2008 Big East Conference Baseball Tournament

2008 Big East Conference Baseball Tournament
Classification Division
Teams 8
Format Double-elimination tournament
Site
Champions Louisville (1st title)
Winning coach Dan McDonnell (1st title)
MVP Chris Dominguez (Louisville)
2008 Big East Conference baseball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT     W   L   T   PCT
#29 St. John's †y 20 – 7 – 0   .741     41 – 19 – 0   .683
Cincinnati 19 – 8 – 0   .704     39 – 20 – 0   .661
Notre Dame 16 – 10 – 0   .615     33 – 21 – 1   .609
Louisville ‡y 16 – 11 – 0   .593     41 – 21 – 0   .661
Seton Hall 15 – 12 – 0   .556     31 – 25 – 0   .554
South Florida 14 – 13 – 0   .519     31 – 27 – 0   .534
West Virginia 13 – 14 – 0   .481     31 – 27 – 0   .534
Villanova 12 – 15 – 0   .444     30 – 28 – 0   .517
Connecticut 11 – 16 – 0   .407     27 – 28 – 0   .491
Rutgers 11 – 16 – 0   .407     23 – 29 – 1   .443
Pittsburgh 7 – 19 – 0   .269     19 – 34 – 0   .358
Georgetown 7 – 20 – 0   .259     18 – 32 – 0   .360
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 2008[1][2]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2008 Big East Conference Baseball Tournament was held at Bright House Field in Clearwater, FL. This was the twenty fourth annual Big East Conference Baseball Tournament, and second to be held at Bright House Field. The Louisville Cardinals won their first tournament championship and claimed the Big East Conference's automatic bid to the 2008 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament. Louisville joined the league prior to the 2006 season.[3]

Format and seeding

The Big East baseball tournament was an 8 team double elimination tournament in 2008. The top eight regular season finishers were seeded one through eight based on conference winning percentage only. The field was divided into two brackets, with the winners of each bracket meeting in a single championship game.[3]

Team W L Pct. GB Seed
St. John's 20 7 .741
–
1
Cincinnati 19 8 .704
1
2
Notre Dame 16 10 .615
3.5
3
Louisville 16 11 .593
4
4
Seton Hall 15 12 .556
5
5
South Florida 14 13 .519
6
6
West Virginia 13 14 .481
7
7
Villanova 12 15 .444
8
8
Connecticut 11 16 .407
9
–
Rutgers 11 16 .407
9
–
Pittsburgh 7 19 .269
12.5
–
Georgetown 7 20 .259
13
–

Tournament

  First round Second round Semifinals Finals
                                       
1 St. John's 0†  
8 Villanova 12†  
  8 Villanova 3†  
  4 Louisville 14†  
4 Louisville 12
5 Seton Hall 3  
  4 Louisville 13 —  
  8 Villanova 6 —  
1 St. John's 6  
5 Seton Hall 12  
  8 Villanova 10
  5 Seton Hall 0  
  4 Louisville 6
  2 Cincinnati 3
2 Cincinnati 11  
7 West Virginia 5  
  2 Cincinnati 11†
  6 South Florida 1†  
3 Notre Dame 3
6 South Florida 9  
  2 Cincinnati 13‡ —
  6 South Florida 2‡ —  
7 West Virginia 13  
3 Notre Dame 6  
  6 South Florida 12
  7 West Virginia 5  

† - Indicates game was suspended after seven innings due to 10 run mercy rule. ‡ - Indicates game was suspended after 8 innings due to 10 run mercy rule.[3]

All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the All-Tournament team.[3]

Position Player School
P Justin Marks Louisville
P Bill Hoffman Villanova
C Ryan Baker Cincinnati
IF Josh Harrison Cincinnati
IF Mike Spina Cincinnati
IF Justin McClanahan Louisville
IF Chris Dominguez Louisville
OF Austin Markel West Virginia
OF Jamel Scott Cincinnati
OF Josh Richmond Louisville
DH Stephen Hunt South Florida

Jack Kaiser Award

Chris Dominguez was the winner of the 2008 Jack Kaiser Award. Dominguez was a sophomore third baseman for Louisville.[3]

References

  1. ↑ 2012 Big East Baseball Media Guide. Big East Conference. p. 61. Archived from the original on February 3, 2013. Retrieved February 3, 2013.
  2. ↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 2008". boydsworld.com. Retrieved February 3, 2013.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 2012 Big East Baseball Media Guide. Big East Conference. pp. 61–66. Archived from the original on February 3, 2013. Retrieved February 3, 2013.
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