1979 Big Eight Conference Tournament

The 1979 Big Eight Conference baseball tournament was held at All-Sports Stadium in Oklahoma City, OK. University of Oklahoma defeated University of Nebraska for the title.

Participating Teams

Seed	School	Conf. Record	Head Coach
East 1	University of Missouri	16-4	Gene McArtor
East 2	University of Nebraska	14-6	John Sanders
West 1	University of Oklahoma	12-8	Enos Semore
West 2	Oklahoma State University	12-8	Gary Ward

Results

Bracket

First Round

Second Round

Final

E1

Missouri

5

W2

Oklahoma State

4

E1

Missouri

7

W1

Oklahoma

10

W1

Oklahoma

7

E2

Nebraska

6

W1

Oklahoma

9

x

E2

Nebraska

7

x

E1

Missouri

6

W2

Oklahoma State

6

E2

Nebraska

22

E2

Nebraska

7

Game Results

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
May 16
Game 1	University of Missouri	5-4	Oklahoma State University
Game 2	University of Oklahoma	7-6	University of Nebraska
May 17
Game 3	University of Nebraska	7-6 (10)	Oklahoma State University	Oklahoma State eliminated
Game 4	University of Oklahoma	10-7	University of Missouri
May 18
Game 5	University of Nebraska	22-6	University of Missouri	Missouri eliminated
May 19
Game 6	University of Oklahoma	9-7	University of Nebraska	Oklahoma advances to NCAA tournament