1999 Big East Conference Baseball Tournament facts for kids
| Teams | 6 |
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| Format | Double-elimination tournament |
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| Champions | [[{{{school}}}|Providence]] (2nd title) |
| Winning coach | Charlie Hickey (1st title) |
| MVP | Marc DesRoches (Providence) |
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| Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notre Dame †y | 20 | – | 5 | – | 0 | .800 | 43 | – | 18 | – | 0 | .705 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[{{{school}}}|Rutgers]] y | 19 | – | 7 | – | 0 | .731 | 37 | – | 21 | – | 0 | .638 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[{{{school}}}|Providence]] ‡y | 18 | – | 8 | – | 0 | .692 | 49 | – | 16 | – | 0 | .754 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[{{{school}}}|Seton Hall]] | 14 | – | 11 | – | 0 | .560 | 32 | – | 19 | – | 1 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[{{{school}}}|St. John's]] | 13 | – | 11 | – | 1 | .540 | 32 | – | 22 | – | 2 | .589 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Virginia | 12 | – | 13 | – | 0 | .480 | 29 | – | 28 | – | 0 | .509 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[{{{school}}}|Villanova]] | 11 | – | 15 | – | 0 | .423 | 27 | – | 26 | – | 1 | .509 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[{{{school}}}|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 ; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball |
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The 1999 Big East Conference Baseball Tournament was a big baseball event. It took place at Mercer County Waterfront Park in Trenton, NJ. This was the 15th time this tournament happened. It was also the first time it was held outside Connecticut. The [[{{{school}}}|Providence Friars]] team won the championship. They also earned a spot in the 1999 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.
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About the 1999 Big East Baseball Tournament
This section explains how the tournament worked. It also shows which teams played and how they did.
How Teams Qualified
The Big East baseball tournament in 1999 had six teams. These teams were chosen based on how well they played during the regular season. The top six teams with the best winning percentages got to play.
The tournament used a "double-elimination" format. This means a team had to lose two games to be out of the competition. If a team lost once, they could still win the tournament.
Here are the teams that qualified and their standings:
| Team | Wins | Losses | Ties | Win Pct. | Games Back | Seed |
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| Notre Dame | 20 | 5 | 0 | .800 |
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| [[{{{school}}}|Rutgers]] | 19 | 7 | 0 | .731 |
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| [[{{{school}}}|Providence]] | 18 | 8 | 0 | .692 |
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| [[{{{school}}}|Seton Hall]] | 14 | 11 | 0 | .560 |
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| [[{{{school}}}|St. John's]] | 13 | 11 | 1 | .540 |
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| West Virginia | 12 | 13 | 0 | .480 |
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| [[{{{school}}}|Villanova]] | 11 | 15 | 0 | .423 |
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| [[{{{school}}}|Pittsburgh]] | 11 | 15 | 0 | .423 |
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| Boston College | 10 | 15 | 1 | .404 |
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| Connecticut | 10 | 16 | 0 | .385 |
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| Georgetown | 2 | 24 | 0 | .077 |
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Tournament Games
The bracket below shows how the games were played. It also shows which teams won each match. The Providence Friars won the final game.
| 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 | [[{{{school}}}|Rutgers]] | 13 | 5 | St. John's | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | [[{{{school}}}|St. John's]] | 9 | 3 | Providence | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Rutgers | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Providence | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | [[{{{school}}}|Providence]] | 10 | 2 | Rutgers | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | [[{{{school}}}|Seton Hall]] | 9 | 3 | Providence | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Providence | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Notre Dame | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Jack Kaiser Award Winner
The Jack Kaiser Award is given to the most valuable player (MVP) of the tournament. In 1999, the award went to Marc DesRoches. He was a senior pitcher for the Providence Friars team.
