2024 Big East Conference baseball tournament
| Teams | 4 |
|---|---|
| Format | Double-elimination tournament |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | St. John's (10th title) |
| Television | Big East DN FS2 (final) |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UConn †y | 17 | – | 4 | – | 0 | .810 | 32 | – | 23 | – | 0 | .582 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| St. John's ‡y | 14 | – | 7 | – | 0 | .667 | 37 | – | 16 | – | 1 | .694 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgetown | 13 | – | 7 | – | 0 | .650 | 36 | – | 21 | – | 0 | .632 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Xavier | 12 | – | 9 | – | 0 | .571 | 30 | – | 27 | – | 0 | .526 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Villanova | 8 | – | 13 | – | 0 | .381 | 18 | – | 33 | – | 0 | .353 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Creighton | 7 | – | 13 | – | 0 | .350 | 35 | – | 17 | – | 0 | .673 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seton Hall | 7 | – | 14 | – | 0 | .333 | 24 | – | 30 | – | 0 | .444 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Butler | 5 | – | 16 | – | 0 | .238 | 20 | – | 35 | – | 0 | .364 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of May 25, 2024[1] Rankings from D1Baseball | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2024 Big East Conference Baseball Tournament was held at Prasco Park in Mason, Ohio from May 22 through May 25.[2] The event, held at the end of the conference regular season, determined the champion of the Big East Conference for the 2024 season. St. John's won the tournament for the league-leading 10th time to receive the conference's automatic bid to the 2024 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[3][4]
Format and seeding
The tournament used a double-elimination format and feature the top four finishers of the Big East's eight teams, seeded by conference winning percentage in the round-robin regular season.
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UConn | 17 | 4 | .810 | — | 1 |
| St. John's | 14 | 7 | .667 | 3 | 2 |
| Georgetown | 13 | 7 | .650 | 3.5 | 3 |
| Xavier | 12 | 9 | .571 | 5 | 4 |
| Villanova | 8 | 13 | .381 | 9 | — |
| Creighton | 7 | 13 | .350 | 9.5 | — |
| Seton Hall | 7 | 14 | .333 | 10 | — |
| Butler | 5 | 16 | .238 | 12 | — |
Bracket
| First round | Semi-finals | Finals | |||||||||||||
| 1 | UConn | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 4 | Xavier | 3 (11) | |||||||||||||
| 4 | Xavier | 7 | |||||||||||||
| Winner's bracket | |||||||||||||||
| 2 | St. John's | 8 | |||||||||||||
| 3 | Georgetown | 9 | |||||||||||||
| 2 | St. John's | 11 | |||||||||||||
| 2 | St. John's | 4 | — | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Georgetown | 2 | — | ||||||||||||
| 1 | UConn | 9 | |||||||||||||
| 3 | Georgetown | 10 (10) | |||||||||||||
| 4 | Xavier | 6 | |||||||||||||
| Loser's bracket | |||||||||||||||
| 3 | Georgetown | 9 | |||||||||||||
Game Results
| Date | Game | Winning team | Score | Losing team | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 22 | Game 1 | (2) St. John's | 11–9 | (3) Georgetown | |
| May 23 | Game 2 | (4) Xavier | 3–2 (11) | (1) UConn | |
| Game 3 | (3) Georgetown | 10–9 (10) | (1) UConn | UConn eliminated | |
| Game 4 | (2) St. John's | 8–7 | (4) Xavier | ||
| May 24 | Game 5 | (3) Georgetown | 9–6 | (4) Xavier | Xavier eliminated |
| May 25 | Game 6 | (2) St. John's | 4–2 | (3) Georgetown | St. John's wins Big East tournament |
All-Tournament team
The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[3]
| Pos | Name | School | Class |
|---|---|---|---|
| P | Xavier Kolhosser | St. John's | R-So. |
| Alex Vera | Xavier | Gr. | |
| Evan Chaffee | St. John's | So. | |
| C | Jimmy Keenan | St. John's | So. |
| Matt DePrey | Xavier | Sr. | |
| IF | Josh Rolling | Georgetown | Sr. |
| Luke Orbon | St. John's | So. | |
| OF | Jake Hyde | Georgetown | Sr. |
| Kavi Caster | Georgetown | Sr. | |
| Garrett Scavelli | St. John's | Sr. | |
| DH | Tyler Minick | UConn | Fr. |
Jack Kaiser Award
Jimmy Keenan won the Jack Kaiser Award as Tournament Most Outstanding Player. Keenan was a sophomore catcher for St. John's who batted 7–14 with two home runs, six RBI, and three runs scored for the tournament.[3]
References
- ↑ "2024 Baseball Standings". bigeast.com. Retrieved March 29, 2024.
- ↑ "2023–24 Big East Championships". Big East Conference. Retrieved February 26, 2026.
- 1 2 3 "2024 Big East Baseball Championship". Big East Conference. Retrieved February 26, 2026.
- ↑ Mike Lopresti (May 23, 2024). "Motivated by a storied history and a MCWS drought, St. John's baseball has its eyes on the NCAA postseason". NCAA. Retrieved February 26, 2026.