2002 Big East Conference baseball tournament


The 2002 Big East Conference baseball tournament was held at Commerce Bank Ballpark in Bridgewater, New Jersey. This was the eighteenth annual Big East Conference baseball tournament. The Notre Dame Fighting Irish won their first tournament championship and claimed the Big East Conference's automatic bid to the 2002 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. Notre Dame would go on to win five championships in a row.[3]

2002 Big East Conference
baseball tournament
Teams4
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsNotre Dame (1st title)
Winning coachPaul Mainieri (1st title)
MVPSteve Stanley (Notre Dame)
2002 Big East Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
No. 6 Notre Dame  ‍y 18 8 0   .692 50 18 0   .735
Virginia Tech  ‍‍‍ 18 8 0   .692 33 26 0   .559
Boston College  ‍‍‍ 15 11 0   .577 30 25 0   .545
Rutgers  ‍‍‍ 15 11 0   .577 25 22 0   .532
Pittsburgh  ‍‍‍ 14 11 0   .560 36 16 1   .689
St. John's  ‍‍‍ 14 12 0   .538 29 23 0   .558
Connecticut  ‍‍‍ 13 12 0   .520 28 22 0   .560
Villanova  ‍‍‍ 12 13 0   .480 30 23 0   .566
Seton Hall  ‍‍‍ 11 15 0   .423 25 28 0   .472
West Virginia  ‍‍‍ 9 16 0   .360 24 26 0   .480
Georgetown  ‍‍‍ 2 24 0   .077 9 47 0   .161
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2002[1][2]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Format and seeding

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The Big East baseball tournament was a 4 team double elimination tournament in 2002. The top four regular season finishers were seeded one through four based on conference winning percentage only.[3]

Team W L Pct. GB Seed
Notre Dame 18 8 .692
1
Virginia Tech 18 8 .692
2
Boston College 15 11 .577
3
3
Rutgers 15 11 .577
3
4
Pittsburgh 14 11 .560
3.5
St. John's 14 12 .538
4
Connecticut 13 12 .520
4.5
Villanova 12 13 .480
5.5
Seton Hall 11 15 .423
7
West Virginia 9 16 .360
8.5
Georgetown 2 24 .077
16

Bracket

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Upper round 1Upper finalFinal
1Notre Dame8
4Rutgers3
1Notre Dame8
2Virginia Tech4
2Virginia Tech2
3Boston College1
1Notre Dame
4Rutgers
Lower round 1Lower final
2Virginia Tech2
4Rutgers44Rutgers6
3Boston College3

* - Indicates game required 10 innings.[3]

Jack Kaiser Award

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Steve Stanley was the winner of the 2002 Jack Kaiser Award. Stanley was a senior center fielder for Notre Dame.[3]

References

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  1. ^ 2012 Big East Baseball Media Guide. Big East Conference. p. 61. Archived from the original on March 26, 2013. Retrieved February 2, 2013.
  2. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 2002". boydsworld.com. Retrieved February 2, 2013.
  3. ^ a b c d 2012 Big East Baseball Media Guide. Big East Conference. pp. 61–66. Archived from the original on March 26, 2013. Retrieved February 2, 2013.