1991 Big East Conference baseball tournament

The 1991 Big East Conference baseball tournament was held at Muzzy Field in Bristol, Connecticut. This was the seventh annual Big East Conference baseball tournament. The second seeded Villanova Wildcats won their second tournament championship and claimed the Big East Conference's automatic bid to the 1991 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[3]

1991 Big East Conference
baseball tournament
Teams4
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsVillanova (2nd title)
Winning coachGeorge Bennett (2nd title)
MVPMike Neill (Villanova)
1991 Big East Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
No. 30 St. John's  y 1820 .90034141 .704
Villanova  y 1280 .60037151 .708
Providence   1280 .60035161 .683
Boston College   1290 .57123190 .548
Seton Hall   1090 .52626191 .576
Connecticut   8120 .40016251 .393
Pittsburgh   4150 .21115300 .333
Georgetown   4170 .19010320 .238
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1991[1][2]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Format and seeding

The Big East baseball tournament was a 4 team double elimination tournament in 1991. The top four teams were seeded one through four based on conference winning percentage only.[3]

TeamWLPct.GBSeed
St. John's182.900
1
Villanova156.714
3.5
2
Providence138.619
5.5
3
Boston College129.571
6.5
4
Seton Hall1110.524
7.5
Connecticut813.381
10.5
Pittsburgh416.200
15
Georgetown417.190
14.5

Bracket

First roundSemi-finalsFinals
1St. John's7
4Boston College1
1St. John's8
3Providence4
2Villanova1
3Providence5
1St. John's23
2Villanova612
Lower round 1Lower final
3Providence3
4Boston College92Villanova6
2Villanova10

Jack Kaiser Award

Mike Neill was the winner of the 1991 Jack Kaiser Award. Neill was a center fielder for Villanova.[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 – 1991". boydsworld.com. Retrieved January 23, 2013.
  3. 2012 Big East Baseball Media Guide. Big East Conference. pp. 62–66. Archived from the original on March 26, 2013. Retrieved January 23, 2013.
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