2005 Big East Conference Baseball Tournament

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]

2005 Big East Conference
Baseball Tournament

Teams	4
Format	Double-elimination tournament
Finals site	Commerce Bank Ballpark Bridgewater, New Jersey
Champions	Notre Dame (4th title)
Winning coach	Paul Mainieri (4th title)
MVP	Matt 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

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. 2012 Big East Baseball Media Guide. Big East Conference. pp. 61–66. Archived from the original on February 3, 2013. Retrieved February 2, 2013.