2009 Big East Conference Tournament

The 2008 Big East Conference baseball tournament was held at Bright House Field in Clearwater, FL. #1 University of Louisville defeated #6 University of Connecticut for the title.

Participating Teams

Seed	School	Conf. Record	Head Coach
1	University of Louisville	19-7	Dan McDonnell
2	University of South Florida	19-9	Lelo Prado
3	West Virginia University	17-10	Greg Van Zant
4	St. John's University	16-11	Ed Blankmeyer
5	University of Notre Dame	15-12	Dave Schrage
6	University of Connecticut	14-13	Jim Penders
7	University of Pittsburgh	13-13	Joe Jordano
8	University of Cincinnati	13-14	Brian Cleary

Results

Bracket

	First round					Second round					Semifinals						Finals
	1	Louisville	12
	8	Cincinnati	2
						1	Louisville	12
						5	Notre Dame	2
	4	St. John's	5
	5	Notre Dame	14
											1	Louisville	5	7
										5	Notre Dame	6	6
	8	Cincinnati	2
	4	St. John's	12
						5	Notre Dame	11
						4	St. John's	10
																1	Louisville	11
																6	Connecticut	3
	2	South Florida	12
	7	Pittsburgh	2
						2	South Florida	2
						6	Connecticut	4
	3	West Virginia	1
	6	Connecticut	6
											6	Connecticut	10	x
										2	South Florida	8	x
	7	Pittsburgh	8
	3	West Virginia	20
						2	South Florida	11
						3	West Virginia	6

Game Results

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
May 19
Game 1	University of Notre Dame	14-5	St. John's University
Game 2	University of Louisville	12-2 (7)	University of Cincinnati
Game 3	University of Connecticut	6-1	West Virginia University
Game 4	University of South Florida	12-2 (8)	University of Pittsburgh
May 20
Game 5	St. John's University	12-2	University of Cincinnati	Cincinnati eliminated
May 21
Game 6	University of Louisville	12-2	University of Notre Dame
Game 7	West Virginia University	20-8 (7)	University of Pittsburgh	Pittsburgh eliminated
May 22
Game 8	University of Connecticut	4-2	University of South Florida
Game 9	University of Notre Dame	11-10	St. John's University	St. John's eliminated
Game 10	University of South Florida	11-6	West Virginia University	West Virginia eliminated
May 23
Game 11	University of Notre Dame	6-5	University of Louisville
Game 12	University of Connecticut	10-8	University of South Florida	South Florida eliminated
Game 13	University of Louisville	7-6	University of Notre Dame	Notre Dame eliminated
May 24
Game 14	University of Louisville	11-3	University of Connecticut	Louisville advances to NCAA tournament