1999 Big East Conference baseball tournament


The 1999 Big East Conference baseball tournament was held at Mercer County Waterfront Park in Trenton, New Jersey. This was the fifteenth annual Big East Conference baseball tournament, and first to be held outside the state of Connecticut. The Providence Friars won the tournament championship and claimed the Big East Conference's automatic bid to the 1999 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[3]

1999 Big East Conference
baseball tournament
Teams6
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsProvidence (2nd title)
Winning coachCharlie Hickey (1st title)
MVPMarc DesRoches (Providence)
1999 Big East Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Notre Dame  ‍‍‍y 20 5 0   .800 43 18 0   .705
Rutgers  ‍‍‍y 19 7 0   .731 37 21 0   .638
Providence  ‍‍y 18 8 0   .692 49 16 0   .754
Seton Hall  ‍‍‍ 14 11 0   .560 32 19 1   .625
St. John's  ‍‍‍ 13 11 1   .540 32 22 2   .589
West Virginia  ‍‍‍ 12 13 0   .480 29 28 0   .509
Villanova  ‍‍‍ 11 15 0   .423 27 26 1   .509
Pittsburgh  ‍‍‍ 11 15 0   .423 27 27 0   .500
Boston College  ‍‍‍ 10 15 1   .404 26 21 1   .552
Connecticut  ‍‍‍ 10 16 0   .385 27 24 0   .529
Georgetown  ‍‍‍ 2 24 0   .077 18 34 0   .346
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1999[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 1999. The top six regular season finishers were seeded one through six based on conference winning percentage only.[3]

Team W L T Pct. GB Seed
Notre Dame 20 5 0 .800
1
Rutgers 19 7 0 .731
1.5
2
Providence 18 8 0 .692
2.5
3
Seton Hall 14 11 0 .560
6
4
St. John's 13 11 1 .540
7
5
West Virginia 12 13 0 .480
8
6
Villanova 11 15 0 .423
9.5
Pittsburgh 11 15 0 .423
9.5
Boston College 10 15 1 .404
10
Connecticut 10 16 0 .385
11.5
Georgetown 2 24 0 .077
18.5

Bracket

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First roundSecond roundThird roundSemifinalsFinal
1Notre Dame3
4Seton Hall11
1Notre Dame74Seton Hall2
6West Virginia25St. John's75St. John's6
5St. John's9
2Rutgers4
6West Virginia6
2Rutgers13
5St. John's1
5St. John's9
2Rutgers113Providence6
3Providence4
3Providence102Rutgers2
4Seton Hall93Providence9
3Providence8
1Notre Dame4

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Jack Kaiser Award

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Marc DesRoches was the winner of the 1999 Jack Kaiser Award. DesRoches was a senior pitcher for Providence.[3]

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 – 1999". 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.