2009 Big East Conference
baseball tournament
Teams8
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsLouisville (2nd title)
Winning coachDan McDonnell (2nd title)
MVPAndrew Clark (Louisville)
2009 Big East Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 14 Louisville  y 197 .7314718 .723
South Florida   189 .6673425 .576
West Virginia   1710 .6303718 .673
St. John's   1611 .5933022 .577
Notre Dame   1512 .5563623 .610
Connecticut   1413 .5193624 .600
Pittsburgh   1313 .5002821 .571
Cincinnati   1314 .4812929 .500
Seton Hall   1314 .4812524 .510
Georgetown   818 .3081734 .333
Rutgers   819 .2962231 .415
Villanova   610 .3752228 .440
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2009[1][2]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2009 Big East Conference baseball tournament was held at Bright House Field in Clearwater, FL. This was the twenty fifth annual Big East Conference baseball tournament, and third to be held at Bright House Field. The Louisville Cardinals won their second tournament championship in a row and claimed the Big East Conference's automatic bid to the 2009 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. Louisville joined the league prior to the 2006 season.[3]

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.[3]

TeamWLPct.GBSeed
Louisville197.731
1
South Florida189.667
1.5
2
West Virginia1710.630
2.5
3
St. John's1611.593
3.5
4
Notre Dame1512.556
4.5
5
Connecticut1413.519
5.5
6
Pittsburgh1313.500
6
7
Cincinnati1314.481
6.5
8
Seton Hall1314.481
6.5
Georgetown818.308
11
Rutgers819.296
11.5
Villanova620.231
13

Tournament

First roundSecond roundSemifinalsFinal
1Louisville12
8Cincinnati2
1Louisville12
5Notre Dame2
4St. John's5
5Notre Dame14
1Louisville67
5Notre Dame66
8Cincinnati2
4St. John's125Notre Dame11
4St. John's10
1Louisville11
2South Florida12
6Connecticut3
7Pittsburgh2‡
2South Florida2
6Connecticut4
3West Virginia1
6Connecticut6
6Connecticut10
2South Florida8
7Pittsburgh8†
3West Virginia202South Florida11
3West Virginia6

† - Indicates game was suspended after 7 innings due to 10 run mercy rule. ‡ - Indicates game was suspended after 8 innings due to 10 run mercy rule.[3]

All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the All-Tournament team.[3]

Position Player School
P Will Hudgins Notre Dame
P Tony Zych Louisville
C Jeff Arnold Louisville
IF Pierre LePage Connecticut
IF Andrew Clark Louisville
IF Mike Nemeth Connecticut
IF Sam Mende South Florida
OF Austin Markel West Virginia
OF Peter Patse Connecticut
OF Ryan Wright Louisville
DH Phil Wunderlich Louisville

Jack Kaiser Award

Andrew Clark was the winner of the 2009 Jack Kaiser Award. Clark was a junior first baseman for Louisville.[3]

References

  1. 2012 Big East Baseball Media Guide. Big East Conference. p. 61. Archived from the original on February 3, 2013. Retrieved February 3, 2013.
  2. "College Baseball Conference Standings – 2009". boydsworld.com. Retrieved February 3, 2013.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 2012 Big East Baseball Media Guide. Big East Conference. pp. 61–66. Archived from the original on March 26, 2013. Retrieved February 3, 2013.
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