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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

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 their first tournament championship and claimed the Big East Conference's automatic bid to the 1999 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.[3]

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

Template:6Team2ElimC [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 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 February 3, 2013. Retrieved January 27, 2013.
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