1988 Big East Conference baseball tournament

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1988 Big East Conference
baseball tournament
Teams4
Format Double-elimination
Finals site
Champions St. John's  (3rd title)
Winning coach Joe Russo  (3rd title)
MVP Mike Weinberg (St. John's)
1988 Big East Conference baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
North Division
Providence  x1260 .66722290 .431
St. John's  y990 .50029211 .578
Boston College  8100 .44415160 .484
Connecticut  7110 .38924180 .571
South Division
Villanova  x1620 .88932220 .593
Seton Hall  1260 .66739160 .709
Georgetown  4130 .23512310 .279
Pittsburgh  3140 .1769200 .310
x Division champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1988 [1] [2]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1988 Big East baseball tournament was held at Muzzy Field in Bristol, Connecticut. This was the fourth Big East baseball tournament, and was won by the St. John's Redmen. As a result, St. John's earned the Big East Conference's automatic bid to the 1988 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. This was the Redmen's third tournament championship in the first four. [3]

Contents

Format and seeding

The 1988 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]

TeamWLPct.GBSeed
North Division
Providence 126.667
1N
St. John's 99.500
3
2N
Boston College 810.444
4
Connecticut 711.389
5
South Division
Villanova 162.889
1S
Seton Hall 126.667
4
2S
Georgetown 413.235
11.5
Pittsburgh 314.176
12.5

Tournament

First roundSemi-finalsFinals
1N Providence 2
2S Seton Hall 10
2SSeton Hall2
1SVillanova8
1S Villanova 7
2N St. John's 1
1SVillanova60
2NSt. John's85
Lower round 1Lower final
2SSeton Hall2
1NProvidence62NSt. John's6
2NSt. John's14

All-Tournament Team

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

PositionPlayerSchool
1BRick PetroneVillanova
2BWally HeckellSt. John's
3BGary ScottVillanova
SSKerry CahillSt. John's
CBrian McNameeSt. John's
OFRobert LambraiaSt. John's
OFDana BrownSeton Hall
OFMike WeinbergSt. John's
DHTom DobsonSt. John's
PTom SingerSt. John's

Jack Kaiser Award

Mike Weinberg was the winner of the 1988 Jack Kaiser Award. Weinberg was an outfielder for St. John's. [3]

References

  1. 2012 Big East Baseball Media Guide. Big East Conference. p. 62. Archived from the original on March 26, 2013. Retrieved January 22, 2013.
  2. "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1988". boydsworld.com. Retrieved January 22, 2013.
  3. 1 2 3 4 2012 Big East Baseball Media Guide. Big East Conference. pp. 62–66. Archived from the original on March 26, 2013. Retrieved January 22, 2013.