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2021 Big East Conference baseball tournament

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2021 Big East Conference
baseball tournament
Teams4
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsUConn (4th title)
Winning coachJim Penders (2nd title)
MVPKyler Fedko (UConn)
TelevisionBig East DN
FS2 (final)
2021 Big East Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UConn  ‍y 13 4   .765 34 19   .642
Creighton  ‍‍‍ 15 6   .714 24 15   .615
Seton Hall  ‍‍‍ 16 11   .593 23 25   .479
Xavier  ‍‍‍ 15 11   .577 28 26   .519
Villanova  ‍‍‍ 9 12   .429 21 14   .600
St. John's  ‍‍‍ 10 16   .385 19 21   .475
Butler  ‍‍‍ 8 13   .381 14 23   .378
Georgetown  ‍‍‍ 6 19   .240 6 25   .194
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 6, 2021[1]
Rankings from D1Baseball


The 2021 Big East Conference baseball tournament will be held at Prasco Park in Mason, Ohio, from May 27 through 30. The event, held at the end of the conference regular season, determines the champion of the Big East Conference for the 2021 season. The winner of the double-elimination tournament will receive the conference's automatic bid to the 2021 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[2][3]

Format and seeding

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The tournament will use a double-elimination format and feature the top four finishers of the Big East's eight teams. They will be seeded by conference winning percentage.

Team W L Pct. GB Seed
UConn 13 4 .765 1
Creighton 15 6 .714 2
Seton Hall 16 11 .593 2 3
Xavier 15 11 .577 3 4
Villanova 9 12 .429 6
St. John's 10 16 .385 6.5
Butler 8 13 .381 7
Georgetown 6 19 .240 11


Bracket

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First roundSemi-finalsFinals
1UConn11
4Xavier1
1UConn2
2Creighton0
3Seton Hall7
2Creighton8
1UConn10
4Xavier6
Lower round 1Lower final
2Creighton1
4Xavier44Xavier2
3Seton Hall2

Game results

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Date Game Winner Score Loser Notes
May 27 Game 1 (2) Creighton 8–7 (3) Seton Hall
Game 2 (1) UConn 11–1 (4) Xavier
May 28 Game 3 (4) Xavier 4–2 (3) Seton Hall Seton Hall eliminated
May 29 Game 4 (1) UConn 2–0 (2) Creighton
Game 5 (4) Xavier 2–1 (2) Creighton Creighton eliminated
May 30 Game 6 (4) Xavier 5–4 (1) UConn
Game 7 (1) UConn 10–6 (4) Xavier Xavier eliminated

References

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  1. ^ "2021 Baseball Standings". bigeast.com. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
  2. ^ "BIG EAST Announces Spring 2021 Championships And Schedules". Big East Conference. January 19, 2021. Retrieved April 13, 2021.
  3. ^ "BIG EAST Spring Television, BEDN Slate Announced". Big East Conference. March 12, 2021. Retrieved April 13, 2021.