The 2024 Big East Conference softball tournament was held at Glay Field on the campus of the Providence College in Providence, Rhode Island. The tournament ran May 8 through May 11, 2024 and determined the champion for the Big East Conference for the 2024 NCAA Division I softball season. Villanova won the event to earn the Big East Conference's automatic bid to the 2024 NCAA Division I softball tournament. The semifinals and finals were broadcast on Fox Sports 2.
Format and seeding The top six teams from the conference's round-robin regular season will qualify for the tournament, and will be seeded one through six. They will play a double-elimination tournament. Team W L Pct. GB Seed 19 5 .792 — 1 UConn 16 8 .667 3 2 16 8 .667 3 3 14 10 .583 5 4 13 11 .542 6 5 11 13 .458 8 6 11 13 .458 8 — 4 20 .167 15 — 4 20 .167 15 —
Tournament
Game results DateGameWinnerScoreLoserNotesMay 8Game 1 (5) 5–2 (4) Game 2 (3) 4–2 (6) May 9Game 3 (6) 9–0 (4) Seton Hall eliminatedGame 4 (1) 5–4 (5) Game 5 (2) UConn 3–1 (3) Game 6 (5) 12–2 (6) Butler eliminatedMay 10Game 7 (1) 4–1 (2) UConnGame 8 (3) 2–1 (5) St. John's eliminatedGame 9 (3) 10–6 (2) UConnUConn eliminated May 11Game 10 (1) 4–1 (3) Villanova wins Big East Championship
All-Tournament Team The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team. Player Class Position School Caroline Pellicano Sr. P Villanova* Ally Jones Gr. C Villanova Alyssa Seidler Sr. P Villanova Kelsey White Jr. P/OF Villanova Natalia Puchino So. P Creighton Sydra Seville Jr. OF Creighton Cate Lehner So. OF Butler Hope Jenkins So. P UConn Sydney Totarsky So. OF St. John's
Most Outstanding Player Caroline Pellicano was named Tournament Most Outstanding Player. Pellicano was a pitcher for Villanova.
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