2010 Big East Conference Baseball Tournament

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2010 Big East Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams8
Format Double-elimination tournament
Finals site
Champions St. John's  (6th title)
Winning coach Ed Blankmeyer  (2nd title)
MVPKyle Hansen (St. John's)
2010 Big East Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Louisville  2160 .77850140 .781
Connecticut  2060 .76948160 .750
Pittsburgh  1880 .69238180 .679
St. John's  16110 .59343200 .683
South Florida  16110 .59326320 .448
Rutgers  15120 .55630260 .536
Cincinnati  13140 .48129290 .500
West Virginia  10170 .37027300 .474
Notre Dame  10170 .37022320 .407
Villanova  9180 .33329230 .558
Seton Hall  8190 .29619301 .390
Georgetown  5220 .18524310 .436
Conference champion
Tournament champion
As of June 8, 2010 [1] ; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2010 Big East Conference Baseball Tournament was held from May 23 to May 27, 2010 at Bright House Field in Clearwater, Florida. It was an eight-team double elimination tournament. The winner, St. John's, received a bid to the 2010 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament. [2]

Contents

Format and seeding

The top eight teams in the Big East were seeded one through eight based on their regular season finish, using conference winning percentage only. [2]

TeamWLPct.GBSeed
Louisville 216.778
1
Connecticut 206.769
.5
2
Pittsburgh 188.692
2.5
3
St. John's 1611.593
5
4
South Florida 1611.593
5
5
Rutgers 1512.556
6
6
Cincinnati 1314.481
8
7
West Virginia 1017.370
11
8
Notre Dame 1017.370
11
Villanova 918.333
12
Seton Hall 819.296
13
Georgetown 522.185
16

Bracket

First round Second round Semifinals Finals
             
1 Louisville 1
8 West Virginia 4
1 Louisville 5
4St. John's6
4 St. John's 3
5 South Florida 2
4St. John's5
1 Louisville 3
8 West Virginia 5
5South Florida10
1Louisville9
5 South Florida 7
4St. John's3
2 Connecticut 0
3 Pittsburgh 5
6 Rutgers 9
6Rutgers6
2 Connecticut 5
2 Connecticut 9
7 Cincinnati 6
6 Rutgers 10 4
2Connecticut117
3Pittsburgh13
7 Cincinnati 4
2Connecticut7
3 Pittsburgh 2

[2]

All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team. [2]

PosNameTeama
PKyle HansenSt. John's
PDan FeehanConnecticut
CCorey BrownstenPittsburgh
IFMike NemethConnecticut
IF Joe Panik St. John's
IFSteve NyisztorRutgers
IFRyan WrightLouisville
OF George Springer Connecticut
OFStewart IjamesLouisville
OFBilly FerriterConnecticut
DH Kevan Smith Pittsburgh

Jack Kaiser Award

Kyle Hansen was the winner of the 2010 Jack Kaiser Award. Hansen was a pitcher for St. John's. [2]

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References

  1. "Standings and Leaders". Big East Conference. Retrieved June 28, 2012.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Baseball Media Guide. bigeast.org. pp. 61–66. Archived from the original on February 3, 2013. Retrieved 2012-06-28.