2009 Big East Conference Baseball Tournament

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]

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
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 14 Louisville  ‍†‍‡‍y 19–7 .731  47–18 .723
South Florida  ‍‍‍ 18–9 .667  34–25 .576
West Virginia  ‍‍‍ 17–10 .630  37–18 .673
St. John's  ‍‍‍ 16–11 .593  30–22 .577
Notre Dame  ‍‍‍ 15–12 .556  36–23 .610
Connecticut  ‍‍‍ 14–13 .519  36–24 .600
Pittsburgh  ‍‍‍ 13–13 .500  28–21 .571
Cincinnati  ‍‍‍ 13–14 .481  29–29 .500
Seton Hall  ‍‍‍ 13–14 .481  25–24 .510
Georgetown  ‍‍‍ 8–18 .308  17–34 .333
Rutgers  ‍‍‍ 8–19 .296  22–31 .415
Villanova  ‍‍‍ 6–10 .375  22–28 .440
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 2009[1][2]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

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 round Second round Semifinals Finals
                                       
1 Louisville 12†  
8 Cincinnati 2  
  1 Louisville 12  
  5 Notre Dame 2  
4 St. John's 5
5 Notre Dame 14  
  1 Louisville 6 7  
  5 Notre Dame 6 6  
8 Cincinnati 2  
4 St. John's 12  
  5 Notre Dame 11
  4 St. John's 10  
  1 Louisville 11
  6 Connecticut 3
2 South Florida 12‡  
7 Pittsburgh 2‡  
  2 South Florida 2
  6 Connecticut 4  
3 West Virginia 1
6 Connecticut 6  
  6 Connecticut 10 —
  2 South Florida 8 —  
7 Pittsburgh 8†  
3 West Virginia 20†  
  2 South Florida 11
  3 West Virginia 6  

† - 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. 2012 Big East Baseball Media Guide. Big East Conference. pp. 61–66. Archived from the original on February 3, 2013. Retrieved February 3, 2013.
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