2002 Big East Conference Tournament

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The 2002 Big East Conference baseball tournament was held at Commerce Bank Ballpark in Bridgewater, NJ. #1 University of Notre Dame defeated #4 Rutgers University for the title.

Participating Teams[edit]

Seed School Conf. Record Head Coach
1 University of Notre Dame 18-8 Paul Mainieri
2 Virginia Tech 18-8 Chuck Hartman
3 Boston College 15-11 Pete Hughes
4 Rutgers - New Brunswick 15-11 Fred Hill

Results[edit]

Bracket[edit]

  First Round   Second Round   Final
                             
  1 Notre Dame 8  
  4 Rutgers 3    
      1 Notre Dame 8  
      2 Virginia Tech 4    
  2 Virginia Tech 2          
  3 Boston College 1        
      1 Notre Dame 3 3
        4 Rutgers 4 2
       
    2 Virginia Tech 2    
  4 Rutgers 4     4 Rutgers 6  
  3 Boston College 3  


Game Results[edit]

Game Winner Score Loser Notes
May 23
Game 1 University of Notre Dame 8-3 Rutgers University
Game 2 Virginia Tech 2-1 Boston College
May 24
Game 3 Rutgers University 4-3 Boston College Boston College eliminated
Game 4 University of Notre Dame 8-4 Virginia Tech
Game 5 Rutgers University 6-2 Virginia Tech Virginia Tech eliminated
May 25
Game 6 Rutgers University 4-3 University of Notre Dame
Game 7 University of Notre Dame 3-2 (10) Rutgers University Notre Dame advances to NCAA tournament