2000 Big East Conference Tournament

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The 2000 Big East Conference baseball tournament was held at Commerce Bank Ballpark in Bridgewater, NJ. #1 Rutgers University defeated #3 Seton Hall University for the title.

Participating Teams[edit]

Seed School Conf. Record Head Coach
1 Rutgers - New Brunswick 18-5 Fred Hill
2 University of Notre Dame 18-7 Paul Mainieri
3 Seton Hall University 18-7 Mike Sheppard
4 University of Connecticut 14-9 Andy Baylock
5 Boston College 12-11 Pete Hughes
6 University of Pittsburgh 11-15 Joe Jordano

Results[edit]

Results[edit]

  First round Second round Third round Semi-finals Finals
                                                 
  1 Rutgers 11  
  6 Pittsburgh 3     1 Rutgers 8  
    4 Connecticut 7    
  2 Notre Dame 3         1 Rutgers 6            
  5 Boston College 4           3 Seton Hall 2              
      5 Boston College 4           1 Rutgers 3 1
      3 Seton Hall 12         3 Seton Hall 4 0
  3 Seton Hall 8         3 Seton Hall 6    
  4 Connecticut 2       5 Boston College 6     5 Boston College 5  
  6 Pittsburgh 7     2 Notre Dame 5  
  2 Notre Dame 15  


Game Results[edit]

Game Winner Score Loser Notes
Game 1 Rutgers University 11-3 University of Pittsburgh
Game 2 Boston College 4-3 University of Notre Dame
Game 3 Seton Hall University 8-2 University of Connecticut
Game 4 University of Notre Dame 15-7 University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh eliminated
Game 5 Rutgers University 8-7 University of Connecticut Connecticut eliminated
Game 6 Seton Hall University 12-4 Boston College
Game 7 Rutgers University 6-2 Seton Hall University
Game 8 Boston College 6-5 University of Notre Dame Notre Dame eliminated
Game 9 Seton Hall University 6-5 Boston College Boston College eliminated
Game 10 Seton Hall University 4-3 Rutgers University
Game 11 Rutgers University 1-0 Seton Hall University Rutgers advances to NCAA tournament