2022 Big East Conference Baseball Tournament

Last updated
2022 Big East Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams4
Format Double-elimination tournament
Finals site
Champions UConn  (5th title)
Winning coach Jim Penders  (3rd title)
MVP Luke Franzoni (Xavier)
TelevisionBig East DN
FS2 (final)
2022 Big East Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
No. 16 UConn  y1650 .76250160 .758
Creighton  1550 .75031180 .633
Xavier  1380 .61933270 .550
Georgetown  11100 .52432240 .571
Villanova  8120 .40019291 .398
St. John's  7121 .37522321 .409
Seton Hall  7130 .35018350 .340
Butler  4161 .21420351 .366
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 27, 2022 [1]
Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2022 Big East Conference Baseball Tournament was held at Prasco Park in Mason, Ohio from May 26 through May 29. The event, held at the end of the conference regular season, determined the champion of the Big East Conference for the 2022 season. For the fifth time, UConn won the double-elimination tournament and received the conference's automatic bid to the 2022 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament. [2] [3] [4]

Contents

Format and seeding

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

TeamWLTPct.GBSeed
UConn 1650.7621
Creighton 1550.750.52
Xavier 1380.61933
Georgetown 11100.52454
Villanova 8120.4007.5
St. John's 7121.3758
Seton Hall 7130.3508.5
Butler 4161.21412

Bracket

First RoundSemi-FinalsFinals
1 UConn 4
4 Georgetown 0
1UConn7
2Creighton1
3 Xavier 5
2 Creighton 6
1UConn7
3Xavier2
Lower round 1Lower final
2Creighton8
4Georgetown83Xavier27
3Xavier16

Game results

DateGameWinnerScoreLoserNotes
May 26Game 1(1) UConn 4–0(4) Georgetown
May 27Game 2(2) Creighton 6–5(3) Xavier
May 28Game 3(3) Xavier 16–8(4) Georgetown Georgetown eliminated
Game 4(1) UConn 7–1(2) Creighton
Game 5(3) Xavier 27–8(2) Creighton Creighton eliminated
May 29Game 6(1) UConn 7–2(3) Xavier UConn wins Big East Tournament

All-Tournament Team

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

PositionNameSchoolClass
PPat GallagherUConnSo
Austin PetersonUConnJr
CJerry HuntzingerXavierGrad
IFAndrew CiufoGeorgetownJr
Luke FranzoniXavierSr
Jack HousingerXavierSr
Ben HuberUConnGrad
OFCasey DanaUConnGrad
Alan RodenCreightonSo
Andrew WalkerXavierSr
DHKorey MortonUConnSo

Most Valuable Player

Luke Franzoni was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Franzoni was a senior first baseman for Xavier. [4]

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