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2010 Big East Conference baseball tournament

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2010 Big East Conference
baseball tournament
Teams8
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsSt. John's (6th title)
Winning coachEd Blankmeyer (2nd title)
MVPKyle Hansen (St. John's)
2010 Big East Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Louisville  ‍‍‍ 21 6 0   .778 50 14 0   .781
Connecticut  ‍‍‍ 20 6 0   .769 48 16 0   .750
Pittsburgh  ‍‍‍ 18 8 0   .692 38 18 0   .679
St. John's  ‍‍ 16 11 0   .593 43 20 0   .683
South Florida  ‍‍‍ 16 11 0   .593 26 32 0   .448
Rutgers  ‍‍‍ 15 12 0   .556 30 26 0   .536
Cincinnati  ‍‍‍ 13 14 0   .481 29 29 0   .500
West Virginia  ‍‍‍ 10 17 0   .370 27 30 0   .474
Notre Dame  ‍‍‍ 10 17 0   .370 22 32 0   .407
Villanova  ‍‍‍ 9 18 0   .333 29 23 0   .558
Seton Hall  ‍‍‍ 8 19 0   .296 19 30 1   .390
Georgetown  ‍‍‍ 5 22 0   .185 24 31 0   .436
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
As of June 8, 2010[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball


The 2010 Big East Conference baseball tournament was held from May 23 to May 27 at Bright House Field in Clearwater, Florida. It was an eight-team double elimination tournament. The winner, St. John's, received a bid to the 2010 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[2]

Format and seeding

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The top eight teams in the Big East were seeded one through eight based on their regular season finish, using conference winning percentage only.[2]

Team W L Pct. GB Seed
Louisville 21 6 .778
1
Connecticut 20 6 .769
.5
2
Pittsburgh 18 8 .692
2.5
3
St. John's 16 11 .593
5
4
South Florida 16 11 .593
5
5
Rutgers 15 12 .556
6
6
Cincinnati 13 14 .481
8
7
West Virginia 10 17 .370
11
8
Notre Dame 10 17 .370
11
Villanova 9 18 .333
12
Seton Hall 8 19 .296
13
Georgetown 5 22 .185
16

Bracket

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First roundSecond roundSemifinalsFinal
1Louisville1
8West Virginia4
1Louisville5
4St. John's6
4St. John's3
5South Florida2
4St. John's5
1Louisville3
8West Virginia5
5South Florida101Louisville9
5South Florida7
4St. John's3
3Pittsburgh5
2Connecticut0
6Rutgers9
6Rutgers6
2Connecticut5
2Connecticut9
7Cincinnati6
6Rutgers104
2Connecticut117
3Pittsburgh13
7Cincinnati42Connecticut7
3Pittsburgh2

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All-Tournament Team

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The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[2]

Pos Name Teama
P Kyle Hansen St. John's
P Dan Feehan Connecticut
C Corey Brownsten Pittsburgh
IF Mike Nemeth Connecticut
IF Joe Panik St. John's
IF Steve Nyisztor Rutgers
IF Ryan Wright Louisville
OF George Springer Connecticut
OF Stewart Ijames Louisville
OF Billy Ferriter Connecticut
DH Kevan Smith Pittsburgh

Jack Kaiser Award

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Kyle Hansen was the winner of the 2010 Jack Kaiser Award. Hansen was a pitcher for St. John's.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Standings and Leaders". Big East Conference. Retrieved June 28, 2012.
  2. ^ a b c d e Baseball Media Guide. bigeast.org. pp. 61–66. Archived from the original on March 26, 2013. Retrieved June 28, 2012.