MASON, Ohio  –  The BIG EAST Baseball Championship Presented by JEEP continues Friday at Prasco Park with the first elimination game of the tournament at 2:30 p.m. ET, followed by the winners’ bracket at 6:30 p.m. No. 3 Seton Hall and No. 4 Xavier will play first, followed by No. 1 UConn vs. No. 2 Creighton. John Fanta, Mike Schmaltz and Bob Brainerd will be in the booth and in the dugouts on Friday. Watch live on the BIG EAST Digital Network Presented by SoFi.
 
Friday’s #BIGEASTbase Coverage: 
Game 3 (Elimination Game)
No. 3 Seton Hall (23-24, 16-11 BIG EAST) vs. No. 4 Xavier (25-25, 5-11 BIG EAST)
2:30 p.m. ET (First pitch at 2:34)
Watch on BEDN | Live Stats

2021 Series Record:  Series was split 2-2 (May 7-8 at Xavier)
BIG EAST Tournament Record: Xavier leads the series, 2-0
Last BIG EAST Tournament Meeting:  Xavier won, 2-1 (2019, Game 3)

Why We’re Watching: 
Friday’s opener is the first elimination game of the tournament and it will be a repeat of 2019. Xavier has knocked Seton Hall out of the championship field in both their tournament meetings meetings in 2014 and 2019. In 2019, also at Prasco Park, Xavier won 2-1. Conor Grammes and Chris Givin both plated home runs for the Musketeers, who sent Seton Hall home, 0-2. Grammes also pitched 7.0 innings as the starter, holding the Pirates scoreless on two hits and four walks. Seton Hall did plate a leadoff homer in the ninth from Casey Dana. In 2014, Xavier defeated Seton Hall, 5-3, in Brooklyn, N.Y. at MCU Park. The Pirates led 3-0 through five innings before the Musketeers rallied with five runs over the sixth and seventh. With the win, Xavier advanced to Championship Sunday and won the 2014 Tournament Title. This season, Xavier and Seton Hall split, playing back-to-back doubleheaders. Seton Hall won each opening game, 4-1 and 7-2. Both seven inning contests. Xavier won the night caps, 6-1 and 7-6. In the final game, Seton Hall rallied with three runs in the ninth, but, the Pirates couldn’t overcome Xavier’s early lead.

Game 4 (Winners’ Bracket)
No. 1 Connecticut (31-16, 13-4 BIG EAST) vs. No. 2 Creighton (24-13, 15-6 BIG EAST)
6:30 p.m. (Approximately)
Watch on BEDN | Live Stats

2021 Series Record: 0-0
BIG EAST Tournament Record: First meeting.
Last BIG EAST Tournament Meeting: First meeting.

Why We’re Watching: 
Friday’s winners’ bracket game features two teams who have not played each other during this season or the BIG EAST Championship. UConn is riding an eight-game winning streak; while Creighton has won its last three. The Huskies have won their last five BIG EAST Championship games. The Bluejays have won their last four. Both teams have won titles in their last BIG EAST Championship appearances, UConn in 2013 and Creighton in 2019. The two teams were scheduled to play April 16-18 in Omaha, Neb., but the series was canceled due to COVID protocols. UConn head coach Jim Penders is 18-10 overall in BIG EAST championship appearances. Creighton skipper Ed Servais is 11-7. Creighton defeated Seton Hall, 8-7, in the first game of the 2021 championship. UConn outrun Xavier, 11-1 in game two.
 
2021 BIG EAST Baseball Championship Presented by JEEP 
Thursday, May 27 – BIG EAST Digital Network Presented by SoFi
Game 1: #2 Creighton 8, #3 Seton Hall 7
Game 2: #1 UConn 11, #4 Xavier 1

Friday, May 28 – BEDN
Game 3: #3 Seton Hall vs. #4 Xavier, 2:30 p.m. ET
Game 4: #1 UConn vs. #2 Creighton, 6:30 p.m. (approx.)
 
Saturday, May 29 – BEDN
Game 3 Winner vs. Game 4 Loser (Elimination Game) at 2:30 p.m. ET
 
Sunday, May 30 – Championship (FS2)
Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner at 1 p.m. ET
**an If-necessary game will be played at 4:30 p.m. ET should the Game 4 winner lose **