NEW YORK - The field for the 2018 BIG EAST Softball Championship presented by Jeep was solidified on Sunday as DePaul, Creighton, St. John’s and Villanova closed out the regular season as the top four teams in the conference. With DePaul serving as host, the BIG EAST Championship is set for May 11 and 12 at The Ballpark at Rosemont, located in suburban Chicago. The winner of the conference tournament receives the league’s automatic bid into the 2018 NCAA Softball Championship.
Top-seeded DePaul will match up against No. 4 seed Villanova in the first semifinal on Friday, May 12 at 1 p.