1987 Big East Conference Baseball Tournament

1987 Big East Conference
Baseball Tournament
Classification Division I
Season 1987
Teams 4
Format Double-elimination
Site Muzzy Field
Bristol, CT
Champions Seton Hall (1st title)
Winning coach Mike Sheppard (1st title)
MVP Mo Vaughn (Seton Hall)
Big East Conference
Baseball Tournament
«1986  1988»
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
#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, CT. 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 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 —
1N  St. John's 13  
2N  Connecticut 4  
  2S  Villanova 12
  1N  St. John's 2  

All-Tournament Team

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

Position Player School
1B Marteese Robins 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 February 3, 2013. Retrieved January 21, 2013.
  2. ↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1987". boydsworld.com. Retrieved January 21, 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 January 21, 2013.
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