2013 Big East Conference baseball tournament
The 2013 Big East Conference baseball tournament was held at Bright House Field in Clearwater, Florida, from May 22 through 26. The event, held at the end of the conference regular season, determined the champion of the Big East Conference for the 2013 season. Eight seeded Connecticut won their third tournament championship to claim the conference's automatic bid to the 2013 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[2][3][4]
| Teams | 8 |
|---|---|
| Format | Double-elimination tournament |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | Connecticut (3rd title) |
| Winning coach | Jim Penders (1st title) |
| MVP | Billy Ferriter (Connecticut) |
| Television | ESPNU (Championship game) |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 8 Louisville †y | 20 | – | 4 | .833 | 51 | – | 14 | .785 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pittsburgh | 18 | – | 6 | .750 | 42 | – | 17 | .712 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seton Hall | 18 | – | 6 | .750 | 37 | – | 19 | .661 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Florida | 17 | – | 7 | .708 | 36 | – | 22 | .621 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rutgers | 14 | – | 10 | .583 | 28 | – | 30 | .483 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| St. John's | 10 | – | 14 | .417 | 23 | – | 35 | .397 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notre Dame | 10 | – | 14 | .417 | 34 | – | 24 | .586 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connecticut ‡y | 9 | – | 15 | .375 | 35 | – | 28 | .556 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cincinnati | 6 | – | 18 | .250 | 24 | – | 32 | .429 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgetown | 5 | – | 19 | .208 | 25 | – | 28 | .472 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Villanova | 5 | – | 19 | .208 | 14 | – | 39 | .264 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 18, 2013[1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
It was also the last tournament for the original Big East Conference. Following several years of instability, culminating in a split of the conference along football lines, the seven member schools that did not sponsor Division I FBS football purchased the "Big East" name and formed a new Big East in July 2013. The FBS schools that had not moved to other conferences by that time joined with several new members and reorganized as the American Athletic Conference, retaining the charter of the original Big East.
Format and seeding
The tournament used a double-elimination format, with the field divided into two brackets. The winners of each bracket faced off in a single championship game. Seton Hall claimed the second seed over Pittsburgh and St. John's took the sixth seed over Notre Dame by tiebreaker.
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louisville | 20 | 4 | .833 | – | 1 |
| Seton Hall | 18 | 6 | .750 | 2 | 2 |
| Pittsburgh | 18 | 6 | .750 | 2 | 3 |
| South Florida | 17 | 7 | .708 | 3 | 4 |
| Rutgers | 14 | 10 | .583 | 6 | 5 |
| St. John's | 10 | 14 | .417 | 10 | 6 |
| Notre Dame | 10 | 14 | .417 | 10 | 7 |
| Connecticut | 9 | 15 | .375 | 11 | 8 |
| Cincinnati | 6 | 18 | .250 | 14 | – |
| Villanova | 5 | 19 | .208 | 15 | – |
| Georgetown | 5 | 19 | .208 | 15 | – |
Bracket
| First round | Second round | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Louisville | 2* | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Connecticut | 3* | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Connecticut | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | South Florida | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | South Florida | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Rutgers | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Connecticut | 2 | — | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Rutgers | 1 | — | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Louisville | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Rutgers | 9 | 5 | Rutgers | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| 4 | South Florida | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Connecticut | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Pittsburgh | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Notre Dame | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | St. John's | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Pittsburgh | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Notre Dame | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Seton Hall | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Notre Dame | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Notre Dame | 3† | — | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Pittsburgh | 2† | — | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | St. John's | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Seton Hall | 7 | 2 | Seton Hall | 6* | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | Pittsburgh | 7* | |||||||||||||||||
*Indicates game required 12 innings. † - Indicates game required 10 innings.
All-Tournament Team
The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[4]
| Pos | Name | School |
|---|---|---|
| P | David Mahoney | Connecticut |
| P | Anthony Marzi | Connecticut |
| C | Elvin Soto | Pittsburgh |
| IF | Charlie Law | Rutgers |
| IF | Frank DeSico | Notre Dame |
| IF | Eric Jagielo | Notre Dame |
| IF | Tom Verdi | Connecticut |
| OF | Billy Ferriter | Connecticut |
| OF | Steven Vranka | Pittsburgh |
| OF | Brian O’Grady | Rutgers |
| DH | Ryan Sullivan | Seton Hall |
Most Valuable Player
Billy Ferriter was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Ferriter was an outfielder for Connecticut.[4]
References
- "Standings". bigeast.org. Retrieved November 27, 2013.
- "2012-13 Big East Championship Schedule". BigEast.org. Archived from the original on January 21, 2013. Retrieved February 2, 2013.
- "2013 Big East Baseball Championship Central". Big East Conference. Archived from the original on May 28, 2013. Retrieved May 26, 2013.
- "UConn Wins 2013 Big East Baseball". Big East Conference. May 26, 2013. Archived from the original on June 25, 2013. Retrieved May 26, 2013.