Notre Dame Baseball: Irish enter Big East Tournament as the 7th seed
By Editorial Staff
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!