1996 Big East Conference baseball tournament

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1996 Big East Conference
baseball tournament
Teams6
Format Double-elimination tournament
Finals site
Champions West Virginia  (1st title)
Winning coach Greg Van Zant  (1st title)
MVP Chris Enochs (West Virginia)
1996 Big East Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
American Division
West Virginia  x‍‍‡‍y15–10–0 .60033–25–0 .569
Providence  x‍‍‍15–10–0 .60032–17–1 .650
St. John's  ‍‍‍14–10–0 .58326–18–0 .591
Connecticut  ‍‍‍13–12–0 .52024–23–0 .511
Pittsburgh  ‍‍‍9–13–0 .40924–20–2 .543
Boston College  ‍‍‍6–18–0 .25015–27–0 .357
National Division
Villanova  x‍‍‍16–5–0 .76225–20–0 .556
Rutgers  ‍‍‍15–7–1 .67432–21–1 .602
Notre Dame  ‍‍‍y13–7–0 .65044–18–0 .710
Georgetown  ‍‍‍6–18–0 .25018–34–0 .346
Seton Hall  ‍‍‍5–17–1 .23918–27–1 .402
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1996 [1] [2]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1996 Big East Conference baseball tournament was held at Senator Thomas J. Dodd Memorial Stadium in Norwich, Connecticut. This was the twelfth annual Big East Conference baseball tournament. The West Virginia Mountaineers won their only tournament championship in their first year in the league, and claimed the Big East Conference's automatic bid to the 1996 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. [3] West Virginia joined the Big 12 Conference after the 2012 season.

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Format and seeding

The Big East baseball tournament was a 6 team double elimination tournament in 1996. The top three regular season finishers in each division were seeded one through three based on conference winning percentage only. West Virginia claimed the top seed from the American Division by winning the season series over Providence. The top team in each division played the third seed from the opposite division and the second seeds played each other in the first round. This was the first season of divisional play, resulting from the addition of Notre Dame, Rutgers and West Virginia to the league beginning with the 1996 season. [3]

TeamWLTPct.GBSeed
American Division
West Virginia 15100.600
–
1A
Providence 15100.600
–
2A
St. John's 14100.583
.5
3A
Connecticut 13120.520
2
–
Pittsburgh 9130.409
4.5
–
Boston College 6180.250
8.5
–
National Division
Villanova 1650.762
–
1N
Rutgers 1571.674
2
2N
Notre Dame 1370.650
2.5
3N
Georgetown 6180.250
11.5
–
Seton Hall 5171.239
12
–

Bracket

First roundSecond roundThird roundSemifinalsFinal
1A West Virginia 10
3N Notre Dame 51AWest Virginia5
2NRutgers0
1N Villanova 11AWest Virginia6
3A St. John's 43ASt. John's5
3ASt. John's31AWest Virginia27
2AProvidence23NNotre Dame54
2A Providence 43ASt. John's0
2N Rutgers 12AProvidence23NNotre Dame4
3NNotre Dame43NNotre Dame4
1NVillanova3

[3]

Jack Kaiser Award

Chris Enochs was the winner of the 1996 Jack Kaiser Award. Enochs was a pitcher for West Virginia. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ 2012 Big East Baseball Media Guide. Big East Conference. p. 61. Archived from the original on March 26, 2013. Retrieved January 26, 2013.
  2. ↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1996". boydsworld.com. Retrieved January 26, 2013.
  3. 1 2 3 4 2012 Big East Baseball Media Guide. Big East Conference. pp. 61–66. Archived from the original on March 26, 2013. Retrieved January 26, 2013.
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