The Big 12 softball tournament (sometimes known simply as the Big 12 championship) is the conference championship tournament in college softball for the Big 12 Conference (Big 12). Since its inception in 1996, the tournament has been played at OGE Energy Field at Devon Park (formerly USA Softball Hall of Fame Complex) in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The winner receives the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Division I softball tournament. The Big 12 stopped holding a postseason conference tournament after the 2010 competition. In 2017, the Big 12 Conference revived the tournament, which is still hosted at OGE Energy Field at Devon Park in Oklahoma City.
Champions Year-by-year YearSchoolMOP1996Jill Most ()1997Barb Wright ()1998Jenny Voss ()1999Jennifer Lizama ()2000Jennifer Lizama ()2001Lisa Carey ()2002Cat Osterman ()2003Cat Osterman ()2004Peaches James ()2005Cat Osterman ()2006Serena Settlemier ()2007Lauren Eckermann ()2008Texas A&MMegan Gibson (Texas A&M)2009Chelsea Thomas ()2010Keilani Ricketts ()2011–2016 Tournament not held 2017OklahomaPaige Parker (Oklahoma)2018Nicole Pendley ()2019Cancelled due to rain 2020Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic 2021OklahomaKinzie Hansen (Oklahoma)2022Oklahoma StateMorgan Day (Oklahoma State)2023OklahomaHaley Lee (Oklahoma)2024OklahomaElla Parker (Oklahoma)2025Texas TechNiJaree Canady (Texas Tech)2026Arizona StateKenzie Brown (Arizona State)
By school Current Members School Appearances W L Pct Titles Title YearsArizona2220Arizona State24112026Baylor2218290BYU2110Houston2010Iowa State2310290Kansas21182612006Oklahoma State24283312022Texas Tech25213212025UCF3010Utah2010
Former Members
School Appearances W L Pct Titles Title YearsMissouri18262121997, 2009Nebraska18331931998, 2000, 2004Oklahoma22551991996, 2001, 2007, 2010, 2017, 2018, 2021, 2023, 2024Texas21332641999, 2002, 2003, 2005Texas A&M18192212008
External links Official website Big 12 Softball Record Book