2007 Big East Conference baseball tournament

2007 Big East Conference
baseball tournament
Teams8
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsRutgers (3rd title)
Winning coachFred Hill (3rd title)
MVPTodd Frazier (Rutgers)
2007 Big East Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
St. John's  ‍†‍‍y 20 – 7   .741 41 – 19   .683
No. 30 Rutgers  ‍†‍‡‍y 20 – 7   .741 42 – 21   .667
Louisville  ‍‍‍y 19 – 8   .704 47 – 24   .662
Pittsburgh  ‍‍‍ 15 – 11   .577 27 – 27   .500
South Florida  ‍‍‍ 13 – 14   .481 34 – 26   .567
Villanova  ‍‍‍ 12 – 15   .444 29 – 25   .537
Notre Dame  ‍‍‍ 11 – 15   .423 28 – 28   .500
Connecticut  ‍‍‍ 10 – 14   .417 34 – 27   .557
West Virginia  ‍‍‍ 10 – 16   .385 29 – 22   .569
Cincinnati  ‍‍‍ 10 – 16   .385 28 – 28   .500
Seton Hall  ‍‍‍ 9 – 15   .375 25 – 25   .500
Georgetown  ‍‍‍ 8 – 19   .296 21 – 34   .382
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2007[1][2]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2007 Big East Conference baseball tournament was held at KeySpan Park in Brooklyn, NY. This was the twenty third annual Big East Conference baseball tournament. The Rutgers Scarlet Knights won their third tournament championship and claimed the Big East Conference's automatic bid to the 2007 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[3]

Format and seeding

The Big East baseball tournament was an 8 team double elimination tournament in 2007. 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]

Team W L Pct. GB Seed
St. John's 20 7 .741
–
1
Rutgers 20 7 .741
–
2
Louisville 19 8 .704
1
3
Pittsburgh 15 11 .577
4.5
4
South Florida 13 14 .481
7
5
Villanova 12 15 .444
8
6
Notre Dame 11 15 .423
8.5
7
Connecticut 10 14 .417
8.5
8
West Virginia 10 16 .417
9.5
–
Cincinnati 10 16 .385
9.5
–
Seton Hall 9 15 .375
9.5
–
Georgetown 8 19 .296
12
–

Tournament

First roundSecond roundSemifinalsFinal
1St. John's2
8Connecticut1
1St. John's0
5South Florida2
4Pittsburgh1
5South Florida2
5South Florida00
8Connecticut32
8Connecticut5
4Pittsburgh21St. John's7
8Connecticut8
8Connecticut6
2Rutgers13
2Rutgers7
7Notre Dame2
2Rutgers1
3Louisville8
3Louisville3
6Villanova1
3Louisville71
2Rutgers103
7Notre Dame2
6Villanova32Rutgers11
6Villanova0

[3]

Jack Kaiser Award

Todd Frazier was the winner of the 2007 Jack Kaiser Award. Frazier was a junior shortstop for Rutgers.[3]

References

  1. ^ 2012 Big East Baseball Media Guide. Big East Conference. p. 61. Archived from the original on March 26, 2013. Retrieved February 3, 2013.
  2. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 2007". boydsworld.com. Retrieved February 3, 2013.
  3. ^ a b c d 2012 Big East Baseball Media Guide. Big East Conference. pp. 61–66. Archived from the original on March 26, 2013. Retrieved February 3, 2013.