2004 Big East Conference Baseball Tournament

The 2004 Big East Conference Baseball Tournament was held at Commerce Bank Ballpark in Bridgewater, NJ. 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]

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
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
No. 19 Notre Dame  y 2060 .769  51120 .810
St. John's  y 1790 .654  37230 .617
Pittsburgh   1790 .654  38180 .679
Boston College   1590 .625  32270 .542
Rutgers   13110 .542  30230 .566
Villanova   11140 .440  31201 .606
Virginia Tech   11150 .423  29270 .518
West Virginia   10160 .385  23290 .442
Connecticut   9170 .346  26291 .473
Seton Hall   9170 .346  17331 .343
Georgetown   8170 .320  25300 .455
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 2004[1][2]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Format and seeding

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]

TeamWLPct.GBSeed
Notre Dame206.769
1
St. John's179.654
3
2
Pittsburgh179.654
3
3
Boston College159.625
4
4
Rutgers1311.542
6
Villanova1114.440
8.5
Virginia Tech1115.423
9
West Virginia1016.385
10
Connecticut917.346
11
Seton Hall917.346
11
Georgetown817.320
11.5

Bracket

  First round Semifinals Finals
                             
1 Notre Dame 3  
4 Boston College 2  
  1 Notre Dame 9  
  2 St. John's 2  
2 St. John's 4
3 Pittsburgh 2  
  1 Notre Dame 11
  4 Boston College 5
4 Boston College 8  
3 Pittsburgh 4  
  2 St. John's 4
  4 Boston College 6  

[3]

Jack Kaiser Award

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

References

  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. 2012 Big East Baseball Media Guide. Big East Conference. pp. 61–66. Archived from the original on February 3, 2013. Retrieved February 2, 2013.
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