2022 Big East Conference softball tournament


The 2022 Big East Conference softball tournament will be held at Cacciatore Stadium on the campus of the DePaul University in Rosemont, Illinois. The tournament will run May 12 through May 14, 2022 and will determine the champion for the Big East Conference for the 2022 NCAA Division I softball season. The tournament champion will earn the Big East Conference's automatic bid to the 2022 NCAA Division I softball tournament. The semifinals and finals will be broadcast on Fox Sports 2.[2]

2022 Big East Conference
softball tournament
Teams4
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
TelevisionFS2
2022 Big East Conference softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UConn  ‍‍‍ 20 4   .833 38 18   .679
Butler  ‍‍‍ 16 6   .727 31 17   .646
Villanova  ‍‍y 16 7   .696 32 24   .571
DePaul  ‍‍‍ 16 8   .667 29 24   .547
Providence  ‍‍‍ 11 13   .458 25 21   .543
Seton Hall  ‍‍‍ 9 14   .391 20 23   .465
Georgetown  ‍‍‍ 5 16   .238 15 28   .349
Creighton  ‍‍‍ 5 17   .227 15 27   .357
St. John's  ‍‍‍ 5 18   .217 12 35   .255
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
As of June 5, 2022[1]
Rankings from NFCA/USA Today

Format and seeding

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The top four teams from the conference's round-robin regular season will qualify for the tournament, and will be seeded one through four. They will play a double-elimination tournament.

Team W L Pct. GB Seed
UConn 20 4 .833 1
Butler 16 6 .727 3 2
Villanova 16 7 .696 3.5 3
DePaul 16 8 .667 4 4
Providence 11 13 .458 9
Seton Hall 9 14 .391 10.5
Georgetown 5 16 .238 13.5
Creighton 5 17 .227 14
St. John's 5 18 .217 14.5

Tournament

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First RoundSemi-FinalsFinals
1UConn2
4DePaul6
4DePaul0
3Villanova1
2Butler0
3Villanova2
3Villanova3
1UConn0
Lower round 1Lower final
4DePaul2
1UConn41UConn6
2Butler1

Game results

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Date Game Winner Score Loser Notes
May 12 Game 1 (4) DePaul 6–2 (1) UConn
Game 2 (3) Villanova 2–0 (2) Butler
Game 3 (1) UConn 4–1 (2) Butler Butler eliminated
May 13 Game 4 (3) Villanova 1–0 (4) DePaul
Game 5 (1) UConn 6–2 (4) DePaul DePaul eliminated
May 14 Game 6 (3) Villanova 3-0 UConn
Game 7 If necessary

References

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  1. ^ "Big East Softball Standings". BigEast.com. Big East Conference. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
  2. ^ "2022 BIG EAST Softball Championship Presented by JEEP". Big East Conference. Retrieved May 2, 2022.