2005 Big East Conference Baseball Tournament

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2005 Big East Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams4
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
  • Commerce Bank Ballpark
  • Bridgewater, New Jersey
ChampionsNotre Dame (4th title)
Winning coachPaul Mainieri (4th title)
MVPMatt Edwards (Notre Dame)
2005 Big East Conference baseball standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
No. 30 St. John's  ‍†‍‍y 19 – 4 – 0   .826 41 – 18 – 0   .695
Boston College  ‍‍‍ 17 – 8 – 0   .680 37 – 20 – 0   .649
Notre Dame  ‍‍‡‍y 14 – 9 – 1   .604 38 – 24 – 1   .611
Pittsburgh  ‍‍‍ 15 – 10 – 0   .600 33 – 22 – 0   .600
Rutgers  ‍‍‍ 12 – 12 – 0   .500 32 – 21 – 0   .604
Connecticut  ‍‍‍ 11 – 12 – 0   .478 24 – 22 – 0   .522
West Virginia  ‍‍‍ 10 – 15 – 0   .400 25 – 30 – 0   .455
Villanova  ‍‍‍ 8 – 16 – 1   .340 28 – 21 – 2   .569
Seton Hall  ‍‍‍ 8 – 17 – 0   .320 17 – 35 – 0   .327
Georgetown  ‍‍‍ 7 – 18 – 0   .280 25 – 31 – 0   .446
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 2005[1][2]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2005 Big East Conference Baseball Tournament was held at Commerce Bank Ballpark in Bridgewater, NJ. This was the twenty first annual Big East Conference Baseball Tournament and last to be held at Commerce Bank Ballpark. The Notre Dame Fighting Irish won their fourth tournament championship in a row and claimed the Big East Conference's automatic bid to the 2005 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament. Notre Dame would go on to win five championships in a row.[3]

Format and seeding[]

The Big East baseball tournament was a 4 team double elimination tournament in 2005. The top four regular season finishers were seeded one through four based on conference winning percentage only.[3]

Team W L T Pct. GB Seed
St. John's 19 4 0 .826
–
1
Boston College 17 8 0 .680
3
2
Notre Dame 14 9 1 .604
5
3
Pittsburgh 15 10 0 .600
5
4
Rutgers 12 12 0 .500
7.5
–
Connecticut 11 12 0 .478
8
–
West Virginia 10 15 0 .400
10
–
Villanova 8 16 1 .340
11.5
–
Seton Hall 8 17 0 .320
12
–
Georgetown 7 18 0 .280
13
–

Tournament[]

  First round Semifinals Finals
                             
1 St. John's 1  
4 Pittsburgh 4  
  4 Pittsburgh 2  
  3 Notre Dame 4  
2 Boston College 5
3 Notre Dame 6  
  3 Notre Dame 11 —
  4 Pittsburgh 4 —
1 St. John's 5  
2 Boston College 7  
  4 Pittsburgh 3*
  2 Boston College 2*  

[3]

Jack Kaiser Award[]

Matt Edwards was the winner of the 2005 Jack Kaiser Award. Edwards was a senior first baseman for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.[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 -- 2005". 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 February 3, 2013. Retrieved February 2, 2013.
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