2010 Big East Conference Baseball Tournament

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2010 Big East Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams8
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
  • Bright House Field
  • Clearwater, FL
ChampionsSt. John's (6th title)
Winning coachEd Blankmeyer (2nd title)
MVPKyle Hansen (St. John's)
2010 Big East Conference baseball standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Louisville  ‍†‍‍ 21 – 6 – 0   .778 50 – 14 – 0   .781
Connecticut  ‍‍‍ 20 – 6 – 0   .769 48 – 16 – 0   .750
Pittsburgh  ‍‍‍ 18 – 8 – 0   .692 38 – 18 – 0   .679
St. John's  ‍‍‡‍ 16 – 11 – 0   .593 43 – 20 – 0   .683
South Florida  ‍‍‍ 16 – 11 – 0   .593 26 – 32 – 0   .448
Rutgers  ‍‍‍ 15 – 12 – 0   .556 30 – 26 – 0   .536
Cincinnati  ‍‍‍ 13 – 14 – 0   .481 29 – 29 – 0   .500
West Virginia  ‍‍‍ 10 – 17 – 0   .370 27 – 30 – 0   .474
Notre Dame  ‍‍‍ 10 – 17 – 0   .370 22 – 32 – 0   .407
Villanova  ‍‍‍ 9 – 18 – 0   .333 29 – 23 – 0   .558
Seton Hall  ‍‍‍ 8 – 19 – 0   .296 19 – 30 – 1   .390
Georgetown  ‍‍‍ 5 – 22 – 0   .185 24 – 31 – 0   .436
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
As of June 8, 2010[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2010 Big East Conference Baseball Tournament was held from May 23 to May 27, 2010 at Bright House Field in Clearwater, Florida. It was an eight-team double elimination tournament. The winner, St. John's, received a bid to the 2010 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.[2]

Format and seeding[]

The top eight teams in the Big East were seeded one through eight based on their regular season finish, using conference winning percentage only.[2]

Team W L Pct. GB Seed
Louisville 21 6 .778
–
1
Connecticut 20 6 .769
.5
2
Pittsburgh 18 8 .692
2.5
3
St. John's 16 11 .593
5
4
South Florida 16 11 .593
5
5
Rutgers 15 12 .556
6
6
Cincinnati 13 14 .481
8
7
West Virginia 10 17 .370
11
8
Notre Dame 10 17 .370
11
–
Villanova 9 18 .333
12
–
Seton Hall 8 19 .296
13
–
Georgetown 5 22 .185
16
–

Bracket[]

First round Second round Semifinals Finals
             
1 Louisville 1
8 West Virginia 4
1 Louisville 5
4 St. John's 6
4 St. John's 3
5 South Florida 2
4 St. John's 5
1 Louisville 3
8 West Virginia 5
5 South Florida 10
1 Louisville 9
5 South Florida 7
4 St. John's 3
2 Connecticut 0
3 Pittsburgh 5
6 Rutgers 9
6 Rutgers 6
2 Connecticut 5
2 Connecticut 9
7 Cincinnati 6
6 Rutgers 10 4
2 Connecticut 11 7
3 Pittsburgh 13
7 Cincinnati 4
2 Connecticut 7
3 Pittsburgh 2

[2]

All-Tournament Team[]

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[2]

Pos Name Teama
P Kyle Hansen St. John's
P Dan Feehan Connecticut
C Corey Brownsten Pittsburgh
IF Mike Nemeth Connecticut
IF Joe Panik St. John's
IF Steve Nyisztor Rutgers
IF Ryan Wright Louisville
OF George Springer Connecticut
OF Stewart Ijames Louisville
OF Billy Ferriter Connecticut
DH Kevan Smith Pittsburgh

Jack Kaiser Award[]

Kyle Hansen was the winner of the 2010 Jack Kaiser Award. Hansen was a pitcher for St. John's.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ "Standings and Leaders". Big East Conference. Retrieved June 28, 2012.
  2. ^ a b c d e Baseball Media Guide. bigeast.org. pp. 61–66. Archived from the original on February 3, 2013. Retrieved 2012-06-28.
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