1989 Big East Conference baseball tournament
The 1989 Big East baseball tournament was held at Muzzy Field in Bristol, Connecticut. This was the fifth Big East baseball tournament, and was won by the Villanova Wildcats. As a result, Villanova earned the Big East Conference's automatic bid to the 1989 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. This was the Wildcat's first tournament championship.[3]
| Teams | 4 |
|---|---|
| Format | Double-elimination |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | Villanova (1st title) |
| Winning coach | George Bennett (1st title) |
| MVP | Rafael Novoa (Villanova) |
| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Providence x | 12 | – | 6 | – | 0 | .667 | 27 | – | 16 | – | 0 | .628 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connecticut | 9 | – | 9 | – | 0 | .500 | 27 | – | 16 | – | 0 | .628 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boston College | 9 | – | 9 | – | 0 | .500 | 20 | – | 17 | – | 0 | .541 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| St. John's | 6 | – | 12 | – | 0 | .333 | 19 | – | 19 | – | 0 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seton Hall x | 16 | – | 2 | – | 0 | .889 | 33 | – | 19 | – | 1 | .632 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Villanova ‡y | 12 | – | 5 | – | 0 | .706 | 42 | – | 13 | – | 0 | .764 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgetown | 7 | – | 11 | – | 0 | .389 | 17 | – | 26 | – | 0 | .395 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pittsburgh | 0 | – | 17 | – | 0 | .000 | 6 | – | 25 | – | 0 | .194 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| x – Division champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1989[1][2] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Format and seeding
The 1989 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. Connecticut earned the second seed from the North by winning the season series against Boston College.[3]
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
North Division | |||||
| Providence | 12 | 6 | .667 | – | 1N |
| Connecticut | 9 | 9 | .500 | 3 | 2N |
| Boston College | 9 | 9 | .500 | 3 | – |
| St. John's | 6 | 12 | .333 | 6 | – |
South Division | |||||
| Seton Hall | 16 | 2 | .889 | – | 1S |
| Villanova | 12 | 5 | .706 | 3.5 | 2S |
| Georgetown | 7 | 11 | .389 | 91.5 | – |
| Pittsburgh | 0 | 17 | .000 | 15.5 | – |
Tournament
| First round | Semi-finals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| 1N | Providence | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 2S | Villanova | 11 | ||||||||||||
| 2S | Villanova | 8 | ||||||||||||
| 1S | Seton Hall | 7 | ||||||||||||
| 1S | Seton Hall | 8 | ||||||||||||
| 2N | Connecticut | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 2S | Villanova | 10 | — | |||||||||||
| 1N | Providence | 7 | — | |||||||||||
| Lower round 1 | Lower final | |||||||||||||
| 1S | Seton Hall | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 1N | Providence | 5* | 1N | Providence | 11 | |||||||||
| 2N | Connecticut | 3* | ||||||||||||
* - Indicates game required 11 innings.
All-Tournament Team
The following players were named to the All-Tournament team.[3]
| Position | Player | School |
|---|---|---|
| 1B | Mo Vaughn | Seton Hall |
| 2B | Bill Butler | Providence |
| 3B | Gary Scott | Villanova |
| SS | Bob McCreary | Villanova |
| C | Dan Farren | Villanova |
| OF | Mike Randazzo | Seton Hall |
| OF | Chris Maloof | Providence |
| OF | Mike Wismer | Villanova |
| DH | Gene Schall | Villanova |
| P | Rafael Novoa | Villanova |
Jack Kaiser Award
Rafael Novoa was the winner of the 1989 Jack Kaiser Award. Novoa was a pitcher for Villanova.[3]
References
- 2012 Big East Baseball Media Guide. Big East Conference. p. 62. Archived from the original on February 3, 2013. Retrieved January 23, 2013.
- "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1989". boydsworld.com. Retrieved January 23, 2013.
- 2012 Big East Baseball Media Guide. Big East Conference. pp. 62–66. Archived from the original on March 26, 2013. Retrieved January 23, 2013.