Notre Dame’s Baseball team has qualified for the 2012 Big East Baseball Tournament. They will be the 7th seed and facing against #2 Saint John’s on Wednesday.
The Red Storm (33-21, 18-9 Big East), the preseason favorite of the conference’s head coaches, earned a share of its 7th Big East regular-season title. Notre Dame has had a great history in the conference tournament, but they are definitely going to be tested against a highly talented Saint John’s team.
Here is the schedule for this year’s tournament.
2012 BIG EAST BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE
Tuesday, May 22
Opening Ceremonies/Award Presentations/Home Run Derby – Gates open at 6 p.m.; ceremonies begin at 7 p.m.
Home Run Derby Participants
Connecticut – Ryan Fuller (.314, 4 HR, 34 RBI)
Louisville – Ryan Seiz (.147, 1 HR, 7 RBI)
Notre Dame – Trey Mancini (.307, 12 HR, 44 RBI)
Pittsburgh – Rick Devereaux (.371, 7 HR, 54 RBI)
Rutgers – Patrick Kivlehan (.399, 14 HR, 50 RBI)
St. John’s – Matt Wessinger (.338, 6 HR, 44 RBI)
Seton Hall – Connor Delepine (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
USF – Jimmy Falla (.280, 2 HR, 17 RBI)
Wednesday, May 23 – Four games
(Live video on www.bigeastbaseball.com)
Game 1 – No. 6 Rutgers (31-23) vs. No. 3 Seton Hall (33-22), 10 a.m.
Game 2 – No. 7 Notre Dame (29-25) vs. No. 2 St. John’s (33-21), 1 p.m.
Game 3 – No. 8 Pittsburgh (28-26) vs. No. 1 Louisville (38-18), 5 p.m.
Game 4 – No. 5 Connecticut (29-25-1) vs. No. 4 USF (34-20), 8 p.m.
Thursday, May 24 – Four games
(Live video on www.bigeastbaseball.com)
Game 5 – Loser of Game 1 vs. Loser of Game 2, 10 a.m.
Game 6 – Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2, 1 p.m.
Game 7 – Loser of Game 3 vs. Loser of Game 4, 5 p.m.
Game 8 – Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4, 8 p.m.
Friday, May 25 – Two games
(Live video on www.bigeastbaseball.com)
Game 9 – Loser of Game 6 vs. Winner of Game 5, 4 p.m.
Game 10 – Loser of Game 8 vs. Winner of Game 7, 7 p.m.
Saturday, May 26 – Two, three, or four games
(Live video on www.bigeastbaseball.com)
Game 11 – Winner of Game 6 vs. Winner of Game 9, 10 a.m.
Game 12 – Winner of Game 8 vs. Winner of Game 10, 1 p.m.
Game 13 – Loser of Game 11 vs. Winner of Game 11, 5 p.m. (if necessary)
Game 14 – Loser of Game 12 vs. Winner of Game 12, 6:30 p.m. or 8 p.m.
(if necessary; game would be at 6:30 if Game 13 is not necessary, 8 p.m. otherwise)
Sunday, May 27 – Championship game
(live television on ESPNU)
Game 15 – Winner of Group 1 vs. Winner of Group 2, Noon
**All times Eastern**
For a full preview on Wednesday’s game, check back with Slap the Sign on Tuesday!