2012 Big East Conference Baseball Tournament


The 2012 Big East Conference Baseball Tournament was held from May 23 to May 27, 2012 at Bright House Field in Clearwater, FL. It was an eight-team double elimination tournament. The winner, St. John's, received the league's automatic bid to the 2012 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament. This marked the Red Storm's seventh tournament championship, the most of any Big East team.

Format and Seeding

The top eight teams in the Big East were seeded one through eight based on their regular season finish. St. John's was the first to clinch a spot in the tournament.
TeamWLPct.GBSeed
189.667
–
1
St. John's189.667
–
2
1710.630
1
3
1710.630
1
4
Connecticut1611.593
2
5
1611.593
2
6
1413.519
4
7
1017.370
8
8
1017.370
8
–
1017.370
8
–
918.333
9
–
720.259
11
–

Bracket

All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team
PosNameSchool
PMatt CarasitiSt. John's
PDerrick StultzUSF
CDanny BetheaSt. John's
IFL. J. MazzilliConnecticut
IFTrey ManciniNotre Dame
IFFrank SchwindelSt. John's
IFMatt WessingerSt. John's
OFJeremy BaltzSt. John's
OFJimmy FallaUSF
OFJames RamsayUSF
DHZach LauricellaSt. John's

Jack Kaiser Award

earned the Jack Kaiser Award for the tournament most outstanding player. Carasiti, a pitcher for St. John's, earned the win in two of the Red Storm's four games, including the championship game.