2 Baylor (36-20) vs. #7 Kansas (36-26), 1 p.m. Game 3: #4 Missouri (37-19) vs. #5 Oklahoma (33-22), 5 p.m. Game 4: #1 Nebraska (46-12) vs. #8 Texas Tech (33-23), 8 p.m. Thu., May 26 Tentative schedule (40-minute minimum between games) Game 5: Losers Games 1 and 2, 10 a.m. Game 6: Losers Games 3 and 4, 1 p.m. Game 7: Winners Games 1 and 2, 5 p.m. Game 8: Winners Games 3 and 4, 8 p.m. Fri., May 27 Tentative schedule (40-minute minimum between games) Game 9: Winner Game 5 vs. Loser Game 7, 4 p.m. Game 10: Winner Game 6 vs. Loser Game 8, 7 p.m. Sat., May 28 Tentative schedule (40-minute minimum between games) Game 11: Opponents TBD, 10 a.m. (FSN) Game 12: Opponents TBD, 1 p.m. (FSN) Game 13: (If necessary), 5 p.m. Game 14: (If necessary), 7 or 8 p.m. Sun., May 29 Game 13, 14 or 15: Tournament championship, 1 p.m. (FSN) Big Eight/Big 12 Tournaments (Through 2005) School W-L Pct. Appearances Big 12 Only (Appearances/Titles) Colorado 2-2 .500 1 Last: 1976 ----- Colorado dropped baseball after 1980 Iowa State 14-20 .412 10 Last: 2001 1-2 (.333) - Iowa State dropped baseball after 2001 (1) Kansas 7-20 .259 11 Last: 2005 0-2 (.000) (2) Kansas State 8-18 .308 9 Last: 2002 2-2 (.500) (1) Missouri 32-47 .405 25 Last: 2005 8-11 (.421) (7) Nebraska 41-36 .532 21 Last: 2005 19-6 (.760) (7)/ 1999-01 Oklahoma 54-51 .514 28 Last: 2005 15-15 (.500) (9) Oklahoma State 72-33 .686 29 Last: 2005 9-14 (.391) (9)/2004 SWC/Big 12 Tournaments Baylor 28-27 .509 18 Last: 2005 13-14 (.481) (9) Texas 60-28 .682 25 Last: 2005 14-10 (.583) (7)/2002-03 Texas A&M 33-43 .434 22 Last: 2004 12-15 (.444) (8)/1998 Texas Tech 19-24 .442 14 Last: 2005 10-13 (.435) (8)/1997 P.