# 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.
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Seed |
| Louisville | 18 | 9 | .667 | – | 1 |
| St. John's | 18 | 9 | .667 | – | 2 |
| Seton Hall | 17 | 10 | .630 | 1 | 3 |
| South Florida | 17 | 10 | .630 | 1 | 4 |
| Connecticut | 16 | 11 | .593 | 2 | 5 |
| Rutgers | 16 | 11 | .593 | 2 | 6 |
| Notre Dame | 14 | 13 | .519 | 4 | 7 |
| Pittsburgh | 10 | 17 | .370 | 8 | 8 |
| Georgetown | 10 | 17 | .370 | 8 | – |
| Villanova | 10 | 17 | .370 | 8 | – |
| West Virginia | 9 | 18 | .333 | 9 | – |
| Cincinnati | 7 | 20 | .259 | 11 | – |

## Bracket

| First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| 6 | Rutgers | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Seton Hall | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Seton Hall | 6 | 3 | Seton Hall | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 2 | St. John's | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Notre Dame | 2 | 2 | St. John's | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 2 | St. John's | 12 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | St. John's | 12 | | | | 2 | St. John's | 2 | — | | | |
| | | | | | | 7 | Notre Dame | 1 | — | | | |
| 7 | Notre Dame | 9 | | | | 7 | Notre Dame | 1 | — | | | |
| 6 | Rutgers | 0 | 3 | Seton Hall | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 7 | Notre Dame | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 4 | South Florida | 3 |
| 8 | Pittsburgh | 4 | | | | | | | | 4 | South Florida | 3 |
| 8 | Pittsburgh | 4 | | | | | | | | 2 | St. John's | 7 |
| 1 | Louisville | 8 | | | | | | | | 2 | St. John's | 7 |
| 1 | Louisville | 8 | 1 | Louisville | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | Connecticut | 4 | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Connecticut | 7 | 5 | Connecticut | 4 | | | | | | | |
| 4 | South Florida | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | South Florida | 2 | | | | 5 | Connecticut | 0 | 1 | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | South Florida | 1 | 2 | | | |
| 4 | South Florida | 12 | | | | 4 | South Florida | 1 | 2 | | | |
| 8 | Pittsburgh | 5 | 1 | Louisville | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 4 | South Florida | 6 | | | | | | | |

## All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team
| Pos | Name | School |
| P | Matt Carasiti | St. John's |
| P | Derrick Stultz | USF |
| C | Danny Bethea | St. John's |
| IF | L. J. Mazzilli | Connecticut |
| IF | Trey Mancini | Notre Dame |
| IF | Frank Schwindel | St. John's |
| IF | Matt Wessinger | St. John's |
| OF | Jeremy Baltz | St. John's |
| OF | Jimmy Falla | USF |
| OF | James Ramsay | USF |
| DH | Zach Lauricella | St. 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.