2002 Big East Conference baseball tournament

American college baseball tournament August 2023 June 2026 2002 Big East Conference 4 Double-elimination tournament Commerce Bank Ballpark Bridgewater, New Jersey Notre Dame 1st Paul Mainieri 1st Steve Stanley Notre Dame 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.http://www.bigeast.org/Sports/Baseball/BaseballMediaGuide.aspx 61–66 Big East Conference 2012 Big East Baseball Media Guide February 2, 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 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. Team W L Pct. GB Seed Notre Dame 18 8 18 8 – 1 2002 Virginia Tech Hokies Virginia Tech 18 8 18 8 – 2 2002 Boston College Eagles Boston College 15 11 15 11 3 3 2002 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Rutgers 15 11 15 11 3 4 2002 Pittsburgh Panthers Pittsburgh 14 11 14 11 3.5 – 2002 St. John's Red Storm St. John's 14 12 14 12 4 – Connecticut 13 12 13 12 4.5 – 2002 Villanova Wildcats Villanova 12 13 12 13 5.5 – 2002 Seton Hall Pirates Seton Hall 11 15 11 15 7 – 2002 West Virginia Mountaineers West Virginia 9 16 9 16 8.5 – 2002 Georgetown Hoyas Georgetown 2 24 2 24 16 – Bracket 1 Notre Dame 8 4 2002 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Rutgers 3 2 2002 Virginia Tech Hokies Virginia Tech 2 3 2002 Boston College Eagles Boston College 1 4 Rutgers 4 3 Boston College 3 1 Notre Dame 8 2 Virginia Tech 4 2 Virginia Tech 2 4 Rutgers 6 1 Notre Dame 3 3* 4 Rutgers 4 2* * - Indicates game required 10 innings. Jack Kaiser Award Steve Stanley was the winner of the 2002 Jack Kaiser Award. Stanley was a senior center fielder for Notre Dame. References Tournament Category:Big East Conference baseball tournament Big East Conference baseball tournament Big East Conference baseball tournament Category:College baseball tournaments in New Jersey Category:Bridgewater Township, New Jersey Category:Sports in Somerset County, New Jersey Category:Tourist attractions in Somerset County, New Jersey