1987 Big East Conference Baseball Tournament

The 1987 Big East Baseball Tournament was held at Muzzy Field in Bristol, CT. This was the third Big East baseball tournament, and was won by the Seton Hall Pirates. As a result, Seton Hall earned the Big East Conference's automatic bid to the 1987 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.[3]

1987 Big East Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams4
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsSeton Hall (1st title)
Winning coachMike Sheppard (1st title)
MVPMo Vaughn, Seton Hall
1987 Big East Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
North Division
St. John's  x‍‍‍ 12–6 .667  24–21 .533
Connecticut  ‍‍‍ 11–7 .611  23–16 .590
Boston College  ‍‍‍ 8–10 .444  13–21 .382
Providence  ‍‍‍ 5–13 .278  15–25 .375
South Division
No. 22 Seton Hall  x‍‍‡‍y 16–2 .889  45–10 .818
Villanova  ‍‍‍ 11–7 .611  35–18 .660
Pittsburgh  ‍‍‍ 5–13 .278  13–18 .419
Georgetown  ‍‍‍ 4–14 .222  14–30 .318
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1987[1][2]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Format and seeding

The 1987 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
St. John's126.667
–
1N
Connecticut117.611
1
2N
Boston College810.444
4
–
Providence513.278
7
–
South Division
Seton Hall162.889
–
1S
Villanova117.611
5
2S
Pittsburgh810.444
8
–
Georgetown414.222
12
–

Tournament
  First Round Semi-Finals Finals
                             
1N St. John's 3  
2S Villanova 9  
  2S Villanova 1  
  1S Seton Hall 18  
1S Seton Hall 6
2N Connecticut 2  
  1S Seton Hall 10 —
  2S Villanova 9 —
1N St. John's 13  
2N Connecticut 4  
  2S Villanova 12
  1N St. John's 2  

All-Tournament Team

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

Position Player School
1B Marteese Robins Seton Hall
2B John Sheppard Seton Hall
3B Andy Walker Connecticut
SS Rob McCreary Villanova
C Craig Biggio Seton Hall
OF Mike Schick Villanova
OF Pete Petrone Seton Hall
OF Robert Lambraia St. John's
DH Mo Vaughn Seton Hall
P Rafael Novoa Villanova

Jack Kaiser Award

Mo Vaughn was the winner of the 1987 Jack Kaiser Award. Vaughn was a designated hitter for Seton Hall.[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 21, 2013.
  2. "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1987". boydsworld.com. Retrieved January 21, 2013.
  3. 2012 Big East Baseball Media Guide. Big East Conference. pp. 62–66. Archived from the original on February 3, 2013. Retrieved January 21, 2013.
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