Creighton Wins #BIGEASTbase Title; Bracket Set For Memorial Day Weekend At Prasco Park
NEW YORK - The seeds have been set for the 2019 BIG EAST Baseball Championship Presented by Jeep, which will take place Thursday, May 23 through Sunday, May 26 in Mason, Ohio at Prasco Park. Creighton will have the No. 1 seed in the championship after finishing the season 14-4 in BIG EAST play. It is the third time the Bluejays have won the BIG EAST regular-season title.
Creighton finished off a sweep of Villanova with a 8-2 win on Saturday. The Bluejays defeated the Wildcats 10-1 on Thursday night, 4-1 on Friday.
Xavier, the tournament's co-hosts, wrapped up the season 12-4 in league play and have the No. 2 seed in the championship. The Musketeers finished their regular-season with a 2-1 series win against cross-city rival Cincinnati.
St. John's and Seton Hall concluded their series with Saturday's result directly affecting seeding for the tournament. The Red Storm completed the sweep of the Pirates in Queens to close out the regular-season 9-9 with the No. 3 seed. The Pirates, also finished at 9-9, are the fourth seed. St. John's will make its 16th straight BIG EAST baseball tournament appearance, while Seton Hall will be making its ninth.
The format of the tournament is double elimination. The first five games of the championship will be carried on the BIG EAST Digital Network Presented by SoFi. Championship Sunday will air on FS2, including a Game 7 if necessary. Game 1 on Thursday between No. 1 St. Creighton and No. 4 Seton Hall and will start at 2:30 p.m. ET. Creighton swept Seton Hall, 3-0, in mid-April. Game 2 between No. 2 Xavier and No. 3 St. John's will start at approximately 6:30 p.m. ET. Xavier defeated St. John's during the year, 2-1 also in mid-April.
The winner of the tournament receives the league's automatic bid to the 2019 NCAA Championship. Xavier won the tournament in 2014, 2016 and 2017. St. John's is the defending champion. The Red Storm will be on the hunt for a 10th tournament title, having also won it in 2015. Seton Hall has won three BIG EAST tournament titles. Creighton has been runners-up three times.
Both Creighton and Xavier missed last year's tournament field.
Georgetown finished up with a 2-1 series victory over Butler to end the season fifth in the BIG EAST with a 7-11 record. Butler was 6-11 and Villanova was 4-13.
2019 BIG EAST Baseball Championship Presented By Jeep
Thursday, May 23 - First Round (BEDN)
Game 1: #1 Creighton vs. #4 Seton Hall, 2:30 p.m. ET
Game 2: #2 Xavier vs. #3 St. John's, 6:30 p.m. ET (approx.)
Friday, May 24 - Second Round (BEDN)
Losers' bracket at 2:30 p.m. ET (Game 3)
Winners' bracket at 6:30 p.m. ET (Game 4) (approx.)
Saturday, May 25 - Semifinal (BEDN)
Game 3 Winner vs. Game 4 Loser at 2:30 p.m. ET
Sunday, May 26 - 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 **