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2011 Big East Conference baseball tournament
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Year | 2011 |
| Conference | Big East Conference |
| ImageSize | 150px |
| Teams | 8 |
| Format | Double-elimination tournament |
| Ballpark | Bright House Field |
| City | Clearwater, FL |
| Champions | |
| TitleCount | 3rd |
| Coach | Rob Sheppard |
| CoachCount | 2nd |
| MVP | Joe DiRocco |
| MVPTeam | Seton Hall |
| Television | ESPNU (championship game) |
The 2011 Big East baseball tournament was held from May 25 through 29, 2011. It was an eight-team double elimination tournament. was their third tournament championship and claimed the league's automatic bid to the 2011 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.
Format and seeding
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.
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connecticut | 22 | 5 | – | 1 | |
| 18 | 8 | 3.5 | 2 | ||
| 16 | 11 | 6 | 3 | ||
| 14 | 13 | 8 | 4 | ||
| 14 | 13 | 8 | 5 | ||
| 14 | 13 | 8 | 6 | ||
| 14 | 13 | 8 | 7 | ||
| 13 | 13 | 8.5 | 8 | ||
| 13 | 14 | 9 | – | ||
| 11 | 16 | 11 | – | ||
| 7 | 20 | 15 | – | ||
| 5 | 22 | 17 | – |
Bracket
| RD1-seed01=3 | RD1-team01=**** | RD1-score01=7 | RD1-seed02=6 | RD1-team02= | RD1-score02=2
| RD1-seed03=2 | RD1-team03=**** | RD1-score03=8 | RD1-seed04=7 | RD1-team04= | RD1-score04=3
| RD1-seed05=7 | RD1-team05=Cincinnati | RD1-score05=3 | RD1-seed06=6 | RD1-team06=Louisville | RD1-score06=5
| RD1-seed07=1 | RD1-team07=Connecticut | RD1-score07=4 | RD1-seed08=8 | RD1-team08= | RD1-score08=2
| RD1-seed09=4 | RD1-team09= | RD1-score09=4 | RD1-seed10=5 | RD1-team10=**** | RD1-score10=10
| RD1-seed11=4 | RD1-team11=West Virginia | RD1-score11=0 | RD1-seed12=8 | RD1-team12=Notre Dame | RD1-score12=1
| RD2-seed01=3 | RD2-team01=Pittsburgh | RD2-score01=4 | RD2-seed02=2 | RD2-team02=St. John's | RD2-score02=6
| RD2-seed03=3 | RD2-team03=Pittsburgh | RD2-score03=2 | RD2-seed04=6 | RD2-team04=Louisville | RD2-score04=12^
| RD2-seed05=1 | RD2-team05=Connecticut | RD2-score05=3~ | RD2-seed06=5 | RD2-team06=Seton Hall | RD2-score06=4~
| RD2-seed07=1 | RD2-team07=Connecticut | RD2-score07=9 | RD2-seed08=4 | RD2-team08=Notre Dame | RD2-score08=3
| RD3-seed01=2 | RD3-team01=St. John's | RD3-score01-1=5 | RD3-score01-2=5 | RD3-seed02=6 | RD3-team02=Louisville | RD3-score02-1=7 | RD3-score02-2=1
| RD3-seed03=5 | RD3-team03=Seton Hall | RD3-score03-1=12^ | RD3-score03-2=— | RD3-seed04=1 | RD3-team04=Connecticut | RD3-score04-1=2^ | RD3-score04-2=—
| RD4-seed01=2 | RD4-team01=St. John's | RD4-score01=2 | RD4-seed02=5 | RD4-team02=Seton Hall | RD4-score02=4
- ~ Game went to extra innings
- ^ Game ended after 8 innings because of mercy rule
All-Tournament Team
The following players were named to the All-Tournament team.
| Position | Player | School |
|---|---|---|
| P | Cole Johnson | Notre Dame |
| P | Joe DiRocco | Seton Hall |
| C | Kevan Smith | Pittsburgh |
| IF | Mike Nemeth | Connecticut |
| IF | Ryan Wright | Louisville |
| IF | Joe Panik | St. John's |
| IF | Mike Genovese | Seton Hall |
| OF | Kevin Grove | St. John's |
| OF | Zach Granite | Seton Hall |
| OF | Will Walsh | Seton Hall |
| DH | Jeff Gardner | Louisville |
Jack Kaiser Award
Joe DiRocco was the winner of the 2011 Jack Kaiser Award. DiRocco was a senior pitcher for Seton Hall.
References
References
- "2012 Big East Baseball Media Guide". Big East Conference.
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