2014 Big East Conference baseball tournament

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2014 Big East Conference
baseball tournament
Teams4
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsXavier (1st title)
Winning coachScott Googins (1st title)
MVPMitch Elliott (Xavier)
TelevisionFox Sports 1 (final)
2014 Big East Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
No. 30 Creighton  ‍†‍‍ 14 – 4 – 0   .778 32 – 17 – 1   .650
St. John's  ‍‍‍ 13 – 5 – 0   .722 35 – 20 – 0   .636
Seton Hall  ‍‍‍ 11 – 7 – 0   .611 38 – 15 – 0   .717
Xavier  ‍‍‡‍y 8 – 10 – 0   .444 30 – 29 – 0   .508
Butler  ‍‍‍ 7 – 11 – 0   .389 20 – 30 – 0   .400
Georgetown  ‍‍‍ 5 – 13 – 0   .278 19 – 29 – 0   .396
Villanova  ‍‍‍ 5 – 13 – 0   .278 16 – 34 – 0   .320
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 2, 2014[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball


The 2014 Big East Conference baseball tournament was held at MCU Park in Brooklyn, New York from May 21 through 25. The event, held at the end of the conference regular season, determined the champion of the Big East Conference for the 2013 season. Xavier won the event for the first time and earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2014 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[2][3][4]

Format and seeding[edit]

The tournament used a modified double-elimination format and featured the top four finishers of the Big East's seven teams.[5][6]

Team W L Pct GB Seed
Creighton 14 4 .778 – 1
St. John's 13 5 .722 1 2
Seton Hall 11 7 .611 3 3
Xavier 8 10 .444 6 4
Butler 7 11 .389 7 –
Georgetown 5 13 .278 9 –
Villanova 5 13 .278 9 –

Bracket[edit]

First roundSemi-finalsFinals
1Creighton9
4Xavier2
1Creighton2
3Seton Hall1
2St. John's0
3Seton Hall1
1Creighton
4Xavier
Lower round 1Lower final
4Xavier5
4Xavier83Seton Hall3
2St. John's2

All-Tournament Team[edit]

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[4]

Pos Name School
C Dan Rizzie Xavier
IF Reagan Fowler Creighton
IF Robbie Knightes St. John's
IF Joe Forney Xavier
IF Jake Peter Creighton
OF Mike Gerber Creighton
OF Mitch Elliott Xavier
OF Zach Weigel Seton Hall
DH Derek Hasenbeck Xavier
P Trent Astle Xavier
P Sean Campbell Xavier

Most Outstanding Player[edit]

Mitch Elliott was named Tournament Most Outstanding Player. Elliott was an outfielder for Xavier.[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Standings & Leaders". Big East Conference. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
  2. ^ "2013-14 Big East Championship Schedule". BigEast.org. Retrieved January 10, 2014.
  3. ^ "Creighton Baseball Releases 2014 Schedule". Creighton Bluejays. December 5, 2013. Retrieved January 10, 2014.
  4. ^ a b c "Xavier Shuts Out Creighton to Win BIG EAST Baseball Championship". Big East Conference. May 25, 2014. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
  5. ^ "2014 Big East Baseball Championship Presented by New York Life Returns to Brooklyn and Celebrated MCU Park". Big East Conference. May 13, 2014. Archived from the original on May 15, 2014. Retrieved May 13, 2014.
  6. ^ "Seeds, First-Day Tournament Matchups Set in BIG EAST Baseball". Big East Conference. May 17, 2014. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved May 18, 2014.
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