2008 Big East Conference Tournament

The 2008 Big East Conference baseball tournament was held at Bright House Field in Clearwater, FL. #4 University of Louisville defeated #2 University of Cincinnati for the title.

Participating Teams

Seed	School	Conf. Record	Head Coach
1	St. John's University	20-7	Ed Blankmeyer
2	University of Cincinnati	19-8	Brian Cleary
3	University of Notre Dame	16-10	Dave Schrage
4	University of Louisville	16-11	Dan McDonnell
5	Seton Hall University	15-12	Rob Sheppard
6	University of South Florida	14-13	Lelo Prado
7	West Virginia University	13-14	Greg Van Zant
8	Villanova University	12-15	Joe Godri

Results

Bracket

	First round					Second round					Semifinals						Finals
	1	St. John's	0
	8	Villanova	12
						8	Villanova	3
						4	Louisville	14
	4	Louisville	12
	5	Seton Hall	3
											4	Louisville	13	x
										8	Villanova	6	x
	1	St. John's	6
	5	Seton Hall	12
						8	Villanova	10
						5	Seton Hall	0
																4	Louisville	6	x	x
																2	Cincinnati	3	x	x
	2	Cincinnati	11
	7	West Virginia	5
						2	Cincinnati	11
						6	South Florida	1
	3	Notre Dame	3
	6	South Florida	9
											2	Cincinnati	13	x
										6	South Florida	2	x
	7	West Virginia	13
	3	Notre Dame	6
						6	South Florida	12
						7	West Virginia	5

Game Results

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
May 20
Game 1	University of Louisville	12-3	Seton Hall University
Game 2	Villanova University	12-0 (7)	St. John's University
Game 3	University of Cincinnati	11-5	West Virginia University
Game 4	University of South Florida	9-3	University of Notre Dame
May 21
Game 5	Seton Hall University	12-6	St. John's University	St. John's eliminated
Game 6	West Virginia University	13-6	University of Notre Dame	Notre Dame eliminated
Game 7	University of Louisville	14-3 (7)	Villanova University
Game 8	University of Cincinnati	11-1 (7)	University of South Florida
May 22
Game 9	Villanova University	10-0	Seton Hall University	Seton Hall eliminated
Game 10	University of South Florida	12-5	West Virginia University	West Virginia eliminated
May 23
Game 11	University of Louisville	13-6	Villanova University	Villanova eliminated
Game 12	University of Cincinnati	13-2 (8)	University of South Florida	South Florida eliminated
May 24
Game 13	University of Louisville	6-3	University of Cincinnati	Louisville advances to NCAA tournament