1989_Big_East_Conference_Baseball_Tournament

1989 Big East Conference baseball tournament

1989 Big East Conference baseball tournament

Collegiate 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]

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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]

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Tournament

First roundSemi-finalsFinals
1NProvidence0
2SVillanova11
2SVillanova8
1SSeton Hall7
1SSeton Hall8
2NConnecticut2
2SVillanova10—
1NProvidence7—
Lower round 1Lower final
1SSeton Hall4
1NProvidence5*1NProvidence11
2NConnecticut3*

* - Indicates game required 11 innings.

All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the All-Tournament team.[3]

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Jack Kaiser Award

Rafael Novoa was the winner of the 1989 Jack Kaiser Award. Novoa was a pitcher for Villanova.[3]

References

  1. [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. [2]
    "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1989". boydsworld.com. Retrieved January 23, 2013.
  3. [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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