1999 Big East Conference Baseball Tournament

The 1999 Big East Conference Baseball Tournament was held at Mercer County Waterfront Park in Trenton, NJ. 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
TeamW 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

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]

TeamWLTPct.GBSeed
Notre Dame2050.800
–
1
Rutgers1970.731
1.5
2
Providence1880.692
2.5
3
Seton Hall14110.560
6
4
St. John's13111.540
7
5
West Virginia12130.480
8
6
Villanova11150.423
9.5
–
Pittsburgh11150.423
9.5
–
Boston College10151.404
10
–
Connecticut10160.385
11.5
–
Georgetown2240.077
18.5
–

Bracket

  First round Semifinals Third Round Semi-Finals Finals
                                               
  1 Notre Dame 7  
  6 West Virginia 2     1 Notre Dame 3  
    4 Seton Hall 11    
      4 Seton Hall 2  
      5 St. John's 7     5 St. John's 6  
  5 St. John's 9         2 Rutgers 4    
  6 West Virginia 6        
  2 Rutgers 13         5 St. John's 1
  5 St. John's 9           3 Providence 6
      2 Rutgers 11        
      3 Providence 4          
  3 Providence 10           2 Rutgers 2              
  4 Seton Hall 9         3 Providence 9            
  3 Providence 8    
  1 Notre Dame 4  

[3]

Jack Kaiser Award

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

References

  1. 2012 Big East Baseball Media Guide. Big East Conference. p. 61. Archived from the original on February 3, 2013. Retrieved January 27, 2013.
  2. "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1999". boydsworld.com. Retrieved January 27, 2013.
  3. 2012 Big East Baseball Media Guide. Big East Conference. pp. 61–66. Archived from the original on February 3, 2013. Retrieved January 27, 2013.
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