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2008 Big East Conference
baseball tournament
Teams8
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsLouisville (1st title)
Winning coachDan McDonnell (1st title)
MVPChris Dominguez (Louisville)
2008 Big East Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
No. 29 St. John's  ‍†‍‍y 20 – 7 – 0   .741 41 – 19 – 0   .683
Cincinnati  ‍‍‍ 19 – 8 – 0   .704 39 – 20 – 0   .661
Notre Dame  ‍‍‍ 16 – 10 – 0   .615 33 – 21 – 1   .609
Louisville  ‍‍‡‍y 16 – 11 – 0   .593 41 – 21 – 0   .661
Seton Hall  ‍‍‍ 15 – 12 – 0   .556 31 – 25 – 0   .554
South Florida  ‍‍‍ 14 – 13 – 0   .519 31 – 27 – 0   .534
West Virginia  ‍‍‍ 13 – 14 – 0   .481 31 – 27 – 0   .534
Villanova  ‍‍‍ 12 – 15 – 0   .444 30 – 28 – 0   .517
Connecticut  ‍‍‍ 11 – 16 – 0   .407 27 – 28 – 0   .491
Rutgers  ‍‍‍ 11 – 16 – 0   .407 23 – 29 – 1   .443
Pittsburgh  ‍‍‍ 7 – 19 – 0   .269 19 – 34 – 0   .358
Georgetown  ‍‍‍ 7 – 20 – 0   .259 18 – 32 – 0   .360
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2008[1][2]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2008 Big East Conference Baseball Tournament was held at Bright House Field in Clearwater, FL. This was the twenty fourth annual Big East Conference Baseball Tournament, and second to be held at Bright House Field. The Louisville Cardinals won their first tournament championship and claimed the Big East Conference's automatic bid to the 2008 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 2008. 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]

Team W L Pct. GB Seed
St. John's 20 7 .741
–
1
Cincinnati 19 8 .704
1
2
Notre Dame 16 10 .615
3.5
3
Louisville 16 11 .593
4
4
Seton Hall 15 12 .556
5
5
South Florida 14 13 .519
6
6
West Virginia 13 14 .481
7
7
Villanova 12 15 .444
8
8
Connecticut 11 16 .407
9
–
Rutgers 11 16 .407
9
–
Pittsburgh 7 19 .269
12.5
–
Georgetown 7 20 .259
13
–

Tournament

Template:SECBracket † - Indicates game was suspended after seven 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 Justin Marks Louisville
P Bill Hoffman Villanova
C Ryan Baker Cincinnati
IF Josh Harrison Cincinnati
IF Mike Spina Cincinnati
IF Justin McClanahan Louisville
IF Chris Dominguez Louisville
OF Austin Markel West Virginia
OF Jamel Scott Cincinnati
OF Josh Richmond Louisville
DH Stephen Hunt South Florida

Jack Kaiser Award

Chris Dominguez was the winner of the 2008 Jack Kaiser Award. Dominguez was a sophomore third baseman for Louisville.[3]

References

  1. ^ 2012 Big East Baseball Media Guide. Big East Conference. p. 61. Archived from the original on March 26, 2013. Retrieved February 3, 2013.
  2. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 2008". boydsworld.com. Retrieved February 3, 2013.
  3. ^ a b c d e 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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