2002 Big East Conference baseball tournament

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2002 Big East Conference
baseball tournament
Teams4
Format Double-elimination tournament
Finals site
Champions Notre Dame  (1st title)
Winning coach Paul Mainieri  (1st title)
MVP Steve Stanley (Notre Dame)
2002 Big East Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
No. 6 Notre Dame  y1880 .69250180 .735
Virginia Tech  1880 .69233260 .559
Boston College  15110 .57730250 .545
Rutgers  15110 .57725220 .532
Pittsburgh  14110 .56036161 .689
St. John's  14120 .53829230 .558
Connecticut  13120 .52028220 .560
Villanova  12130 .48030230 .566
Seton Hall  11150 .42325280 .472
West Virginia  9160 .36024260 .480
Georgetown  2240 .0779470 .161
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2002 [1] [2]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2002 Big East Conference baseball tournament was held at Commerce Bank Ballpark in Bridgewater, New Jersey. This was the eighteenth annual Big East Conference baseball tournament. The Notre Dame Fighting Irish won their first tournament championship and claimed the Big East Conference's automatic bid to the 2002 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. Notre Dame would go on to win five championships in a row. [3]

Contents

Format and seeding

The Big East baseball tournament was a 4 team double elimination tournament in 2002. The top four regular season finishers were seeded one through four based on conference winning percentage only. [3]

TeamWLPct.GBSeed
Notre Dame 188.692
1
Virginia Tech 188.692
2
Boston College 1511.577
3
3
Rutgers 1511.577
3
4
Pittsburgh 1411.560
3.5
St. John's 1412.538
4
Connecticut 1312.520
4.5
Villanova 1213.480
5.5
Seton Hall 1115.423
7
West Virginia 916.360
8.5
Georgetown 224.077
16

Bracket

Upper round 1Upper finalFinal
1 Notre Dame 8
4 Rutgers 3
1Notre Dame8
2Virginia Tech4
2 Virginia Tech 2
3 Boston College 1
1Notre Dame
4Rutgers
Lower round 1Lower final
2Virginia Tech2
4Rutgers44Rutgers6
3Boston College3

* - Indicates game required 10 innings. [3]

Jack Kaiser Award

Steve Stanley was the winner of the 2002 Jack Kaiser Award. Stanley was a senior center fielder for Notre Dame. [3]

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References

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  2. "College Baseball Conference Standings – 2002". boydsworld.com. Retrieved February 2, 2013.
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