2013 Big East Conference baseball tournament

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2013 Big East Conference
baseball tournament
Teams8
Format Double-elimination tournament
Finals site
Champions Connecticut  (3rd title)
Winning coach Jim Penders  (1st title)
MVP Billy Ferriter (Connecticut)
Television ESPNU (Championship game)
2013 Big East Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 8 Louisville  ‍†‍‍y20–4 .83351–14 .785
Pittsburgh  ‍‍‍18–6 .75042–17 .712
Seton Hall  ‍‍‍18–6 .75037–19 .661
South Florida  ‍‍‍17–7 .70836–22 .621
Rutgers  ‍‍‍14–10 .58328–30 .483
St. John's  ‍‍‍10–14 .41723–35 .397
Notre Dame  ‍‍‍10–14 .41734–24 .586
Connecticut  ‍‍‡‍y9–15 .37535–28 .556
Cincinnati  ‍‍‍6–18 .25024–32 .429
Georgetown  ‍‍‍5–19 .20825–28 .472
Villanova  ‍‍‍5–19 .20814–39 .264
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 18, 2013 [1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2013 Big East Conference baseball tournament was held at Bright House Field in Clearwater, Florida, from May 22 through 26. The event, held at the end of the conference regular season, determined the champion of the Big East Conference for the 2013 season. Eight seeded Connecticut won their third tournament championship to claim the conference's automatic bid to the 2013 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. [2] [3] [4]

Contents

It was also the last tournament for the original Big East Conference. Following several years of instability, culminating in a split of the conference along football lines, the seven member schools that did not sponsor Division I FBS football purchased the "Big East" name and formed a new Big East in July 2013. The FBS schools that had not moved to other conferences by that time joined with several new members and reorganized as the American Athletic Conference, retaining the charter of the original Big East.

Format and seeding

The tournament used a double-elimination format, with the field divided into two brackets. The winners of each bracket faced off in a single championship game. Seton Hall claimed the second seed over Pittsburgh and St. John's took the sixth seed over Notre Dame by tiebreaker.

TeamWLPct.GBSeed
Louisville 204.833–1
Seton Hall 186.75022
Pittsburgh 186.75023
South Florida 177.70834
Rutgers 1410.58365
St. John's 1014.417106
Notre Dame 1014.417107
Connecticut 915.375118
Cincinnati 618.25014–
Villanova 519.20815–
Georgetown 519.20815–

Bracket

First roundSecond roundSemifinalsFinal
1 Louisville 2*
8 Connecticut 3*
8Connecticut8
4South Florida7
4 South Florida 5
5 Rutgers 2
8Connecticut2—
5Rutgers1—
1Louisville1
5Rutgers95Rutgers2
4South Florida1
8Connecticut8
3 Pittsburgh 10
7Notre Dame1
6 St. John's 2
3Pittsburgh3
7Notre Dame5
2 Seton Hall 0
7 Notre Dame 5
7Notre Dame3†—
3Pittsburgh2†—
6St. John's2
2Seton Hall72Seton Hall6*
3Pittsburgh7*

*Indicates game required 12 innings. † - Indicates game required 10 innings.

All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team. [4]

PosNameSchool
PDavid MahoneyConnecticut
PAnthony MarziConnecticut
CElvin SotoPittsburgh
IFCharlie LawRutgers
IFFrank DeSicoNotre Dame
IF Eric Jagielo Notre Dame
IFTom VerdiConnecticut
OFBilly FerriterConnecticut
OFSteven VrankaPittsburgh
OFBrian O’GradyRutgers
DHRyan SullivanSeton Hall

Most Valuable Player

Billy Ferriter was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Ferriter was an outfielder for Connecticut. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "Standings". bigeast.org. Retrieved November 27, 2013.
  2. ↑ "2012-13 Big East Championship Schedule". BigEast.org. Archived from the original on January 21, 2013. Retrieved February 2, 2013.
  3. ↑ "2013 Big East Baseball Championship Central". Big East Conference. Archived from the original on May 28, 2013. Retrieved May 26, 2013.
  4. 1 2 3 "UConn Wins 2013 Big East Baseball". Big East Conference. May 26, 2013. Archived from the original on June 25, 2013. Retrieved May 26, 2013.
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