1990 Big East Conference Baseball Tournament
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]
| Teams | 4 |
|---|---|
| Format | Double-elimination tournament |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | Connecticut (1st title) |
| Winning coach | Andy Baylock (1st title) |
| MVP | Craig MacDonald, Connecticut |
| 1990 Big East Conference baseball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||
| St. John's | 15 | 6 | .714 | ||
| Villanova | 13 | 8 | .619 | ||
| Connecticut | 12 | 9 | .571 | ||
| Providence | 11 | 10 | .524 | ||
| Boston College | 8 | 13 | .381 | ||
| Georgetown | 4 | 16 | .200 | ||
| Pittsburgh | 4 | 17 | .190 |
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
- 2012 Big East Baseball Media Guide. Big East Conference. p. 62. Archived from the original on February 3, 2013. Retrieved January 23, 2013.
- "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1990". boydsworld.com. Retrieved January 23, 2013.
- 2012 Big East Baseball Media Guide. Big East Conference. pp. 62–66. Archived from the original on February 3, 2013. Retrieved June 27, 2012.