2022 Big East Conference softball tournament explained

Year:2022
Conference:Big East Conference
Shortconference:Big East
Teams:4
Format:Double-elimination tournament
Ballpark:Cacciatore Stadium
City:Rosemont, Illinois
Television:FS2

The 2022 Big East Conference softball tournament will be held at Cacciatore Stadium on the campus of the DePaul University in Rosemont, Illinois. The tournament will run May 12 through May 14, 2022 and will determine the champion for the Big East Conference for the 2022 NCAA Division I softball season. The tournament champion will earn the Big East Conference's automatic bid to the 2022 NCAA Division I softball tournament. The semifinals and finals will be broadcast on Fox Sports 2.[1]

Format and seeding

The top four teams from the conference's round-robin regular season will qualify for the tournament, and will be seeded one through four. They will play a double-elimination tournament.

Team W L Pct. GB Seed
20 4 .833 1
16 6 .727 3 2
16 7 .696 3.5 3
16 8 .667 4 4
11 13 .458 9
9 14 .391 10.5
5 16 .238 13.5
5 17 .227 14
5 18 .217 14.5

Tournament

Game results

DateGameWinnerScoreLoserNotes
May 12Game 1(4) 6–2(1) UConn
Game 2(3) 2–0(2)
Game 3(1) UConn4–1(2) Butler eliminated
May 13Game 4(3) 1–0(4)
Game 5(1) UConn6–2(4) DePaul eliminated
May 14Game 6(3) Villanova3-0UConn
Game 7If necessary

Notes and References

  1. News: 2022 BIG EAST Softball Championship Presented by JEEP. Big East Conference. May 2, 2022.