Providence announced it was cutting the program prior to the 1999 season, but the team won that year's Big East title and advanced to an NCAA Regional final.
There, it lost its opening game to St. John's, then defeated Rutgers and West Virginia before being eliminated by Notre Dame.
[1] In October 1998, Providence announced it would cut its baseball program following the 1999 season, due to Title IX's gender equity requirements.
At the Big East tournament, the Friars started off 1–1, defeating fourth-seeded Seton Hall in the opening game, then losing to second-seeded Rutgers.
[2][3][4][5] The team's season was the subject of a book by Paul Lonardo and received national attention in the debate over Title IX.
In 2014, multiple Blue Devils were selected in the Major League Baseball Draft for the first time in his tenure at CCSU– pitcher Nick Neumann was taken by the Pirates, and outfielder J.P. Sportman was taken by the Athletics.