Collegiate baseball tournament
| Teams | 4 |
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| Format | Double-elimination tournament |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | Notre Dame (3rd title) |
| Winning coach | Paul Mainieri (3rd title) |
| MVP | Matt Macri (Notre Dame) |
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| No. 19 Notre Dame †‡ | 20 | – | 6 | – | 0 | .769 | 51 | – | 12 | – | 0 | .810 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| St. John's | 17 | – | 9 | – | 0 | .654 | 37 | – | 23 | – | 0 | .617 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pittsburgh | 17 | – | 9 | – | 0 | .654 | 38 | – | 18 | – | 0 | .679 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boston College | 15 | – | 9 | – | 0 | .625 | 32 | – | 27 | – | 0 | .542 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rutgers | 13 | – | 11 | – | 0 | .542 | 30 | – | 23 | – | 0 | .566 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Villanova | 11 | – | 14 | – | 0 | .440 | 31 | – | 20 | – | 1 | .606 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia Tech | 11 | – | 15 | – | 0 | .423 | 29 | – | 27 | – | 0 | .518 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Virginia | 10 | – | 16 | – | 0 | .385 | 23 | – | 29 | – | 0 | .442 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connecticut | 9 | – | 17 | – | 0 | .346 | 26 | – | 29 | – | 1 | .473 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seton Hall | 9 | – | 17 | – | 0 | .346 | 17 | – | 33 | – | 1 | .343 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgetown | 8 | – | 17 | – | 0 | .320 | 25 | – | 30 | – | 0 | .455 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 2004 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2004 Big East Conference baseball tournament was held at Commerce Bank Ballpark in Bridgewater, New Jersey. 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.
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.
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Notre Dame | 20 | 6 | .769 | – | 1 |
| St. John's | 17 | 9 | .654 | 3 | 2 |
| Pittsburgh | 17 | 9 | .654 | 3 | 3 |
| Boston College | 15 | 9 | .625 | 4 | 4 |
| Rutgers | 13 | 11 | .542 | 6 | – |
| Villanova | 11 | 14 | .440 | 8.5 | – |
| Virginia Tech | 11 | 15 | .423 | 9 | – |
| West Virginia | 10 | 16 | .385 | 10 | – |
| Connecticut | 9 | 17 | .346 | 11 | – |
| Seton Hall | 9 | 17 | .346 | 11 | – |
| Georgetown | 8 | 17 | .320 | 11.5 | – |
Bracket
| Upper round 1 | Upper final | Final | |||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Boston College | ||||||||||||
| Lower round 1 | Lower final | ||||||||||||
| 2 | St. John's | 4 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Boston College | 8 | 4 | Boston College | 6 | ||||||||
| 3 | Pittsburgh | 4 | |||||||||||
Jack Kaiser Award
Matt Macri was the winner of the 2004 Jack Kaiser Award. Macri was a junior third baseman for Notre Dame.
References
- 2012 Big East Baseball Media Guide. Big East Conference. p. 61. Archived from the original on March 26, 2013. Retrieved February 2, 2013.
- "College Baseball Conference Standings – 2004". boydsworld.com. Retrieved February 2, 2013.
- ^ 2012 Big East Baseball Media Guide. Big East Conference. pp. 61–66. Archived from the original on March 26, 2013. Retrieved February 2, 2013.
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