Big East Conference baseball tournament

Big East Conference baseball tournament
Big East Conference baseball tournament
Conference baseball championship
	Bristol, CT (1985–1995)

The Big East Conference baseball tournament is the conference championship tournament in baseball for the

NCAA Division I baseball tournament

. The Big East Tournament champion is separate from the conference champion. The conference championship is determined solely by regular-season record.

From 1985 to 2013, the tournament was sponsored by the

Big East Conference

.

Tournament

The Big East Conference baseball tournament is a four-team

NCAA Division I baseball tournament

. The remaining Big East teams can also qualify for the 64-team NCAA Tournament by receiving an at-large bid.

History

The tournament was first held in 1985.

1985–1995

The tournament consisted of four teams competing in a double-elimination tournament.

1996–2000

The tournament was expanded to a six-team, double-elimination tournament.

2001–2005

The tournament returned to a four-team, double-elimination format.

2006–2013

The tournament was expanded to become an eight-team, double-elimination tournament.

2014

In the 2012–2013 academic year, the old Big East Conference had 15 members. In its inaugural 2013–2014 academic year, the new Big East Conference had only 10 members.

With only seven baseball-sponsoring schools in the conference, the top four teams participate.

Champions by year

Year	School	Site	Jack Kaiser Award (Most Outstanding Player)
1985	St. John's	Bristol, CT	Joe Armeni, Seton Hall
1986	St. John's	Muzzy Field • Bristol, CT	Tom Finke, St. John's
1987	Seton Hall	Muzzy Field • Bristol, CT	Mo Vaughn, Seton Hall
1988	St. John's	Muzzy Field • Bristol, CT	Mike Weinberg, St. John's
1989	Villanova	Muzzy Field • Bristol, CT	Rafael Novoa, Villanova
1990	Connecticut	Muzzy Field • Bristol, CT	Craig MacDonald, Connecticut
1991	Villanova	Muzzy Field • Bristol, CT	Mike Neill, Villanova
1992	Providence	Muzzy Field • Bristol, CT	Jim Foster, Providence
1993	St. John's	Muzzy Field • Bristol, CT	Mike Maerten, St. John's
1994	Connecticut	Muzzy Field • Bristol, CT	Chris Bisson, Connecticut
1995	Pittsburgh	Muzzy Field • Bristol, CT	Jon DeBernardis, Pittsburgh
1996	West Virginia	Norwich, CT	Chris Enochs, West Virginia
1997	St. John's	Dodd Stadium • Norwich, CT	Mike Dzurilla, St. John's
1998	Rutgers	Dodd Stadium • Norwich, CT	Dave Marciniak, Rutgers
1999	Providence	Trenton, NJ	Marc DesRoches, Providence
2000	Rutgers	Bridgewater, NJ	Bobby Brownlie, Rutgers
2001	Seton Hall	Commerce Bank Ballpark • Bridgewater, NJ	Isaac Pavlik, Seton Hall
2002	Notre Dame	Commerce Bank Ballpark • Bridgewater, NJ	Steve Stanley, Notre Dame
2003	Notre Dame	Commerce Bank Ballpark • Bridgewater, NJ	Javi Sanchez, Notre Dame
2004	Notre Dame	Commerce Bank Ballpark • Bridgewater, NJ	Matt Macri, Notre Dame
2005	Notre Dame	Commerce Bank Ballpark • Bridgewater, NJ	Matt Edwards, Notre Dame
2006	Notre Dame	Clearwater, FL	Wade Korpi, Notre Dame
2007	Rutgers	Brooklyn, NY	Todd Frazier, Rutgers
2008	Louisville	Bright House Field • Clearwater, FL	Chris Dominguez, Louisville
2009	Louisville	Bright House Field • Clearwater, FL	Andrew Clark, Louisville
2010	St. John's	Bright House Field • Clearwater, FL	Kyle Hansen, St. John's
2011	Seton Hall	Bright House Field • Clearwater, FL	Joe DiRocco, Seton Hall
2012	St. John's	Bright House Field • Clearwater, FL	Matt Carasiti, St. John's
2013	Connecticut	Bright House Field • Clearwater, FL	Billy Ferriter, Connecticut
2014	Xavier	Brooklyn, NY	Mitch Elliott, Xavier
2015	St. John's	TD Ameritrade Park Omaha • Omaha, NE	Alex Caruso, St. John's
2016	Xavier	Leidos Field at Ripken Stadium • Aberdeen, MD	Daniel Rizzie, Xavier
2017	Xavier	TD Ameritrade Park Omaha • Omaha, NE	Conor Grammes, Xavier
2018	St. John's	Prasco Park • Mason, OH	Jeff Belge, St. John's
2019	Creighton	Prasco Park • Mason, OH	Jack Strunc, Creighton
2020	Canceled due to COVID-19
2021	UConn	Prasco Park • Mason, OH	Kyler Fedko, UConn
2022	UConn	Prasco Park • Mason, OH	Luke Franzoni, Xavier
2023	Xavier	Prasco Park • Mason, OH	Jack Housinger, Xavier

All championship information, including tournament results, all-tournament teams, and Jack Kaiser award winners, can be found on pages 64–66 of the 2009 Big East Baseball Media Guide.^[1]

Championships by school

School	Tourney Titles	Title Years
St. John's	9	1985, 1986, 1988, 1993, 1997, 2010, 2012, 2015, 2018
Notre Dame	5	2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
UConn	5	1990, 1994, 2013, 2021, 2022
Xavier	4	2014, 2016, 2017, 2023
Seton Hall	3	2011
Rutgers	3	2007
Louisville	2	2009
Providence	2	1999
Villanova	2	1991
Creighton	1	2019
Pittsburgh	1	1995
West Virginia	1	1996
Georgetown	0
Butler	0

Italics indicate that the program is no longer a Big East member.

References

^ "Archived copy" (PDF). www.nmnathletics.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 February 2016. Retrieved 12 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

External links

2008 Big East Baseball Media Guide

[1] "Archived copy" (PDF). www.nmnathletics.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 February 2016. Retrieved 12 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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