2004 Big East Conference baseball tournament

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2004 Big East Conference
baseball tournament
Teams4
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsNotre Dame (3rd title)
Winning coachPaul Mainieri (3rd title)
MVPMatt Macri (Notre Dame)
2004 Big East Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
No. 19 Notre Dame  ‍†‍‡‍y 20 – 6 – 0   .769 51 – 12 – 0   .810
St. John's  ‍‍‍y 17 – 9 – 0   .654 37 – 23 – 0   .617
Pittsburgh  ‍‍‍ 17 – 9 – 0   .654 38 – 18 – 0   .679
Boston College  ‍‍‍ 15 – 9 – 0   .625 32 – 27 – 0   .542
Rutgers  ‍‍‍ 13 – 11 – 0   .542 30 – 23 – 0   .566
Villanova  ‍‍‍ 11 – 14 – 0   .440 31 – 20 – 1   .606
Virginia Tech  ‍‍‍ 11 – 15 – 0   .423 29 – 27 – 0   .518
West Virginia  ‍‍‍ 10 – 16 – 0   .385 23 – 29 – 0   .442
Connecticut  ‍‍‍ 9 – 17 – 0   .346 26 – 29 – 1   .473
Seton Hall  ‍‍‍ 9 – 17 – 0   .346 17 – 33 – 1   .343
Georgetown  ‍‍‍ 8 – 17 – 0   .320 25 – 30 – 0   .455
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2004[1][2]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2004 Big East Conference baseball tournament was held at Commerce Bank Ballpark in Bridgewater, New Jersey. This was the twentieth annual Big East Conference baseball tournament. The Notre Dame Fighting Irish won their third tournament championship in a row and claimed the Big East Conference's automatic bid to the 2004 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. Notre Dame would go on to win five championships in a row.[3]

Format and seeding[edit]

The Big East baseball tournament was a 4 team double elimination tournament in 2004. The top four regular season finishers were seeded one through four based on conference winning percentage only.[3]

Team W L Pct. GB Seed
Notre Dame 20 6 .769
–
1
St. John's 17 9 .654
3
2
Pittsburgh 17 9 .654
3
3
Boston College 15 9 .625
4
4
Rutgers 13 11 .542
6
–
Villanova 11 14 .440
8.5
–
Virginia Tech 11 15 .423
9
–
West Virginia 10 16 .385
10
–
Connecticut 9 17 .346
11
–
Seton Hall 9 17 .346
11
–
Georgetown 8 17 .320
11.5
–

Bracket[edit]

Upper round 1Upper finalFinal
1Notre Dame3
4Boston College2
1Notre Dame9
2St. John's2
2St. John's4
3Pittsburgh2
1Notre Dame
4Boston College
Lower round 1Lower final
2St. John's4
4Boston College84Boston College6
3Pittsburgh4

[3]

Jack Kaiser Award[edit]

Matt Macri was the winner of the 2004 Jack Kaiser Award. Macri was a junior third baseman for Notre Dame.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ 2012 Big East Baseball Media Guide. Big East Conference. p. 61. Archived from the original on February 3, 2013. Retrieved February 2, 2013.
  2. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 2004". boydsworld.com. Retrieved February 2, 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 February 2, 2013.
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