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

Teams	6
Format	Double-elimination tournament
Finals site	Mercer County Waterfront Park Trenton, New Jersey
Champions	Providence (2nd title)
Winning coach	Charlie Hickey (1st title)
MVP	Marc 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

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

	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.