1988 Big East Conference baseball tournament
| Teams | 4 |
|---|---|
| Format | Double-elimination |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | St. John's (3rd title) |
| Winning coach | Joe Russo (3rd title) |
| MVP | Mike Weinberg (St. John's) |
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| Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Providence x | 12 | – | 6 | – | 0 | .667 | 22 | – | 29 | – | 0 | .431 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| St. John's ‡y | 9 | – | 9 | – | 0 | .500 | 29 | – | 21 | – | 1 | .578 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boston College | 8 | – | 10 | – | 0 | .444 | 15 | – | 16 | – | 0 | .484 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connecticut | 7 | – | 11 | – | 0 | .389 | 24 | – | 18 | – | 0 | .571 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Villanova x | 16 | – | 2 | – | 0 | .889 | 32 | – | 22 | – | 0 | .593 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seton Hall | 12 | – | 6 | – | 0 | .667 | 39 | – | 16 | – | 0 | .709 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgetown | 4 | – | 13 | – | 0 | .235 | 12 | – | 31 | – | 0 | .279 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pittsburgh | 3 | – | 14 | – | 0 | .176 | 9 | – | 20 | – | 0 | .310 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| x – Division champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1988[1][2] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 1988 Big East Baseball Tournament was held at Muzzy Field in Bristol, Connecticut. This was the fourth Big East baseball tournament, and was won by the St. John's Redmen. As a result, St. John's earned the Big East Conference's automatic bid to the 1988 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament. This was the Redmen's third tournament championship in the first four.[3]
Format and seeding
The 1988 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.[3]
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Providence | 12 | 6 | .667 | ||
| St. John's | 9 | 9 | .500 | ||
| Boston College | 8 | 10 | .444 | ||
| Connecticut | 7 | 11 | .389 | ||
| Villanova | 16 | 2 | .889 | ||
| Seton Hall | 12 | 6 | .667 | ||
| Georgetown | 4 | 13 | .235 | ||
| Pittsburgh | 3 | 14 | .176 | ||
Tournament
| First Round | Semi-Finals | Finals | |||||||||||
| 1N | Providence | 2 | |||||||||||
| 2S | Seton Hall | 10 | |||||||||||
| 2S | Seton Hall | 2 | |||||||||||
| 1S | Villanova | 8 | |||||||||||
| 1S | Villanova | 7 | |||||||||||
| 2N | St. John's | 1 | |||||||||||
| 1S | Villanova | ||||||||||||
| 2N | St. John's | ||||||||||||
| Lower round 1 | Lower final | ||||||||||||
| 2S | Seton Hall | 2 | |||||||||||
| 1N | Providence | 6 | 2N | St. John's | 6 | ||||||||
| 2N | St. John's | 14 | |||||||||||
All-Tournament Team
The following players were named to the All-Tournament team.[3]
| Position | Player | School |
|---|---|---|
| 1B | Rick Petrone | Villanova |
| 2B | Wally Heckel | St. John's |
| 3B | Gary Scott | Villanova |
| SS | Kerry Cahill | St. John's |
| C | Brian McNamee | St. John's |
| OF | Robert Lambraia | St. John's |
| OF | Dana Brown | Seton Hall |
| OF | Mike Weinberg | St. John's |
| DH | Tom Dobson | St. John's |
| P | Tom Singer | St. John's |
Jack Kaiser Award
Mike Weinberg was the winner of the 1988 Jack Kaiser Award. Weinberg was an outfielder for St. John's.[3]
References
- ^ 2012 Big East Baseball Media Guide. Big East Conference. p. 62. Archived from the original on March 26, 2013. Retrieved January 22, 2013.
- ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1988". boydsworld.com. Retrieved January 22, 2013.
- ^ a b c d 2012 Big East Baseball Media Guide. Big East Conference. pp. 62–66. Archived from the original on February 3, 2013. Retrieved January 22, 2013.