Big East Baseball Tournament
- Big East Baseball Tournament
The Big East Baseball Tournament is the conference championship tournament in baseball for the Big East Conference. The winner of the tournament receives the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.
Tournament
The Big East Baseball Tournament is an eight team double-elimination tournament held annually at various location in the Big East Conference region. The eight teams with the best conference record at the end of the regular season earn berths in the tournament. The winner automatically receives an automatic bid to the NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament. The other teams have to hope for an at-large bid.
History
The tournament began in 1985. From 1985 through 1995, the tournament consisted four teams competing in a double-elimination tournament.
In 1996 the tournament expanded to a six team double-elimination tournament. The conference maintained this format through the 2000 season.
From 2001 through 2005, the tournament returned to a four team double-elimination format.
In 2006 it was expanded to become an eight team double-elimination tournament, and it remains that way today.
Champions
By Year
By School
ee also
*Big East Conference
External links
* [http://www.bigeast.org/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=92543&SPID=11225&DB_OEM_ID=19400&ATCLID=1389471&KEY=&DB_OEM_ID=19400&DB_LANG=&IN_SUBSCRIBER_CONTENT= 2008 Big East Baseball Media Guide]
References
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