2024 BIG EAST Softball Conference Tournament Preview
2024 BIG EAST Softball Conference Tournament Preview
No. 1 seed Villanova looks to claim the automatic bid to the NCAA Regionals but tough competition awaits at the 2024 BIG EAST Conference Tournament.
Six teams converge on Providence's Glay Field beginning May 8 for the 2024 BIG EAST Softball Tournament. At stake for the wide-open field is an automatic berth in the 2024 NCAA Tournament.
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The six qualifiers for the BIG EAST Tournament are:
No. 1 Villanova: 28-22 overall, 19-5 BIG EAST
No. 2 UConn: 30-22, 16-8
No. 3 Creighton: 33-20, 16-8
No. 4 Seton Hall: 27-21, 14-10
No. 5 St. John's: 29-25, 13-11
No. 6 Butler: 22-27, 11-13
Tournament competition gets started on May 8 when Seton Hall and St. John's squares off, followed by Creighton vs. Butler.
Get to know more the field of the 2024 BIG EAST Softball Tournament.
Villanova BIG EAST Softball Scores
- March 8 - Villanova 5, Seton Hall 0
- March 8 - Villanova 6, Seton Hall 1
- March 10 - Villanova 7, Seton Hall 4
- March 15 - Villanova 8, Providence 0
- March 16 - Villanova 4, Providence 1
- March 17 - Villanova 17, Providence 5
- March 22 - Villanova 5, Georgetown 2
- March 22 - Villanova 7, Georgetown 1
- March 24 - Villanova 4, Georgetown 3
- April 5 - Villanova 7, Creighton 8
- April 5 - Villanova 3, Creighton 2
- April 6 - Villanova 4, Creighton 12
- April 12 - Villanova 13, St. John's 9
- April 13 - Villanova 10, St. John's 1
- April 14 - Villanova 11, St. John's 3
- April 19 - Villanova 7, DePaul 0
- April 20 - Villanova 8, DePaul 2
- April 21 - Villanova 8, DePaul 3
- April 26 - Villanova 3, UConn 1
- April 27 - Villanova 4, UConn 5
- April 28 - Villanova 4, UConn 2
- May 3 - Villanova 3, Butler 7
- May 3 - Villanova 7, Butler 5
- May 4 - Villanova 1, Butler 2
UConn BIG EAST Softball Scores
- March 15 - UConn 2, DePaul 1
- March 16 - UConn 6, DePaul 0
- March 17 - UConn 5, DePaul 1
- March 22 - UConn 9, Butler 0
- March 23 - Uconn 10, Butler 8
- March 24 - UConn 1, Butler 2
- March 30 - UConn 4, Providence 3
- March 30 - UConn 2, Providence 3
- April 1 - UConn 4, Providence 2
- April 5 - UConn 1, St. John's 4
- April 6 - UConn 1, St. John's 5
- April 7 - UConn 8, St. John's 3
- April 12 - UConn 10, Creighton 2
- April 13 - UConn 1, Creighton 2
- April 14 - UConn 7, Creighton 0
- April 19 - UConn 0, Seton Hall 5
- April 20 - UConn 4, Seton Hall 2
- April 21 - UConn 2, Seton Hall 0
- April 26 - UConn 1, Villanova 3
- April 27 - UConn 5, Villanova 4
- April 28 - UConn 2, Villanova 4
- May 3 - UConn 4, Georgetown 2
- May 3 - UConn 2, Georgetown 1
- May 4 - UConn 6, Georgetown 5
Creighton BIG EAST Softball Scores
- March 8 - Creighton 3, St. John's 0
- March 8 - Creighton 8, St. John's 2
- March 9 - Creighton, 0, St. John's 10
- March 22 - Creighton 3, Seton Hall 4
- March 22 - Creighton 3, Seton Hall 2
- March 24 - Creighton 3, Seton Hall 9
- March 28 - Creighton 8, Georgetown 0
- March 29 - Creighton 8, Georgetown 0
- March 30 - Creighton 11, Georgetown 2
- April 5 - Creighton 8, Villanova 7
- April 5 - Creighton 2, Villanova 3
- April 6 - Creighton 12, Villanova 6
- April 12 - Creighton 2, UConn 10
- April 13 - Creighton 2, UConn 1
- April 14 - Creighton 0, UConn 7
- April 19 - Creighton 0, Butler 1
- April 20 - Creighton 11, Butler 8
- April 21 - Creighton 1, Butler 0
- April 27 - Creighton 2, DePaul 1
- April 27 - Creighton 7, DePaul 4
- April 28 - Creighton 8, DePaul 1
- May 3 - Creighton 5, Providence 2
- May 4 - Creighton 8, Providence 2
- May 5 - Creighton 0, Providence 2
Seton Hall BIG EAST Softball Scores
- March 8 - Seton Hall 0, Villanova 5
- March 8 - Seton Hall 1, Villanova 6
- March 10 - Seton Hall 4, Villanova 7
- March 15 - Seton Hall 8, Georgetown 4
- March 16 - Seton Hall 7, Georgetown 5
- March 17 - Seton Hal 12, Georgetown 7
- March 22 - Seton Hall 4, Creighton 3
- March 22 - Seton Hall 2, Creighton 3
- March 24 - Seton Hall 9, Creighton 3
- March 28 - Seton Hall 2, Butler 1
- March 29 - Seton Hall 6, Butler 3
- March 30 - Seton Hall 2, Butler 5
- April 5 - Seton Hall 8, Providence 3
- April 6 - Seton Hall 3, Providence 6
- April 7 - Seton Hall 9, Providence 2
- April 19 - Seton Hall 5, UConn 0
- April 20 - Seton Hall 2, UConn 4
- April 21 - Seton Hall 0, UConn 2
- April 26 - Seton Hall 4, St. John's 1
- April 27 - Seton Hall 8, St. John's 3
- April 28 - Seton Hall 0, St. John's 4
- May 3 - Seton Hall 4, DePaul 1
- May 4 - Seton Hall 2, DePaul 6
- May 4 - Seton Hall 10, DePaul 6
St. John's BIG EAST Softball Scores
- March 8 - St. John's 0, Creighton 3
- March 8 - St. John's 2, Creighton 8
- March 9 - St. John's 10, Creighton 0
- March 15 - St. John's 6, Butler 3
- March 16 - St. John's 6, Butler 1
- March 17 - St. John's 5, Butler 4
- March 22 - St. John's 3, Providence 2
- March 22 - St. John's 1, Providence 2
- March 24 - St. John's 1, Providence 2
- March 28 - St. John's 8, DePaul 0
- March 29 - St. John's 4, DePaul 0
- March 30 - St. John's 3, DePaul 0
- April 5 - St. John's 4, UConn 1
- April 6 - St. Joh's 5, UConn 1
- April 7 - St. John's 3, UConn 8
- April 12 - St. John's 9, Villanova 13
- April 13 - St. John's 1, Vilanova 10
- April 14 - St. John's 3, Villanova 11
- April 19 - St. John's 2, Georgetown 3
- April 20 - St. John's 3, Georgetown 1
- April 21 - St. John's 5, Georgetown 0
- April 26 - St. John's 1, Seton Hall 4
- April 27 - St. John's 3, Seton Hall 8
- April 28 - St. John's 4, Seton Hall 0
Butler BIG EAST Softball Scores
- March 11 - Butler 6, Providence 5
- March 11 - Butler 5, Providence 1
- March 12 - Butler 7, Providence 9
- March 15 - Butler 3, St. John's 6
- March 16 - Butler 1, St. John's 6
- March 17 - Butler 4, St. John's 5
- March 22 - Butler 0, UConn 9
- March 23 - Butler 8, UConn 10
- March 24 - Butler 2, UConn 1
- March 28 - Butler 1, Seton Hall 2
- March 29 - Butler 3, Seton Hall 6
- March 30 - Butler 5, Seton Hall 2
- April 5 - Butler 2, DePaul 1
- April 6 - Butler 3, DePaul 4
- April 7 - Butler 7, DePaul 6
- April 12 - Butler 6, Georgetown 4
- April 13 - Butler 11, Georgetown 6
- April 14 - Butler 4, Georgetown 7
- April 19 - Butler 1, Creighton 0
- April 20 - Butler 8, Creighton 11
- April 21 - Butler 0, Creighton 1
- May 3 - Butler 7, Villanova 3
- May 3 - Butler 5, Villanova 7
- May 4 - Butler 2, Villanova 1
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Players to Watch
Ava Franz, Villanova Shortstop
Top-seeded Villanova features a strong corps in its batting order with four Wildcats boasting OPS above 1.000 going into the BIG EAST Tournament. Ava Franz is among the quartet with a 1.027 OPS. Franz also has Villanova's third-best batting average at .323 and her 10 home runs help fuel a team-leading 42 RBI.
Lexi Hastings, UConn Outfielder
Among the nation's most dangerous baserunners, the 2024 BIG EAST Softball Player of the Year Lexi Hastings swiped 30 bases in the regular season. Her work on the base paths was just a part of what earned her top individual honors in the league.
Hastings also hit a team-leading .398 and had an on-base percentage of .452.
Natalia Puchino, Creighton Pitcher
The BIG EAST Pitcher of the Year heads into the conferencec tournament, Natalia Puchino went a remarkable 24-6 in 39 appearances over 179 2/3 innings during the regular season.
Puchino's ERA is a microscopic 1.75 and she has struck out 158 batters while allowing just 109 hits. Opponents are hitting only .173 against Puchino.
Kelsey Carr, Seton Hall Pitcher
Last year's BIG EAST Pitcher of the Year remains one of the conference's best in the circle. Kelsey Carr went 139 1/3 innings, including seven full in five of the Pirates' final six to close the regular season.
She is red-hot heading into the conference tournament, striking out 30 over the final six games to give her 118 punchouts on the season. Seton Hall went 7-of-9 in her final nine appearances, including BIG EAST wins over Providence, UConn, St. John's and DePaul.
London Jarrard, St. John's Shortstop
London Jarrard powered St. John's at the plate virtually across the board. The All-BIG EAST honoree is batting .324 with a 1.014 OPS, 10 home runs, 50 RBI and 14 doubles — all team-bests.
Cate Lehner, Butler Outfielder
A .341 hitter with 24 stolen bases on 26 attempts, Cate Lehner is a two-way weapon for the Butler offense. Lehner garnered All-BIG EAST recognition for her ability to get on base and make opponents pay when aboard.
She has also been solid defensively with 64 put-outs, five assists and three double-plays turned in the regular season.
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