2007 Big East Conference
baseball tournament
Teams8
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsRutgers (3rd title)
Winning coachFred Hill (3rd title)
MVPTodd Frazier (Rutgers)
2007 Big East Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
St. John's  y 207 .7414119 .683
No. 30 Rutgers  y 207 .7414221 .667
Louisville  y 198 .7044724 .662
Pittsburgh   1511 .5772727 .500
South Florida   1314 .4813426 .567
Villanova   1215 .4442925 .537
Notre Dame   1115 .4232828 .500
Connecticut   1014 .4173427 .557
West Virginia   1016 .3852922 .569
Cincinnati   1016 .3852828 .500
Seton Hall   915 .3752525 .500
Georgetown   819 .2962134 .382
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2007[1][2]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2007 Big East Conference baseball tournament was held at KeySpan Park in Brooklyn, NY. This was the twenty third annual Big East Conference baseball tournament. The Rutgers Scarlet Knights won their third tournament championship and claimed the Big East Conference's automatic bid to the 2007 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[3]

Format and seeding

The Big East baseball tournament was an 8 team double elimination tournament in 2007. 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
St. John's207.741
1
Rutgers207.741
2
Louisville198.704
1
3
Pittsburgh1511.577
4.5
4
South Florida1314.481
7
5
Villanova1215.444
8
6
Notre Dame1115.423
8.5
7
Connecticut1014.417
8.5
8
West Virginia1016.417
9.5
Cincinnati1016.385
9.5
Seton Hall915.375
9.5
Georgetown819.296
12

Tournament

First roundSecond roundSemifinalsFinal
1St. John's2
8Connecticut1
1St. John's0
5South Florida2
4Pittsburgh1
5South Florida2
5South Florida00
8Connecticut32
8Connecticut5
4Pittsburgh21St. John's7
8Connecticut8
8Connecticut6
2Rutgers13
2Rutgers7
7Notre Dame2
2Rutgers1
3Louisville8
3Louisville3
6Villanova1
3Louisville71
2Rutgers103
7Notre Dame2
6Villanova32Rutgers11
6Villanova0

[3]

Jack Kaiser Award

Todd Frazier was the winner of the 2007 Jack Kaiser Award. Frazier was a junior shortstop for Rutgers.[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 – 2007". boydsworld.com. Retrieved February 3, 2013.
  3. 1 2 3 4 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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