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2005 Big East Conference baseball tournament

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2005 Big East Conference
baseball tournament
Teams4
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsNotre Dame (4th title)
Winning coachPaul Mainieri (4th title)
MVPMatt Edwards (Notre Dame)
2005 Big East Conference baseball standings
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, New Jersey. 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

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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

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Upper round 1Upper finalFinal
1St. John's1
4Pittsburgh4
4Pittsburgh2
3Notre Dame4
2Boston College5
3Notre Dame6
3Notre Dame11
4Pittsburgh4
Lower round 1Lower final
4Pittsburgh3*
1St. John's52Boston College2*
2Boston College7

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Jack Kaiser Award

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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

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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 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 March 26, 2013. Retrieved February 2, 2013.