Big East Conference Baseball Tournament

Big East Conference Baseball Tournament
Conference Baseball Championship

Big East Conference logo
Sport Baseball
Conference Big East Conference
Number of teams 7
Format Double-elimination tournament
Current stadium Leidos Field at Ripken Stadium
Current location Aberdeen, Maryland
Played 1985-present
Last contest 2016
Current champion Xavier (2)
Most championships St. John's (8)
Official website BigEast.org Baseball
Host stadiums
Leidos Field at Ripken Stadium (2016)
TD Ameritrade Park Omaha (2015)
MCU Park (2007, 2014)
Bright House Field (2006, 2008–2013)
Commerce Bank Ballpark (2000–2005)
Waterfront Park (1999)
Dodd Stadium (1996–1998)
Muzzy Field (1985–1995)
Host locations
Aberdeen, MD (2016)
Omaha, NE (2015)
Brooklyn, NY (2007, 2014)
Clearwater, FL (2006, 2008–2013)
Bridgewater, NJ (2000–2005)
Trenton, NJ (1999)
Norwich, CT (1996–1998)
Bristol, CT (1985–1995)

The Big East Conference Baseball Tournament is the conference championship tournament in baseball for the Big East Conference. It is a double-elimination tournament and seeding is based on regular season records. The winner receives the conference's automatic bid to 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 1985–2013, the tournament was sponsored by the old Big East Conference. Starting with the 2014 tournament, it has been sponsored by the newly formed, non-football Big East Conference.

Tournament

The Big East Conference Baseball Tournament is an eight team double-elimination tournament held annually at various location in the Big East Conference region. The eight teams with the best conference record at the end of the regular season earn berths in the tournament. The winner earns the Big East's automatic bid to the 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

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 Muzzy Field • 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 Dodd Stadium • 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 Waterfront Park • Trenton, NJ Marc DesRoches, Providence
2000 Rutgers Commerce Bank Ballpark • 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 Bright House Field • Clearwater, FL Wade Korpi, Notre Dame
2007 Rutgers KeySpan Park • 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 MCU Park • Brooklyn, NY Mitch Elliott, Xavier
2015 St. John's TD Ameritrade Park Omaha • Omaha, NE
2016 Xavier Leidos Field at Ripken Stadium • Aberdeen, MD

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 https://web.archive.org/web/20160214185523/http://www.nmnathletics.com//pdf5/378949.pdf?ATCLID=3672995&SPSID=332750&SPID=11225&DB_OEM_ID=19400

By school

School Tourney Titles Title Years
St. John's 8 1985, 1986, 1988, 1993, 1997, 2010, 2012,2015
Notre Dame 5 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
Seton Hall 3 1987, 2001, 2011
Rutgers 3 1998, 2000, 2007
Connecticut 3 1990, 1994, 2013
Louisville 2 2008, 2009
Providence 2 1992, 1999
Villanova 2 1989, 1991
Xavier 2 2014, 2016
Pittsburgh 1 1995
West Virginia 1 1996

See also

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