1990 Big East Conference baseball tournament

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1990 Big East Conference
baseball tournament
Teams4
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
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Seton Hall  ‍†‍‍16–4–0 .80035–18–0 .660
St. John's  ‍‍‍15–6–0 .71429–18–0 .617
Villanova  ‍‍‍13–8–0 .61933–16–0 .673
Connecticut  ‍‍‡‍y12–9–0 .57127–19–1 .585
Providence  ‍‍‍11–10–0 .52427–21–0 .563
Boston College  ‍‍‍8–13–0 .38120–22–1 .477
Georgetown  ‍‍‍4–16–0 .20017–30–0 .362
Pittsburgh  ‍‍‍4–17–0 .1908–23–0 .258
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1990 [1] [2]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1990 Big East Conference baseball tournament was held at Muzzy Field in Bristol, Connecticut. 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]

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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]

TeamWLPct.GBSeed
Seton Hall 164.800
–
1
St. John's 156.714
1
2
Villanova 138.619
3.5
3
Connecticut 129.571
4.5
4
Providence 1110.524
5.5
–
Boston College 813.381
8.5
–
Georgetown 416.200
12
–
Pittsburgh 417.190
12.5
–

Bracket

Upper round 1Upper finalFinal
1 Seton Hall 3
4 Connecticut 11
4Connecticut1
3Villanova0
2 St. John's 0
3 Villanova 3
4Connecticut4–
1Seton Hall3–
Lower round 1Lower final
3Villanova0
1Seton Hall121Seton Hall7
2St. John's3

All-Tournament Team

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

PositionPlayerSchool
1BPhil AielloSeton Hall
2BCraig MacDonaldConnecticut
3BKen CoffeeConnecticut
SSMike GroppusoSeton Hall
CMarek DrabinskiConnecticut
OFEd RossyConnecticut
OFTim CainConnecticut
OFMike RandazzoSeton Hall
DHSal TinnerelloConnecticut
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]

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References

  1. ↑ 2012 Big East Baseball Media Guide. Big East Conference. p. 62. Archived from the original on February 3, 2013. Retrieved January 23, 2013.
  2. ↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1990". boydsworld.com. Retrieved January 23, 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 June 27, 2012.
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