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1998 Big East Conference baseball tournament
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Year | 1998 |
| Conference | Big East Conference |
| Teams | 6 |
| Format | Double-elimination tournament |
| Ballpark | Senator Thomas J. Dodd Memorial Stadium |
| City | Norwich, Connecticut |
| Champions | |
| TitleCount | 1st |
| Coach | Fred Hill |
| CoachCount | 1st |
| MVP | Dave Marciniak |
| MVPTeam | Rutgers |
The 1998 Big East Conference baseball tournament was held at Senator Thomas J. Dodd Memorial Stadium in Norwich, Connecticut. This was the fourteenth annual Big East Conference baseball tournament. The 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.
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 was discontinued, with all 11 teams competing in a single division.
| Team | W | L | T | Pct. | GB | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 15 | 4 | 0 | ||||
| 14 | 7 | 0 | ||||
| 14 | 8 | 1 | ||||
| 13 | 9 | 0 | ||||
| 12 | 10 | 0 | ||||
| Connecticut | 12 | 11 | 0 | |||
| 6 | 15 | 0 | ||||
| 5 | 16 | 0 | ||||
| 4 | 15 | 1 | ||||
| 5 | 19 | 0 |
Bracket
| RD1-seed1=1 | RD1-team1=**** | RD1-score1=9* | RD1-seed2=6 | RD1-team2= | RD1-score2=7*
| RD1-seed3=2 | RD1-team3=**** | RD1-score3=5 | RD1-seed4=5 | RD1-team4= | RD1-score4=4
| RD1-seed5=3 | RD1-team5=**** | RD1-score5=7 | RD1-seed6=4 | RD1-team6= | RD1-score6=2
| RD2-seed1=1 | RD2-team1=Rutgers | RD2-score1=2 | RD2-seed2=4 | RD2-team2=Providence | RD2-score2=3
| RD2-seed3=5 | RD2-team3=West Virginia | RD2-score3=7 | RD2-seed4=6 | RD2-team4=Seton Hall | RD2-score4=2
| RD2-seed5=2 | RD2-team5=Notre Dame | RD2-score5=3 | RD2-seed6=3 | RD2-team6=St. John's | RD2-score6=2
| RD2-seed7=1 | RD2-team7=Rutgers | RD2-score7=14 | RD2-seed8=3 | RD2-team8=St. John's | RD2-score8=10
| RD3-seed1=4 | RD3-team1=Providence | RD3-score1=10 | RD3-seed2=5 | RD3-team2=West Virginia | RD3-score2=1
| RD3-seed3=2 | RD3-team3=Notre Dame | RD3-score3=6 | RD3-seed4=1 | RD3-team4=Rutgers | RD3-score4=7
| RD4-seed1=4 | RD4-team1=Providence | RD4-score1=7 | RD4-seed2=2 | RD4-team2=Notre Dame | RD4-score2=9
| RD5-seed1=2 | RD5-team1=Notre Dame | RD5-score1=0 | RD5-seed2=1 | RD5-team2=Rutgers | RD5-score2=12
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- Indicates game required 17 innings.
Jack Kaiser Award
Dave Marciniak was the winner of the 1998 Jack Kaiser Award. Marciniak was a shortstop for Rutgers.
Notes
- The Rutgers-Seton Hall 17-inning game was the longest in tournament history.
References
References
- "2012 Big East Baseball Media Guide". Big East Conference.
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