Special to BIGEAST.com
Let’s be clear: There was no hotter team to end the BIG EAST regular season than Xavier as the Musketeers peeled off 13 wins in their final 15 games to edge out Creighton on the final weekend for the regular-season crown. So when the BIG EAST Championship presented by Jeep gets underway at Ripken Stadium in Aberdeen, Md., Thursday afternoon, coach Scott Googins’ X-Men will be the top seed and will face fourth-seeded – and defending tournament champion – St. John’s at 3:30 p.m.
The opening-day nightcap will feature No.