Omaha, Neb. – The Xavier Musketeers became the first team since Louisville in 2008 & 2009 to repeat as the BIG EAST Baseball Tournament champions, doing so with a 7-6 victory over nationally-ranked St. John’s at TD Ameritrade Park Omaha on Championship Sunday, Presented by Jeep.
Xavier freshman Conor Grammes, who hit .600 (9-for-15) with four runs and five RBI over the course of three wins for Xavier earned the league’s Jack Kaiser Most Outstanding Player Award. He became just the fifth freshman to earn the award since 1985 and first since St. John’s righty Kyle Hansen in 2010.