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1990 Big East Conference baseball tournament

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1990 Big East Conference
baseball tournament
Teams4
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsConnecticut (1st title)
Winning coachAndy Baylock (1st title)
MVPCraig 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


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]

Format and seeding

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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

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Upper round 1Upper finalFinal
1Seton Hall3
4Connecticut11
4Connecticut1
3Villanova0
2St. John's0
3Villanova3
4Connecticut4
1Seton Hall3
Lower round 1Lower final
3Villanova0
1Seton Hall121Seton Hall7
2St. John's3

All-Tournament Team

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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

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Craig MacDonald was the winner of the 1990 Jack Kaiser Award. MacDonald was a second baseman for Connecticut.[3]

References

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  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 – 1990". boydsworld.com. Retrieved January 23, 2013.
  3. ^ a b c d 2012 Big East Baseball Media Guide. Big East Conference. pp. 62–66. Archived from the original on March 26, 2013. Retrieved June 27, 2012.