Collegiate baseball tournament
The 1987 Big East baseball tournament was held at Muzzy Field in Bristol, Connecticut . This was the third Big East baseball tournament, and was won by the Seton Hall Pirates . As a result, Seton Hall earned the Big East Conference 's automatic bid to the 1987 NCAA Division I baseball tournament .[ 3]
The 1987 Big East baseball tournament was a 4 team double elimination tournament. The top two teams from each division, based on conference winning percentage only, earned berths in the tournament. Each division winner played the opposite division's runner up in the first round.[ 3]
Tournament
First round Semi-finals Finals 1N St. John's 3 2S Villanova 9 2S Villanova 1 1S Seton Hall 18 1S Seton Hall 6 2N Connecticut 2 1S Seton Hall 10 — 2S Villanova 9 — Lower round 1 Lower final 2S Villanova 12 1N St. John's 13 1N St. John's 2 2N Connecticut 4
All-Tournament Team
The following players were named to the All-Tournament team.[ 3]
Position
Player
School
1B
Marteese Robinson
Seton Hall
2B
John Sheppard
Seton Hall
3B
Andy Walker
Connecticut
SS
Rob McCreary
Villanova
C
Craig Biggio
Seton Hall
OF
Mike Schick
Villanova
OF
Pete Petrone
Seton Hall
OF
Robert Lambraia
St. John's
DH
Mo Vaughn
Seton Hall
P
Rafael Novoa
Villanova
Jack Kaiser Award
Mo Vaughn was the winner of the 1987 Jack Kaiser Award. Vaughn was a designated hitter for Seton Hall.[ 3]
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