1987 Big East Conference 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]
| Teams | 4 |
|---|---|
| Format | Double-elimination |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | Seton Hall (1st title) |
| Winning coach | Mike Sheppard (1st title) |
| MVP | Mo Vaughn (Seton Hall) |
| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 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]
References
- 2012 Big East Baseball Media Guide. Big East Conference. p. 62. Archived from the original on February 3, 2013. Retrieved January 21, 2013.
- "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1987". boydsworld.com. Retrieved January 21, 2013.
- 2012 Big East Baseball Media Guide. Big East Conference. pp. 62–66. Archived from the original on March 26, 2013. Retrieved January 21, 2013.
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