1987 Big East Conference baseball tournament

1987 Big East Conference
baseball tournament
Teams4
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsSeton Hall (1st title)
Winning coachMike Sheppard (1st title)
MVPMo Vaughn (Seton Hall)
1987 Big East Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
North Division
St. John's  x‍‍‍ 12 – 6   .667 24 – 21   .533
Connecticut  ‍‍‍ 11 – 7   .611 23 – 16   .590
Boston College  ‍‍‍ 8 – 10   .444 13 – 21   .382
Providence  ‍‍‍ 5 – 13   .278 15 – 25   .375
South Division
No. 22 Seton Hall  x‍‍‡‍y 16 – 2   .889 45 – 10   .818
Villanova  ‍‍‍ 11 – 7   .611 35 – 18   .660
Pittsburgh  ‍‍‍ 5 – 13   .278 13 – 18   .419
Georgetown  ‍‍‍ 4 – 14   .222 14 – 30   .318
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1987[1][2]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

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]

Format and seeding

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]

Team W L Pct. GB Seed
North Division
St. John's 12 6 .667
–
1N
Connecticut 11 7 .611
1
2N
Boston College 8 10 .444
4
–
Providence 5 13 .278
7
–
South Division
Seton Hall 16 2 .889
–
1S
Villanova 11 7 .611
5
2S
Pittsburgh 8 10 .444
8
–
Georgetown 4 14 .222
12
–

Tournament

First roundSemi-finalsFinals
1NSt. John's3
2SVillanova9
2SVillanova1
1SSeton Hall18
1SSeton Hall6
2NConnecticut2
1SSeton Hall10—
2SVillanova9—
Lower round 1Lower final
2SVillanova12
1NSt. John's131NSt. John's2
2NConnecticut4

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]

References

  1. ^ 2012 Big East Baseball Media Guide. Big East Conference. p. 62. Archived from the original on March 26, 2013. Retrieved January 21, 2013.
  2. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1987". boydsworld.com. Retrieved January 21, 2013.
  3. ^ a b c d 2012 Big East Baseball Media Guide. Big East Conference. pp. 62–66. Archived from the original on March 26, 2013. Retrieved January 21, 2013.