1992 Big East Conference baseball tournament
The 1992 Big East Conference baseball tournament was held at Muzzy Field in Bristol, Connecticut. This was the eighth annual Big East Conference baseball tournament. The fourth seeded Providence Friars won their first tournament championship and claimed the Big East Conference's automatic bid to the 1992 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[3]
| Teams | 4 |
|---|---|
| Format | Double-elimination tournament |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | Providence (1st title) |
| Winning coach | Paul Kostacopoulos (1st title) |
| MVP | Jim Foster (Providence) |
| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| St. John's † | 14 | – | 5 | – | 0 | .737 | 30 | – | 13 | – | 0 | .698 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seton Hall | 14 | – | 7 | – | 0 | .667 | 28 | – | 27 | – | 0 | .509 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connecticut | 13 | – | 7 | – | 0 | .650 | 25 | – | 20 | – | 1 | .554 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Providence ‡y | 12 | – | 8 | – | 0 | .600 | 29 | – | 23 | – | 0 | .558 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Villanova | 9 | – | 10 | – | 0 | .474 | 22 | – | 21 | – | 0 | .512 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgetown | 6 | – | 15 | – | 0 | .286 | 12 | – | 30 | – | 1 | .291 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pittsburgh | 5 | – | 13 | – | 0 | .278 | 23 | – | 21 | – | 0 | .523 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boston College | 5 | – | 13 | – | 0 | .278 | 18 | – | 17 | – | 1 | .514 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1992[1][2] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Format and seeding
The Big East baseball tournament was a 4 team double elimination tournament in 1992. The top four teams were seeded one through four based on conference winning percentage only.[3]
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. John's | 14 | 5 | .737 | – | 1 |
| Seton Hall | 14 | 7 | .667 | 1 | 2 |
| Connecticut | 13 | 7 | .650 | 1.5 | 3 |
| Providence | 12 | 8 | .600 | 2.5 | 4 |
| Villanova | 9 | 10 | .474 | 5 | – |
| Georgetown | 6 | 15 | .286 | 9 | – |
| Pittsburgh | 5 | 13 | .278 | 9.5 | – |
| Boston College | 5 | 13 | .278 | 9.5 | – |
Bracket
| Upper round 1 | Upper final | Final | ||||||||||||
| 1 | St. John's | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Providence | 6 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Providence | 13 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Connecticut | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Seton Hall | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Connecticut | 14 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Providence | 8 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Connecticut | 11 | 3 | |||||||||||
| Lower round 1 | Lower final | |||||||||||||
| 3 | Connecticut | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | St. John's | 3 | 2 | Seton Hall | 3 | |||||||||
| 2 | Seton Hall | 4 | ||||||||||||
Jack Kaiser Award
Jim Foster was the winner of the 1992 Jack Kaiser Award. Foster was a catcher for Providence.[3]
References
- 2012 Big East Baseball Media Guide. Big East Conference. p. 62. Archived from the original on February 3, 2013. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
- "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1992". boydsworld.com. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
- 2012 Big East Baseball Media Guide. Big East Conference. pp. 62–66. Archived from the original on March 26, 2013. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
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