2025 Big East Conference baseball tournament
| Teams | 4 |
|---|---|
| Format | Double-elimination |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | Creighton (2nd title) |
| Winning coach | Ed Servais (2nd title) |
| MVP | Connor Capece (Creighton) |
| Television | FloSports, FS2, FS1 |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Creighton †‡y | 17 | – | 4 | .810 | 43 | – | 16 | .729 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UConn † | 17 | – | 4 | .810 | 38 | – | 21 | .644 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Xavier | 14 | – | 7 | .667 | 32 | – | 27 | .542 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| St. John's | 13 | – | 8 | .619 | 29 | – | 24 | .547 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seton Hall | 10 | – | 11 | .476 | 24 | – | 30 | .444 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Villanova | 6 | – | 15 | .286 | 22 | – | 28 | .440 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Butler | 4 | – | 17 | .190 | 15 | – | 39 | .278 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgetown | 3 | – | 18 | .143 | 16 | – | 40 | .286 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 1, 2025[1] Rankings from D1Baseball | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2025 Big East Conference baseball tournament was held from May 21 through 24 at Prasco Park in Mason, Ohio. The event, held at the end of the conference regular season, determined the champion of the Big East Conference for the 2025 season.[2] Top seeded Creighton won their second championship and earned an automatic bid to the 2025 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[3][4]
Seeding and format
The top four finishers of the league's eight teams qualify for the double-elimination tournament. Teams are seeded based on conference winning percentage, with the first tiebreaker being head-to-head record. Creighton claimed the top seed over UConn due to their winning the head-to-head series.
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Creighton | 17 | 4 | .810 | — | 1 |
| UConn | 17 | 4 | .810 | — | 2 |
| Xavier | 14 | 7 | .667 | 3 | 3 |
| St. John's | 13 | 8 | .619 | 4 | 4 |
| Seton Hall | 10 | 11 | .476 | 7 | — |
| Villanova | 6 | 15 | .286 | 11 | — |
| Butler | 4 | 17 | .190 | 13 | — |
| Georgetown | 3 | 18 | .143 | 14 | — |
Bracket
| First round | Semi-finals | Finals | |||||||||||||
| 1 | Creighton | 10 | |||||||||||||
| 4 | St. John's | 8 | |||||||||||||
| 1 | Creighton | 11 | |||||||||||||
| Winner's bracket | |||||||||||||||
| 3 | Xavier | 8 | |||||||||||||
| 2 | UConn | 8 | |||||||||||||
| 3 | Xavier | 11 (10) | |||||||||||||
| 1 | Creighton | 7 | − | ||||||||||||
| 2 | UConn | 4 | − | ||||||||||||
| 4 | St. John's | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 2 | UConn | 13 | |||||||||||||
| 3 | Xavier | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Loser's bracket | |||||||||||||||
| 2 | UConn | 11 | |||||||||||||
Schedule
| Game | Time* | Matchup# | Score | Notes | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wednesday, May 21 | ||||||
| 1 | 2:30 pm | No. 4 St. John's vs No. 1 Creighton | 8−10 | |||
| 2 | 6:30 pm | No. 3 Xavier vs No. 2 UConn | 11−8 (10) | |||
| Thursday, May 22 | ||||||
| 3 | 2:30 pm | No. 4 St. John's vs No. 2 UConn | 3−13 | St. John's Eliminated | ||
| 4 | 6:30 pm | No. 1 Creighton vs No. 3 Xavier | 11−8 | |||
| Friday, May 23 | ||||||
| 5 | 5:00 pm | No. 2 UConn vs No. 3 Xavier | 11–2 | Xavier Eliminated | ||
| Saturday, May 24 | ||||||
| 6 | 5:00 pm | No. 1 Creighton vs No. 2 UConn | 7–4 | Creighton wins Big East Tournament | ||
All-Tournament Team
The following players were named to the All-Tournament team.[3]
| Po. | Name | School | CLass |
|---|---|---|---|
| P | Garrett Langrell | Creighton | Gr. |
| Luke Hoskins | Xavier | Sr. | |
| C | Connor Capece | Creighton | So. |
| 1B | Connor Misch | Xavier | Jr. |
| IF | Ryan Daniels | UConn | Jr. |
| Tyler Minick | UConn | So. | |
| Matt Scherrman | Creighton | Gr. | |
| OF | Jon LeGrande | St. John's | Jr. |
| Caleb Shpur | UConn | Sr. | |
| Nolan Sailors | Creighton | Sr. | |
| Tate Gillen | Creighton | Jr. |
Jack Kaiser Award
Connor Capece won the Jack Kaiser Award as the tournament Most Outstanding Player. Capece was a sophomore catcher for Creighton who batted 7 for 12 with 5 RBI and 2 runs scored during the tournament.[3]
References
- ↑ "2025 Baseball Standings". bigeast.com. Retrieved May 17, 2025.
- ↑ "Big East Baseball Championship 2025". Big East Conference. Retrieved 14 May 2025.
- 1 2 3 "Creighton Captures Second #BIGEASTbase Championship". Big East Conference. May 25, 2025. Retrieved February 25, 2025.
- ↑ Collier, Clayton (May 25, 2025). "TICKET PUNCHED! Creighton baseball wins Big East Championship, clinches NCAA Tournament berth". WOWT. Retrieved February 25, 2026.