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2009 Big East Conference baseball tournament

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2009 Big East Conference
baseball tournament
Teams8
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsLouisville (2nd title)
Winning coachDan McDonnell (2nd title)
MVPAndrew Clark (Louisville)
2009 Big East Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 14 Louisville  ‍y 19 7   .731 47 18   .723
South Florida  ‍‍‍ 18 9   .667 34 25   .576
West Virginia  ‍‍‍ 17 10   .630 37 18   .673
St. John's  ‍‍‍ 16 11   .593 30 22   .577
Notre Dame  ‍‍‍ 15 12   .556 36 23   .610
Connecticut  ‍‍‍ 14 13   .519 36 24   .600
Pittsburgh  ‍‍‍ 13 13   .500 28 21   .571
Cincinnati  ‍‍‍ 13 14   .481 29 29   .500
Seton Hall  ‍‍‍ 13 14   .481 25 24   .510
Georgetown  ‍‍‍ 8 18   .308 17 34   .333
Rutgers  ‍‍‍ 8 19   .296 22 31   .415
Villanova  ‍‍‍ 6 10   .375 22 28   .440
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2009[1][2]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2009 Big East Conference baseball tournament was held at Bright House Field in Clearwater, FL. This was the twenty fifth annual Big East Conference baseball tournament, and third to be held at Bright House Field. The Louisville Cardinals won their second tournament championship in a row and claimed the Big East Conference's automatic bid to the 2009 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. Louisville joined the league prior to the 2006 season.[3]

Format and seeding

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The Big East baseball tournament was an 8 team double elimination tournament in 2009. 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
Louisville 19 7 .731
1
South Florida 18 9 .667
1.5
2
West Virginia 17 10 .630
2.5
3
St. John's 16 11 .593
3.5
4
Notre Dame 15 12 .556
4.5
5
Connecticut 14 13 .519
5.5
6
Pittsburgh 13 13 .500
6
7
Cincinnati 13 14 .481
6.5
8
Seton Hall 13 14 .481
6.5
Georgetown 8 18 .308
11
Rutgers 8 19 .296
11.5
Villanova 6 20 .231
13

Tournament

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First roundSecond roundSemifinalsFinal
1Louisville12
8Cincinnati2
1Louisville12
5Notre Dame2
4St. John's5
5Notre Dame14
1Louisville67
5Notre Dame66
8Cincinnati2
4St. John's125Notre Dame11
4St. John's10
1Louisville11
2South Florida12
6Connecticut3
7Pittsburgh2‡
2South Florida2
6Connecticut4
3West Virginia1
6Connecticut6
6Connecticut10
2South Florida8
7Pittsburgh8†
3West Virginia202South Florida11
3West Virginia6

† - Indicates game was suspended after 7 innings due to 10 run mercy rule. ‡ - Indicates game was suspended after 8 innings due to 10 run mercy rule.[3]

All-Tournament Team

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

Position Player School
P Will Hudgins Notre Dame
P Tony Zych Louisville
C Jeff Arnold Louisville
IF Pierre LePage Connecticut
IF Andrew Clark Louisville
IF Mike Nemeth Connecticut
IF Sam Mende South Florida
OF Austin Markel West Virginia
OF Peter Patse Connecticut
OF Ryan Wright Louisville
DH Phil Wunderlich Louisville

Jack Kaiser Award

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Andrew Clark was the winner of the 2009 Jack Kaiser Award. Clark was a junior first baseman for Louisville.[3]

References

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  1. ^ 2012 Big East Baseball Media Guide. Big East Conference. p. 61. Archived from the original on March 26, 2013. Retrieved February 3, 2013.
  2. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 2009". boydsworld.com. Retrieved February 3, 2013.
  3. ^ a b c d e 2012 Big East Baseball Media Guide. Big East Conference. pp. 61–66. Archived from the original on March 26, 2013. Retrieved February 3, 2013.