1990 Big East Conference Baseball Tournament

The 1990 Big East Conference Baseball Tournament was held at Muzzy Field in Bristol, CT. 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]

1990 Big East Conference
Baseball Tournament

Teams	4
Format	Double-elimination tournament
Finals site	Muzzy Field Bristol, Connecticut
Champions	Connecticut (1st title)
Winning coach	Andy Baylock (1st title)
MVP	Craig MacDonald, Connecticut

1990 Big East Conference baseball standings
	Conf									Overall
Team	W		L		T		PCT			W		L		T		PCT
Seton Hall  ‍†‍‍	16	–	4	–	0		.800			35	–	18	–	0		.660
St. John's  ‍‍‍	15	–	6	–	0		.714			29	–	18	–	0		.617
Villanova  ‍‍‍	13	–	8	–	0		.619			33	–	16	–	0		.673
Connecticut  ‍‍‡‍^y	12	–	9	–	0		.571			27	–	19	–	1		.585
Providence  ‍‍‍	11	–	10	–	0		.524			27	–	21	–	0		.563
Boston College  ‍‍‍	8	–	13	–	0		.381			20	–	22	–	1		.477
Georgetown  ‍‍‍	4	–	16	–	0		.200			17	–	30	–	0		.362
Pittsburgh  ‍‍‍	4	–	17	–	0		.190			8	–	23	–	0		.258
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 1990[1][2]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

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]

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Seed
Seton Hall	16	4	.800	–	1
St. John's	15	6	.714	1	2
Villanova	13	8	.619	3.5	3
Connecticut	12	9	.571	4.5	4
Providence	11	10	.524	5.5	–
Boston College	8	13	.381	8.5	–
Georgetown	4	16	.200	12	–
Pittsburgh	4	17	.190	12.5	–

Bracket

	First round					Semifinals					Finals
	1	Seton Hall	3
	4	Connecticut	11
						4	Connecticut	1
						3	Villanova	0
	2	St. John's	0
	3	Villanova	3
											4	Connecticut	4
										1	Seton Hall	3
	1	Seton Hall	12
	2	St. John's	3
						3	Villanova	0
						1	Seton Hall	7

All-Tournament Team

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

Position	Player	School
1B	Phil Aiello	Seton Hall
2B	Craig MacDonald	Connecticut
3B	Ken Coffee	Connecticut
SS	Mike Groppuso	Seton Hall
C	Marek Drabinski	Connecticut
OF	Ed Rossy	Connecticut
OF	Tim Cain	Connecticut
OF	Mike Randazzo	Seton Hall
DH	Sal Tinnerello	Connecticut
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]

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. 2012 Big East Baseball Media Guide. Big East Conference. pp. 62–66. Archived from the original on February 3, 2013. Retrieved June 27, 2012.