Boston College Athletics
Softball to Compete in 1998 Big East Tournament
June 21, 1999 | Softball
April 24, 1998
Boston College will compete in the BIG EAST Softball Championship on May 2-3 at Ivy Field at Notre Dame. The Eagles clinched the BIG EAST North title for the first time in school history and have an 11-2-1 record with three league games remaining on the schedule. The BIG EAST Softball Championship follows a four-team, double-elimination format, and the winner receives the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.
A year ago, Boston College won its first BIG EAST Softball Championship after registering three victories at the tournament in Storrs, Connecticut. The Eagles opened the tournament with a 3-1 win over Notre Dame. Mary Dietz pitched a no-hitter in the second game of the tournament as Boston College defeated Connecticut, 5-0. The Eagles played Connecticut in the championship game, and earned an automatic bid to the NCAA Division I Softball Tournament with a 9-1 win.
1998 Tournament Format
Saturday, May 2 Game 1: 1 North vs. 2 South 10 a.m. Game 2: 1 South vs. 2 North Noon Game 3: Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2 2 p.m. Game 4: Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2 4 p.m.
Sunday, May 3 Game 5: Loser Game 3 vs. Winner Game 4 10 a.m. Game 6: Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 5 Noon Game 7: Same teams as Game 6 (if necessary) 2 p.m.
*All Times Central
BIG EAST All-Time Tournament Records
Tourn. Years W-L Pct. Connecticut 8 23-6 .793 Notre Dame 2 5-3 .625 Providence 6 9-11 .450 Boston College 6 8-10 .444 Villanova 5 6-10 .375 Seton Hall 3 1-3 .250 St. John's 5 2-7 .222 Rutgers 1 0-2 .000 *Notre Dame and Rutgers entered the BIG EAST in 1996.
