1998 Big East Conference baseball tournament


The 1998 Big East Conference baseball tournament was held at Senator Thomas J. Dodd Memorial Stadium in Norwich, Connecticut. This was the fourteenth annual Big East Conference baseball tournament. The Rutgers Scarlet Knights won their first tournament championship and claimed the Big East Conference's automatic bid to the 1998 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. Rutgers joined the Big East prior to the 1996 season.[3]

1998 Big East Conference
baseball tournament
Teams6
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsRutgers (1st title)
Winning coachFred Hill (1st title)
MVPDave Marciniak (Rutgers)
1998 Big East Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
No. 30 Rutgers  ‍y 17 3 0   .850 33 16 0   .673
Notre Dame  ‍‍‍ 15 4 0   .789 41 17 0   .707
St. John's  ‍‍‍ 14 7 0   .667 28 17 1   .620
Providence  ‍‍‍ 14 8 1   .630 31 22 1   .583
West Virginia  ‍‍‍ 13 9 0   .591 37 17 1   .682
Seton Hall  ‍‍‍ 12 10 0   .545 25 23 0   .521
Connecticut  ‍‍‍ 12 11 0   .522 25 17 0   .595
Villanova  ‍‍‍ 6 15 0   .286 26 21 1   .552
Pittsburgh  ‍‍‍ 5 16 0   .238 12 27 1   .313
Boston College  ‍‍‍ 4 15 1   .225 17 23 1   .427
Georgetown  ‍‍‍ 5 19 0   .208 22 34 0   .393
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1998[1][2]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Format and seeding

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The Big East baseball tournament was a 6 team double elimination tournament in 1998. The top six regular season finishers were seeded one through six based on conference winning percentage only. The division used the previous two seasons were discontinued, with all 11 teams competing in a single division.[3]

Team W L T Pct. GB Seed
Rutgers 17 3 0 .850
1
Notre Dame 15 4 0 .789
1.5
2
St. John's 14 7 0 .667
3.5
3
Providence 14 8 1 .630
5
4
West Virginia 13 9 0 .591
5
5
Seton Hall 12 10 0 .545
6
6
Connecticut 12 11 0 .522
6.5
Villanova 6 15 0 .286
10
Pittsburgh 5 16 0 .238
11
Boston College 4 15 1 .225
11.5
Georgetown 5 19 0 .208
14

Bracket

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First roundSecond roundThird roundSemifinalsFinal
1Rutgers2
4Providence3
1Rutgers9*4Providence10
6Seton Hall7*5West Virginia14Providence7
5West Virginia7
2Notre Dame9
6Seton Hall2
2Notre Dame5
2Notre Dame0
5West Virginia4
2Notre Dame31Rutgers12
3St. John's2
3St. John's72Notre Dame6
4Providence21Rutgers7
1Rutgers14
3St. John's10

* - Indicates game required 17 innings.[3]

Jack Kaiser Award

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Dave Marciniak was the winner of the 1998 Jack Kaiser Award. Marciniak was a shortstop for Rutgers.[3]

Notes

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  • The Rutgers-Seton Hall 17 inning game was the longest in tournament history

References

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  1. ^ 2012 Big East Baseball Media Guide. Big East Conference. p. 61. Archived from the original on March 26, 2013. Retrieved January 27, 2013.
  2. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1998". boydsworld.com. Retrieved January 27, 2013.
  3. ^ a b c d 2012 Big East Baseball Media Guide. Big East Conference. pp. 61–66. Archived from the original on March 26, 2013. Retrieved January 27, 2013.