2000 Big East Conference baseball tournament


The 2000 Big East Conference baseball tournament was held at Commerce Bank Ballpark in Bridgewater, New Jersey. This was the sixteenth annual Big East Conference baseball tournament. The Rutgers Scarlet Knights won their second tournament championship, and second in three years, to claim the Big East Conference's automatic bid to the 2000 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[3]

2000 Big East Conference
baseball tournament
Teams6
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsRutgers (2nd title)
Winning coachFred Hill (2nd title)
MVPBobby Brownlie (Rutgers)
2000 Big East Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Rutgers  ‍y 18 5   .783 40 18   .690
Notre Dame  ‍‍‍y 18 7   .720 46 18   .719
Seton Hall  ‍‍‍y 18 7   .720 40 18   .690
Connecticut  ‍‍‍ 14 9   .609 32 17   .653
Boston College  ‍‍‍ 12 11   .522 32 20   .615
Pittsburgh  ‍‍‍ 11 13   .458 31 24   .564
West Virginia  ‍‍‍ 10 12   .455 25 28   .472
St. John's  ‍‍‍ 8 15   .348 29 22   .569
Villanova  ‍‍‍ 8 15   .348 24 26   .480
Georgetown  ‍‍‍ 1 24   .040 13 43   .232
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2000[1][2]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Format and seeding

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The Big East baseball tournament was a 6 team double elimination tournament in 2000. The top six regular season finishers were seeded one through six based on conference winning percentage only. Notre Dame claimed the second seed by winning the season series over Seton Hall.[3]

Team W L Pct. GB Seed
Rutgers 18 5 .783
1
Notre Dame 18 7 .720
1
2
Seton Hall 18 7 .720
1
3
Connecticut 14 9 .609
4
4
Boston College 12 11 .522
6
5
Pittsburgh 11 13 .458
7.5
6
West Virginia 10 12 .455
7.5
St. John's 8 15 .348
10
Villanova 8 15 .348
10
Georgetown 1 24 .040
18

Bracket

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First roundSecond roundThird roundSemifinalsFinal
1Rutgers11
6Pittsburgh31Rutgers8
4Connecticut7
2Notre Dame31Rutgers6
5Boston College42Seton Hall2
5Boston College41Rutgers31
2Seton Hall122Seton Hall40
3Seton Hall82Seton Hall6
4Connecticut25Boston College65Boston College5
6Pittsburgh72Notre Dame5
2Notre Dame15

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Jack Kaiser Award

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Bobby Brownlie was the winner of the 2000 Jack Kaiser Award. Brownlie was a freshman pitcher for Rutgers.[3]

References

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  1. ^ 2012 Big East Baseball Media Guide. Big East Conference. p. 61. Archived from the original on March 26, 2013. Retrieved January 29, 2013.
  2. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 2000". boydsworld.com. Retrieved January 29, 2013.
  3. ^ a b c d 2012 Big East Baseball Media Guide. Big East Conference. pp. 61–66. Archived from the original on March 26, 2013. Retrieved January 29, 2013.