2009 Big East Conference Baseball Tournament

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2009 Big East Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams8
Format Double-elimination tournament
Finals site
Champions Louisville  (2nd title)
Winning coach Dan McDonnell  (2nd title)
MVPAndrew Clark (Louisville)
2009 Big East Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 14 Louisville  y197 .7314718 .723
South Florida  189 .6673425 .576
West Virginia  1710 .6303718 .673
St. John's  1611 .5933022 .577
Notre Dame  1512 .5563623 .610
Connecticut  1413 .5193624 .600
Pittsburgh  1313 .5002821 .571
Cincinnati  1314 .4812929 .500
Seton Hall  1314 .4812524 .510
Georgetown  818 .3081734 .333
Rutgers  819 .2962231 .415
Villanova  610 .3752228 .440
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 2009 [1] [2] ; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2009 Big East Conference Baseball Tournament was held at Bright House Field in Clearwater, FL. This was the twenty fifth annual Big East Conference Baseball Tournament, and third to be held at Bright House Field. The Louisville Cardinals won their second tournament championship in a row and claimed the Big East Conference's automatic bid to the 2009 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament. Louisville joined the league prior to the 2006 season. [3]

Contents

Format and seeding

The Big East baseball tournament was an 8 team double elimination tournament in 2009. 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
Louisville 197.731
1
South Florida 189.667
1.5
2
West Virginia 1710.630
2.5
3
St. John's 1611.593
3.5
4
Notre Dame 1512.556
4.5
5
Connecticut 1413.519
5.5
6
Pittsburgh 1313.500
6
7
Cincinnati 1314.481
6.5
8
Seton Hall 1314.481
6.5
Georgetown 818.308
11
Rutgers 819.296
11.5
Villanova 620.231
13

Tournament

First round Second round Semifinals Finals
             
1 Louisville 12
8 Cincinnati 2
1Louisville12
5 Notre Dame 2
4 St. John's 5
5 Notre Dame 14
1Louisville6 7
5 Notre Dame 66
8 Cincinnati 2
4St. John's12
5Notre Dame11
4 St. John's 10
1Louisville11
6 Connecticut 3
2 South Florida 12
7 Pittsburgh 2‡
2 South Florida 2
6Connecticut4
3 West Virginia 1
6 Connecticut 6
6Connecticut10
2 South Florida 8
7 Pittsburgh 8†
3West Virginia20
2South Florida11
3 West Virginia 6

† - Indicates game was suspended after 7 innings due to 10 run mercy rule. ‡ - Indicates game was suspended after 8 innings due to 10 run mercy rule. [3]

All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the All-Tournament team. [3]

PositionPlayerSchool
PWill HudginsNotre Dame
P Tony Zych Louisville
CJeff ArnoldLouisville
IFPierre LePageConnecticut
IFAndrew ClarkLouisville
IFMike NemethConnecticut
IFSam MendeSouth Florida
OFAustin MarkelWest Virginia
OFPeter PatseConnecticut
OFRyan WrightLouisville
DHPhil WunderlichLouisville

Jack Kaiser Award

Andrew Clark was the winner of the 2009 Jack Kaiser Award. Clark was a junior first baseman for Louisville. [3]

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References

  1. 2012 Big East Baseball Media Guide. Big East Conference. p. 61. Archived from the original on February 3, 2013. Retrieved February 3, 2013.
  2. "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 2009". boydsworld.com. Retrieved February 3, 2013.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 2012 Big East Baseball Media Guide. Big East Conference. pp. 61–66. Archived from the original on February 3, 2013. Retrieved February 3, 2013.