1998 Big East Conference Baseball Tournament

The 1998 Big East Conference Baseball Tournament was held at Senator Thomas J. Dodd Memorial Stadium in Norwich, CT. This was the fourteenth annual Big East Conference Baseball Tournament. The Rutgers Scarlet Knights won their first tournament championship and claimed the Big East Conference's automatic bid to the 1998 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament. Rutgers joined the Big East prior to the 1996 season.[3]

1998 Big East Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams6
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsRutgers (1st title)
Winning coachFred Hill (1st title)
MVPDave Marciniak, Rutgers
1998 Big East Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
No. 30 Rutgers  ‍†‍‡‍y 17–3–0 .850  33–16–0 .673
Notre Dame  ‍‍‍ 15–4–0 .789  41–17–0 .707
St. John's  ‍‍‍ 14–7–0 .667  28–17–1 .620
Providence  ‍‍‍ 14–8–1 .630  31–22–1 .583
West Virginia  ‍‍‍ 13–9–0 .591  37–17–1 .682
Seton Hall  ‍‍‍ 12–10–0 .545  25–23–0 .521
Connecticut  ‍‍‍ 12–11–0 .522  25–17–0 .595
Villanova  ‍‍‍ 6–15–0 .286  26–21–1 .552
Pittsburgh  ‍‍‍ 5–16–0 .238  12–27–1 .313
Boston College  ‍‍‍ 4–15–1 .225  17–23–1 .427
Georgetown  ‍‍‍ 5–19–0 .208  22–34–0 .393
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1998[1][2]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Format and seeding

The Big East baseball tournament was a 6 team double elimination tournament in 1998. The top six regular season finishers were seeded one through six based on conference winning percentage only. The division used the previous two seasons were discontinued, with all 11 teams competing in a single division.[3]

TeamWLTPct.GBSeed
Rutgers1730.850
–
1
Notre Dame1540.789
1.5
2
St. John's1470.667
3.5
3
Providence1481.630
5
4
West Virginia1390.591
5
5
Seton Hall12100.545
6
6
Connecticut12110.522
6.5
–
Villanova6150.286
10
–
Pittsburgh5160.238
11
–
Boston College4151.225
11.5
–
Georgetown5190.208
14
–

Bracket
  First round Semifinals Third Round Semi-Finals Finals
                                               
  1 Rutgers 9*  
  6 Seton Hall 7*     1 Rutgers 2  
    4 Providence 3    
      4 Providence 10  
      5 West Virginia 1     4 Providence 7  
  5 West Virginia 7         2 Notre Dame 9    
  6 Seton Hall 2        
  2 Notre Dame 5         2 Notre Dame 0
  5 West Virginia 4           1 Rutgers 12
      2 Notre Dame 3        
      3 St. John's 2          
  3 St. John's 7           2 Notre Dame 6              
  4 Providence 2         1 Rutgers 7            
  1 Rutgers 14    
  3 St. John's 10  

* - Indicates game required 17 innings.[3]

Jack Kaiser Award

Dave Marciniak was the winner of the 1998 Jack Kaiser Award. Marciniak was a shortstop for Rutgers.[3]

Notes
  • The Rutgers-Seton Hall 17 inning game was the longest in tournament history
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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 -- 1998". 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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