2008 Big East Conference baseball tournament

American college baseball tournament August 2023 June 2026 2008 Big East Conference 8 Double-elimination tournament Bright House Field Clearwater, Florida 2008 Louisville Cardinals Louisville 1st Dan McDonnell 1st Chris Dominguez Louisville 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 2008 Louisville Cardinals 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.http://www.bigeast.org/Sports/Baseball/BaseballMediaGuide.aspx 61–66 Big East Conference 2012 Big East Baseball Media Guide February 3, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130326144657/http://www.bigeast.org/Sports/Baseball/BaseballMediaGuide.aspx March 26, 2013 dead 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. Team W L Pct. GB Seed 2008 St. John's Red Storm St. John's 20 7 20 7 – 1 2008 Cincinnati Bearcats Cincinnati 19 8 19 8 1 2 2008 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Notre Dame 16 10 16 10 3.5 3 2008 Louisville Cardinals Louisville 16 11 16 11 4 4 2008 Seton Hall Pirates Seton Hall 15 12 15 12 5 5 2008 South Florida Bulls South Florida 14 13 14 13 6 6 2008 West Virginia Mountaineers West Virginia 13 14 13 14 7 7 2008 Villanova Wildcats Villanova 12 15 12 15 8 8 Connecticut 11 16 11 16 9 – 2008 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Rutgers 11 16 11 16 9 – 2008 Pittsburgh Panthers Pittsburgh 7 19 7 19 12.5 – 2008 Georgetown Hoyas Georgetown 7 20 7 20 13 – Tournament y 2 1 2008 St. John's Red Storm St. John's 0† 8 2008 Villanova Wildcats Villanova 12† 4 2008 Louisville Cardinals Louisville 12 5 2008 Seton Hall Pirates Seton Hall 3 1 St. John's 6 5 Seton Hall 12 2 2008 Cincinnati Bearcats Cincinnati 11 7 2008 West Virginia Mountaineers West Virginia 5 3 2008 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Notre Dame 3 6 2008 South Florida Bulls South Florida 9 7 West Virginia 13 3 Notre Dame 6 8 Villanova 3† 4 Louisville 14† 8 Villanova 10 5 Seton Hall 0 2 Cincinnati 11† 6 South Florida 1† 6 South Florida 12 7 West Virginia 5 4 Louisville 13 — 8 Villanova 6 — 2 Cincinnati 13‡ — 6 South Florida 2‡ — 4 Louisville 6 2 Cincinnati 3 † - 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. All-Tournament Team The following players were named to the All-Tournament team. 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. References Tournament Category:Big East Conference baseball tournament Big East Conference baseball tournament Big East Conference baseball tournament Category:College baseball tournaments in Florida Category:Baseball competitions in Clearwater, Florida