2024 Big East Conference softball tournament

2024 Big East Conference
softball tournament

Teams	6
Format	Double-elimination tournament
Finals site	Glay Field Providence, Rhode Island
Champions	Villanova (3rd title)
Winning coach	Bridget Orchard (3rd title)
MVP	Caroline Pellicano (Villanova)
Television	FS2

2024 Big East Conference softball standings

	Conf.									Overall
Team	W		L		T		PCT			W		L		T		PCT
Villanova ‍†‍‡‍y	19	–	5	–	0		.792			33	–	24	–	0		.579
Creighton  ‍‍‍	16	–	8	–	0		.667			36	–	21	–	0		.632
UConn  ‍‍‍	16	–	8	–	0		.667			31	–	24	–	0		.564
Seton Hall  ‍‍‍	14	–	10	–	0		.583			27	–	23	–	0		.540
St. John's  ‍‍‍	13	–	11	–	0		.542			31	–	27	–	0		.534
Providence  ‍‍‍	11	–	13	–	0		.458			22	–	23	–	1		.489
Butler  ‍‍‍	11	–	13	–	0		.458			23	–	29	–	0		.442
Georgetown  ‍‍‍	4	–	20	–	0		.167			14	–	33	–	0		.298
DePaul  ‍‍‍	4	–	20	–	0		.167			9	–	38	–	0		.191
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of May 19, 2024 Rankings from NFCA/USA Today

The 2024 Big East Conference softball tournament was held at Glay Field on the campus of the Providence College in Providence, Rhode Island. The tournament ran May 8 through May 11, 2024 and determined the champion for the Big East Conference for the 2024 NCAA Division I softball season. Villanova won the event to earn the Big East Conference's automatic bid to the 2024 NCAA Division I softball tournament. The semifinals and finals were broadcast on Fox Sports 2.

Format and seeding

The top six teams from the conference's round-robin regular season will qualify for the tournament, and will be seeded one through six. They will play a double-elimination tournament.

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Seed
Villanova	19	5	.792	—	1
UConn	16	8	.667	3	2
Creighton	16	8	.667	3	3
Seton Hall	14	10	.583	5	4
St. John's	13	11	.542	6	5
Butler	11	13	.458	8	6
Providence	11	13	.458	8	—
Georgetown	4	20	.167	15	—
DePaul	4	20	.167	15	—

Tournament

	Upper round 1					Upper round 2					Upper final										Final
						1	Villanova	58
	4	Seton Hall	2			5	St. John's	4
	5	St. John's	5								1	Villanova	4
											2	UConn	1
						2	UConn	3
	3	Creighton	4			3	Creighton	1
	6	Butler	2
																					1	Villanova	4
																					3	Creighton	1
	Lower round 1					Lower round 2					Lower round 3					Lower final
																2	UConn	6
											3	Creighton	2			3	Creighton	10
						5	St. John's	125			5	St. John's	1
	4	Seton Hall	0			6	Butler	2
	6	Butler	95

Game results

Date	Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
May 8	Game 1	(5) St. John's	5–2	(4) Seton Hall
	Game 2	(3) Creighton	4–2	(6) Butler
May 9	Game 3	(6) Butler	9–0 5	(4) Seton Hall	Seton Hall eliminated
	Game 4	(1) Villanova	5–4 8	(5) St. John's
	Game 5	(2) UConn	3–1	(3) Creighton
	Game 6	(5) St. John's	12–2 5	(6) Butler	Butler eliminated
May 10	Game 7	(1) Villanova	4–1	(2) UConn
	Game 8	(3) Creighton	2–1	(5) St. John's	St. John's eliminated
	Game 9	(3) Creighton	10–6	(2) UConn	UConn eliminated
May 11	Game 10	(1) Villanova	4–1	(3) Creighton	Villanova wins Big East Championship

All-Tournament Team

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

Player	Class	Position	School
Caroline Pellicano	Sr.	P	Villanova*
Ally Jones	Gr.	C	Villanova
Alyssa Seidler	Sr.	P	Villanova
Kelsey White	Jr.	P/OF	Villanova
Natalia Puchino	So.	P	Creighton
Sydra Seville	Jr.	OF	Creighton
Cate Lehner	So.	OF	Butler
Hope Jenkins	So.	P	UConn
Sydney Totarsky	So.	OF	St. John's

Most Outstanding Player

Caroline Pellicano was named Tournament Most Outstanding Player. Pellicano was a pitcher for Villanova.