2018 Big East Conference Baseball Tournament

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2018 Big East Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams4
Format Double-elimination tournament
Finals site
Champions St. John's  (9 title)
Winning coach Ed Blankmeyer  (5th title)
MVPJeff Belge (St. John's)
TelevisionBig East DN (Thurs–Sat)
FS2 (Sun)
2018 Big East Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
St. John's  y1530 .833  36140 .720
Seton Hall  1340 .765  27181 .598
Butler  980 .529  33180 .647
Georgetown  890 .471  25280 .472
Creighton  890 .471  34160 .680
Xavier  7110 .389  20350 .364
Villanova  1170 .056  9390 .188
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of May 20, 2018 [1] ; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2018 Big East Conference Baseball Tournament was held at Prasco Park in Mason, Ohio from May 24 through May 27. The event, held at the end of the conference regular season, determined the champion of the Big East Conference for the 2018 season. As winner of the double-elimination tournament, St. John's received the conference's automatic bid to the 2018 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament. [2]

Contents

Format and seeding

The tournament will use a double-elimination format and feature the top four finishers of the Big East's seven teams.

Bracket

 First RoundSemi-FinalsFinals
               
1St. John's5 
4Georgetown2 
 1St. John's12 
 3Butler8 
2Seton Hall1
3Butler213 
 1St. John's27
 2Seton Hall190
4Georgetown5 
2Seton Hall21 
 3Butler3
 2Seton Hall4 

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References

  1. "Big East Conference Standings". d1baseball.com. Retrieved May 2, 2018.
  2. "2017-18 Big East Championship Schedule". BigEast.org. Retrieved May 12, 2018.