1990 Big East Conference Baseball Tournament

1990 Big East Conference
Baseball Tournament
Classification Division I
Season 1990
Teams 4
Format Double-elimination tournament
Site Muzzy Field
Bristol, Connecticut
Champions Connecticut (1st title)
Winning coach Andy Baylock (1st title)
MVP Craig MacDonald (Connecticut)
Big East Conference
Baseball Tournament
«1989  1991»
1990 Big East Conference baseball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT     W   L   T   PCT
Seton Hall 16 4 0   .800     35 18 0   .660
St. John's 15 6 0   .714     29 18 0   .617
Villanova 13 8 0   .619     33 16 0   .673
Connecticut y 12 9 0   .571     27 19 1   .585
Providence 11 10 0   .524     27 21 0   .563
Boston College 8 13 0   .381     20 22 1   .477
Georgetown 4 16 0   .200     17 30 0   .362
Pittsburgh 4 17 0   .190     8 23 0   .258
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1990[1][2]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1990 Big East Conference Baseball Tournament was held at Muzzy Field in Bristol, CT. This was the sixth annual Big East Conference Baseball Tournament. The fourth seeded Connecticut Huskies won their first tournament championship and claimed the Big East Conference's automatic bid to the 1990 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.[3]

Format and seeding

The Big East baseball tournament was a 4 team double elimination tournament in 1990. For the first time, the conference played as a single division, so the top four teams were seeded one through four based on conference winning percentage only. In previous seasons, the top two teams in each division squared off in the field.[3]

Team W L Pct. GB Seed
Seton Hall 16 4 .800
1
St. John's 15 6 .714
1
2
Villanova 13 8 .619
3.5
3
Connecticut 12 9 .571
4.5
4
Providence 11 10 .524
5.5
Boston College 8 13 .381
8.5
Georgetown 4 16 .200
12
Pittsburgh 4 17 .190
12.5

Bracket

  First round Semifinals Finals
                             
1  Seton Hall 3  
4  Connecticut 11  
  4  Connecticut 1  
  3  Villanova 0  
2  St. John's 0
3  Villanova 3  
  4  Connecticut 4
  1  Seton Hall 3
1  Seton Hall 12  
2  St. John's 3  
  3  Villanova 0
  1  Seton Hall 7  

All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[3]

Position Player School
1B Phil Aiello Seton Hall
2B Craig MacDonald Connecticut
3B Ken Coffee Connecticut
SS Mike Groppuso Seton Hall
C Marek Drabinski Connecticut
OF Ed Rossy Connecticut
OF Tim Cain Connecticut
OF Mike Randazzo Seton Hall
DH Sal Tinnerello Connecticut
P Pete Walker Connecticut

Jack Kaiser Award

Craig MacDonald was the winner of the 1990 Jack Kaiser Award. MacDonald was a second baseman for Connecticut.[3]

References

  1. 2012 Big East Baseball Media Guide. Big East Conference. p. 62. Archived from the original on February 3, 2013. Retrieved January 23, 2013.
  2. "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1990". boydsworld.com. Retrieved January 23, 2013.
  3. 1 2 3 4 2012 Big East Baseball Media Guide. Big East Conference. pp. 62–66. Archived from the original on February 3, 2013. Retrieved June 27, 2012.
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