2018 Big East Conference baseball tournament

2018 Big East Conference
baseball tournament
Teams4
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsSt. John's (9th title)
Winning coachEd Blankmeyer (5th title)
MVPJeff Belge (St. John's)
TelevisionBig East DN (Thurs–Sat)
FS2 (Sun)
2018 Big East Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
St. John's ‍‍‡‍y 15 – 3 – 0   .833 36 – 14 – 0   .720
Seton Hall  ‍‍‍ 13 – 4 – 0   .765 27 – 18 – 1   .598
Butler  ‍‍‍ 9 – 8 – 0   .529 33 – 18 – 0   .647
Georgetown  ‍‍‍ 8 – 9 – 0   .471 25 – 28 – 0   .472
Creighton  ‍‍‍ 8 – 9 – 0   .471 34 – 16 – 0   .680
Xavier  ‍‍‍ 7 – 11 – 0   .389 20 – 35 – 0   .364
Villanova  ‍‍‍ 1 – 17 – 0   .056 9 – 39 – 0   .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 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]

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's
2Seton Hall
Lower round 1Lower final
3Butler3
4Georgetown52Seton Hall4
2Seton Hall21

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.