2012 Big East Conference baseball tournament


The 2012 Big East Conference baseball tournament was held from May 23 to May 27 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
189.6671
St. John's189.6672
1710.63013
1710.63014
Connecticut1611.59325
1611.59326
1413.51947
1017.37088
1017.3708
1017.3708
918.3339
720.25911

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

Matt Carasiti 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.