Teams | 4 |
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Format | Double-elimination |
Finals site | |
Champions | Villanova (1st title) |
Winning coach | George Bennett (1st title) |
MVP | Rafael Novoa (Villanova) |
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Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Providence x | 12 | – | 6 | – | 0 | .667 | 27 | – | 16 | – | 0 | .628 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Connecticut | 9 | – | 9 | – | 0 | .500 | 27 | – | 16 | – | 0 | .628 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boston College | 9 | – | 9 | – | 0 | .500 | 20 | – | 17 | – | 0 | .541 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
St. John's | 6 | – | 12 | – | 0 | .333 | 19 | – | 19 | – | 0 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seton Hall x | 16 | – | 2 | – | 0 | .889 | 33 | – | 19 | – | 1 | .632 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Villanova ‡y | 12 | – | 5 | – | 0 | .706 | 42 | – | 13 | – | 0 | .764 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgetown | 7 | – | 11 | – | 0 | .389 | 17 | – | 26 | – | 0 | .395 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pittsburgh | 0 | – | 17 | – | 0 | .000 | 6 | – | 25 | – | 0 | .194 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
x – Division champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 1989 [1] [2] ; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball |
The 1989 Big East Baseball Tournament was held at Muzzy Field in Bristol, CT. This was the fifth Big East baseball tournament, and was won by the Villanova Wildcats. As a result, Villanova earned the Big East Conference's automatic bid to the 1989 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament. This was the Wildcat's first tournament championship. [3]
The 1989 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. Connecticut earned the second seed from the North by winning the season series against Boston College. [3]
Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Seed |
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North Division | |||||
Providence | 12 | 6 | .667 | – | 1N |
Connecticut | 9 | 9 | .500 | 3 | 2N |
Boston College | 9 | 9 | .500 | 3 | – |
St. John's | 6 | 12 | .333 | 6 | – |
South Division | |||||
Seton Hall | 16 | 2 | .889 | – | 1S |
Villanova | 12 | 5 | .706 | 3.5 | 2S |
Georgetown | 7 | 11 | .389 | 91.5 | – |
Pittsburgh | 0 | 17 | .000 | 15.5 | – |
First Round | Semi-Finals | Finals | |||||||||||||
1N | Providence | 0 | |||||||||||||
2S | Villanova | 11 | |||||||||||||
2S | Villanova | 8 | |||||||||||||
Winner's bracket | |||||||||||||||
1S | Seton Hall | 7 | |||||||||||||
1S | Seton Hall | 8 | |||||||||||||
2N | Connecticut | 2 | |||||||||||||
2S | Villanova | 10 | — | ||||||||||||
1N | Providence | 7 | — | ||||||||||||
1N | Providence | 5* | |||||||||||||
2N | Connecticut | 3* | |||||||||||||
1S | Seton Hall | 4 | |||||||||||||
Loser's bracket | |||||||||||||||
1N | Providence | 11 |
* - Indicates game required 11 innings.
The following players were named to the All-Tournament team. [3]
Position | Player | School |
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1B | Mo Vaughn | Seton Hall |
2B | Bill Butler | Providence |
3B | Gary Scott | Villanova |
SS | Bob McCreary | Villanova |
C | Dan Farren | Villanova |
OF | Mike Randazzo | Seton Hall |
OF | Chris Maloof | Providence |
OF | Mike Wismer | Villanova |
DH | Gene Schall | Villanova |
P | Rafael Novoa | Villanova |
Rafael Novoa was the winner of the 1989 Jack Kaiser Award. Novoa was a pitcher for Villanova. [3]
Jerold Taylor "Jay" Wright Jr. is a former college basketball coach. He served as the head coach of Villanova University from 2001 until 2022. Wright led the Villanova to six Big East Conference championships and 16 NCAA Tournament appearances in his 21 seasons as head coach. Under Wright, Villanova reached four Final Fours and won two National championships in 2016 and 2018.
The Villanova Wildcats men's basketball program represent Villanova University in men's college basketball and competes in the Big East Conference of NCAA Division I. Their first season was the 1920–21 season. Named the "Wildcats", Villanova is a member of the Philadelphia Big Five, five Philadelphia college basketball teams who share a passionate rivalry.
The Villanova Wildcats are the athletic teams of Villanova University. They compete in the Big East for every sport; except football and rowing where they compete in the Colonial Athletic Association. On December 15, 2012, Villanova and the other six, non-FBS schools announced that they were departing the Big East for a new conference. This conference assumed the Big East name on July 1, 2013.
Rafael Angel Novoa is an American former Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the San Francisco Giants in 1990 and for the Milwaukee Brewers in 1993.
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