The 1998 Big 12 Conference softball tournament was held at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City, OK from April 30 through May 3, 1998. Nebraska won their first conference tournament and earned the Big 12 Conference's automatic bid to the 1998 NCAA Division I softball tournament.
, , and received bids to the NCAA tournament. Nebraska, Texas and Oklahoma State would go on to play in the 1998 Women's College World Series.
Standings Source: PlaceSeedTeam Conference Overall W L T % W L T % 1 1160048120 2 2125049150 3 3115049160 4 4107045190 5 597042190 6 6711028340 7 7610132252 8 8511016270 9 9513036200 10 10214120361
Schedule Source: Game Time Matchup Location Attendance Day 1 – Thursday, April 30 1 5:00 p.m. #8 2, #9 0 ASA Stadium 343 2 7:30 p.m. #10 6, #7 2 ASA Stadium 476 Day 2 – Friday, May 1 3 10:00 a.m. #1 1, #8 0 ASA Stadium 678 4 10:00 a.m. #5 1, #4 0 Field 2 518 5 12:30 p.m. #2 3, #10 2 ASA Stadium 515 6 12:30 p.m. #3 1, #6 0 Field 2 519 7 3:00 p.m. #4 3, #8 1 ASA Stadium 425 8 3:00 p.m. #6 3, #10 1 Field 2 315 9 5:30 p.m. #1 1, #5 0 ASA Stadium 967 10 8:00 p.m. #2 1, #3 0 ASA Stadium 1,544 Day 3 – Saturday, May 2 11 10:00 a.m. #5 1, #6 0 ASA Stadium 528 12 12:30 p.m. #3 3, #4 0 ASA Stadium 469 13 5:30 p.m. #2 3, #5 2 ASA Stadium 2,000 14 8:00 p.m. #1 1, #3 0 (10) ASA Stadium 2,167 Day 4 – Sunday, May 3 15 2:00 p.m. #1 3, #2 0 ASA Stadium 949 Game times in CDT. Rankings denote tournament seed.
All-Tournament Team Source: Position Player SchoolMOPJenny Voss2B/SSJodi ReevesSSMichelle HublerSSAli ViolaSSLisa CareyCJenny SmithOF/IFNaomi FitzgeraldOFSara HollandOFDeborah HargraveOF/SSCasey AcreePJenny VossP/DPChristie McCoyP/UTLChrista Williams
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