1989 Big East Conference baseball tournament

1989 Big East Conference
baseball tournament

Teams	4
Format	Double-elimination
Finals site	Muzzy Field Bristol, CT
Champions	Villanova  (1st title)
Winning coach	George Bennett  (1st title)
MVP	Rafael Novoa (Villanova)
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1989 Big East Conference baseball standings

v t e	Conf.									Overall
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, Connecticut. 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]

Format and seeding

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
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	–

Tournament

First round

Semi-finals

Finals

1N

Providence

0

2S

Villanova

11

2S

Villanova

8

1S

Seton Hall

7

1S

Seton Hall

8

2N

Connecticut

2

2S

Villanova

10

—

1N

Providence

7

—

Lower round 1

Lower final

1S

Seton Hall

4

1N

Providence

5*

1N

Providence

11

2N

Connecticut

3*

* - Indicates game required 11 innings.

All-Tournament Team

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

Position	Player	School
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

Jack Kaiser Award

Rafael Novoa was the winner of the 1989 Jack Kaiser Award. Novoa was a pitcher for Villanova. ^[3]

References

1. 2012 Big East Baseball Media Guide. Big East Conference. p. 62. Archived from the original on March 26, 2013. Retrieved January 23, 2013.
2. "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1989". boydsworld.com. Retrieved January 23, 2013.
3. 2012 Big East Baseball Media Guide. Big East Conference. pp. 62–66. Archived from the original on March 26, 2013. Retrieved January 23, 2013.