2022 Big East Conference baseball tournament
| Teams | 4 |
|---|---|
| Format | Double-elimination tournament |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | UConn (5th title) |
| Winning coach | Jim Penders (3rd title) |
| MVP | Luke Franzoni (Xavier) |
| Television | Big East DN FS2 (final) |
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| Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 16 UConn †‡y | 16 | – | 5 | – | 0 | .762 | 50 | – | 16 | – | 0 | .758 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Creighton | 15 | – | 5 | – | 0 | .750 | 31 | – | 18 | – | 0 | .633 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Xavier | 13 | – | 8 | – | 0 | .619 | 33 | – | 27 | – | 0 | .550 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgetown | 11 | – | 10 | – | 0 | .524 | 32 | – | 24 | – | 0 | .571 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Villanova | 8 | – | 12 | – | 0 | .400 | 19 | – | 29 | – | 1 | .398 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| St. John's | 7 | – | 12 | – | 1 | .375 | 22 | – | 32 | – | 1 | .409 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seton Hall | 7 | – | 13 | – | 0 | .350 | 18 | – | 35 | – | 0 | .340 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Butler | 4 | – | 16 | – | 1 | .214 | 20 | – | 35 | – | 1 | .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 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]
Format and seeding
[edit]The tournament will use a double-elimination format and feature the top four finishers of the Big East's eight teams.
| Team | W | L | T | Pct. | GB | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UConn | 16 | 5 | 0 | .762 | — | 1 |
| Creighton | 15 | 5 | 0 | .750 | .5 | 2 |
| Xavier | 13 | 8 | 0 | .619 | 3 | 3 |
| Georgetown | 11 | 10 | 0 | .524 | 5 | 4 |
| Villanova | 8 | 12 | 0 | .400 | 7.5 | — |
| St. John's | 7 | 12 | 1 | .375 | 8 | — |
| Seton Hall | 7 | 13 | 0 | .350 | 8.5 | — |
| Butler | 4 | 16 | 1 | .214 | 12 | — |
Bracket
[edit]| First round | Semi-finals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| 1 | UConn | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Georgetown | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | UConn | 7 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Creighton | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Xavier | 5 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Creighton | 6 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | UConn | 7 | – | |||||||||||
| 3 | Xavier | 2 | – | |||||||||||
| Lower round 1 | Lower final | |||||||||||||
| 2 | Creighton | 8 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Georgetown | 8 | 3 | Xavier | 27 | |||||||||
| 3 | Xavier | 16 | ||||||||||||
Game results
[edit]| Date | Game | Winner | Score | Loser | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 26 | Game 1 | (1) UConn | 4–0 | (4) Georgetown | |
| May 27 | Game 2 | (2) Creighton | 6–5 | (3) Xavier | |
| May 28 | Game 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 29 | Game 6 | (1) UConn | 7–2 | (3) Xavier | UConn wins Big East Tournament |
All-Tournament Team
[edit]The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[4]
| Position | Name | School | Class |
|---|---|---|---|
| P | Pat Gallagher | UConn | So |
| Austin Peterson | UConn | Jr | |
| C | Jerry Huntzinger | Xavier | Grad |
| IF | Andrew Ciufo | Georgetown | Jr |
| Luke Franzoni | Xavier | Sr | |
| Jack Housinger | Xavier | Sr | |
| Ben Huber | UConn | Grad | |
| OF | Casey Dana | UConn | Grad |
| Alan Roden | Creighton | So | |
| Andrew Walker | Xavier | Sr | |
| DH | Korey Morton | UConn | So |
Most Valuable Player
[edit]Luke Franzoni was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Franzoni was a senior first baseman for Xavier.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "2022 Baseball Standings". bigeast.com. Retrieved June 27, 2022.
- ^ "2021-22 BIG EAST Championships". Big East Conference. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
- ^ "2022 BIG EAST Baseball Championship Presented by JEEP". Big East Conference. Retrieved May 26, 2022.
- ^ a b c "Connecticut Repeats as #BIGEASTbase Champions". Big East Conference. May 29, 2022. Retrieved October 25, 2022.