2007 Big East Conference baseball tournament

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2007 Big East Conference
baseball tournament
Teams8
Format Double-elimination tournament
Finals site
Champions Rutgers  (3rd title)
Winning coach Fred Hill  (3rd title)
MVP Todd Frazier (Rutgers)
2007 Big East Conference baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
St. John's  y207 .7414119 .683
No. 30 Rutgers  y207 .7414221 .667
Louisville  y198 .7044724 .662
Pittsburgh  1511 .5772727 .500
South Florida  1314 .4813426 .567
Villanova  1215 .4442925 .537
Notre Dame  1115 .4232828 .500
Connecticut  1014 .4173427 .557
West Virginia  1016 .3852922 .569
Cincinnati  1016 .3852828 .500
Seton Hall  915 .3752525 .500
Georgetown  819 .2962134 .382
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2007 [1] [2]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2007 Big East Conference baseball tournament was held at KeySpan Park in Brooklyn, NY. This was the twenty third annual Big East Conference baseball tournament. The Rutgers Scarlet Knights won their third tournament championship and claimed the Big East Conference's automatic bid to the 2007 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. [3]

Contents

Format and seeding

The Big East baseball tournament was an 8 team double elimination tournament in 2007. The top eight regular season finishers were seeded one through eight based on conference winning percentage only. The field was divided into two brackets, with the winners of each bracket meeting in a single championship game. [3]

TeamWLPct.GBSeed
St. John's 207.741
1
Rutgers 207.741
2
Louisville 198.704
1
3
Pittsburgh 1511.577
4.5
4
South Florida 1314.481
7
5
Villanova 1215.444
8
6
Notre Dame 1115.423
8.5
7
Connecticut 1014.417
8.5
8
West Virginia 1016.417
9.5
Cincinnati 1016.385
9.5
Seton Hall 915.375
9.5
Georgetown 819.296
12

Tournament

First roundSecond roundSemifinalsFinal
1 St. John's 2
8 Connecticut 1
1St. John's0
5South Florida2
4 Pittsburgh 1
5 South Florida 2
5South Florida00
8Connecticut32
8Connecticut5
4Pittsburgh21St. John's7
8Connecticut8
8Connecticut6
2 Rutgers 13
2Rutgers7
7 Notre Dame 2
2Rutgers1
3Louisville8
3 Louisville 3
6 Villanova 1
3Louisville71
2Rutgers103
7Notre Dame2
6Villanova32Rutgers11
6Villanova0

[3]

Jack Kaiser Award

Todd Frazier was the winner of the 2007 Jack Kaiser Award. Frazier was a junior shortstop for Rutgers. [3]

References

  1. 2012 Big East Baseball Media Guide. Big East Conference. p. 61. Archived from the original on March 26, 2013. Retrieved February 3, 2013.
  2. "College Baseball Conference Standings – 2007". boydsworld.com. Retrieved February 3, 2013.
  3. 1 2 3 4 2012 Big East Baseball Media Guide. Big East Conference. pp. 61–66. Archived from the original on March 26, 2013. Retrieved February 3, 2013.