After it was canceled last year due to the pandemic, the Big East Conference baseball tournament returns to Prasco Park in Mason this week with the Big East's top four teams all fighting for an NCAA Tournament berth.
The first game features a matchup of No. 2 seed Creighton and No. 3 seed Seton Hall at 2:30 p.m. Thursday.
Game two is top-seeded UConn, the Big East regular-season champion, against No. 4 seed Xavier at 6:30 p.m. Thursday.
It's a double-elimination bracket. The winners of Xavier-UConn and Creighton-Seton Hall will meet Friday at 6:30 p.m. The losers meet Friday at 2:30 p.