| Teams | 4 |
|---|---|
| Format | Double-elimination |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | Seton Hall (1st title) |
| Winning coach | Mike Sheppard (1st title) |
| MVP | Mo Vaughn (Seton Hall) |
| 1987 Big East Conference baseball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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]
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 | – |
| 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 | ||||||||||||
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 |
Mo Vaughn was the winner of the 1987 Jack Kaiser Award. Vaughn was a designated hitter for Seton Hall. [3]
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