2010 Big East Conference Baseball Tournament

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]

2010 Big East Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams8
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsSt. John's (6th title)
Winning coachEd Blankmeyer (2nd title)
MVPKyle Hansen, St. John's
2010 Big East Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
Louisville   2160 .778  50140 .781
Connecticut   2060 .769  48160 .750
Pittsburgh   1880 .692  38180 .679
St. John's   16110 .593  43200 .683
South Florida   16110 .593  26320 .448
Rutgers   15120 .556  30260 .536
Cincinnati   13140 .481  29290 .500
West Virginia   10170 .370  27300 .474
Notre Dame   10170 .370  22320 .407
Villanova   9180 .333  29230 .558
Seton Hall   8190 .296  19301 .390
Georgetown   5220 .185  24310 .436
Conference champion
Tournament champion
As of June 8, 2010[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

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]

TeamWLPct.GBSeed
Louisville216.778
1
Connecticut206.769
.5
2
Pittsburgh188.692
2.5
3
St. John's1611.593
5
4
South Florida1611.593
5
5
Rutgers1512.556
6
6
Cincinnati1314.481
8
7
West Virginia1017.370
11
8
Notre Dame1017.370
11
Villanova918.333
12
Seton Hall819.296
13
Georgetown522.185
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]

PosNameTeama
PKyle HansenSt. John's
PDan FeehanConnecticut
CCorey BrownstenPittsburgh
IFMike NemethConnecticut
IFJoe PanikSt. John's
IFSteve NyisztorRutgers
IFRyan WrightLouisville
OFGeorge SpringerConnecticut
OFStewart IjamesLouisville
OFBilly FerriterConnecticut
DHKevan SmithPittsburgh

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. Baseball Media Guide. bigeast.org. pp. 61–66. Archived from the original on February 3, 2013. Retrieved 2012-06-28.
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