1995 Big East Conference baseball tournament
The 1995 Big East Conference baseball tournament was held at Muzzy Field in Bristol, Connecticut. This was the eleventh annual Big East Conference baseball tournament. The Pittsburgh Panthers won their first tournament championship and claimed the Big East Conference's automatic bid to the 1995 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[3]
| Teams | 4 |
|---|---|
| Format | Double-elimination tournament |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | Pittsburgh (1st title) |
| Winning coach | Mark Jackson (1st title) |
| MVP | Jon DeBernardis (Pittsburgh) |
| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Providence † | 16 | – | 5 | – | 0 | .762 | 44 | – | 15 | – | 0 | .746 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seton Hall | 14 | – | 7 | – | 0 | .667 | 38 | – | 16 | – | 0 | .704 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Villanova | 14 | – | 7 | – | 0 | .667 | 40 | – | 16 | – | 0 | .714 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pittsburgh ‡y | 12 | – | 9 | – | 0 | .571 | 39 | – | 16 | – | 0 | .709 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| St. John's | 12 | – | 9 | – | 0 | .571 | 18 | – | 16 | – | 0 | .529 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boston College | 8 | – | 13 | – | 0 | .381 | 21 | – | 24 | – | 0 | .467 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgetown | 4 | – | 17 | – | 0 | .190 | 17 | – | 34 | – | 0 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connecticut | 4 | – | 17 | – | 0 | .190 | 13 | – | 30 | – | 1 | .307 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1995[1][2] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Format and seeding
The Big East baseball tournament was a 4 team double elimination tournament in 1995. The top four regular season finishers were seeded one through four based on conference winning percentage only. Pittsburgh claimed the fourth seed by winning the season series over St. John's.[3]
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Providence | 16 | 5 | .762 | – | 1 |
| Seton Hall | 14 | 7 | .667 | 2 | 2 |
| Villanova | 14 | 7 | .667 | 2 | 3 |
| Pittsburgh | 12 | 9 | .571 | 4 | 4 |
| St. John's | 12 | 9 | .571 | 4 | – |
| Boston College | 8 | 13 | .381 | 8 | – |
| Georgetown | 4 | 17 | .190 | 13 | – |
| Connecticut | 4 | 17 | .190 | 13 | – |
Bracket
| First round | Semi-finals | Finals | |||||||||||
| 1 | Providence | 2 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Pittsburgh | 6 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Pittsburgh | 11 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Seton Hall | 10 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Seton Hall | 3 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Villanova | 2 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Pittsburgh | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Providence | ||||||||||||
| Lower round 1 | Lower final | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Seton Hall | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1 | Providence | 5 | 1 | Providence | 6 | ||||||||
| 3 | Villanova | 0 | |||||||||||
Jack Kaiser Award
Jon DeBernardis was the winner of the 1995 Jack Kaiser Award. DeBernardis was a third baseman for Pittsburgh.[3]
References
- 2012 Big East Baseball Media Guide. Big East Conference. p. 61. Archived from the original on February 3, 2013. Retrieved January 26, 2013.
- "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1995". boydsworld.com. Retrieved January 26, 2013.
- 2012 Big East Baseball Media Guide. Big East Conference. pp. 61–66. Archived from the original on March 26, 2013. Retrieved January 26, 2013.
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