1986 Big East Conference baseball tournament

American college baseball tournament August 2023 June 2026 1986 Big East Conference 4 Double-elimination Muzzy Field Bristol, CT 1986 St. John's Redmen St. John's 2nd Joe Russo 2nd Tom Finke St. John's The 1986 Big East baseball tournament was held at Muzzy Field in Bristol, Connecticut. This was the second annual Big East baseball tournament. The 1986 St. John's Redmen St. John's Redmen won their second consecutive tournament. As a result, St. John's earned the Big East Conference's automatic bid to the 1986 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.http://www.bigeast.org/Sports/Baseball/BaseballMediaGuide.aspx 62–66 Big East Conference 2012 Big East Baseball Media Guide January 21, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130326144657/http://www.bigeast.org/Sports/Baseball/BaseballMediaGuide.aspx March 26, 2013 dead Format and seeding The 1986 Big East baseball tournament was a 4 team double elimination tournament, the same as the previous year. The top two teams from each division, based on conference winning percentage, earned berths in the field. Each division winner faced the runner up from the opposite division in the first round. Providence claimed the top seed from the North by defeating St. John's in the regular season series. Team W L Pct. GB SeedNorth Division 1986 Providence Friars Providence 11 7 11 7 – 1N 1986 St. John's Redmen St. John's 11 7 11 7 – 2N 1986 Connecticut Huskies Connecticut 10 8 10 8 1 – 1986 Boston College Eagles Boston College 4 14 4 14 7 –South Division 1986 Seton Hall Pirates Seton Hall 13 5 13 5 – 1S 1986 Georgetown Hoyas Georgetown 12 6 12 6 1 2S 1986 Villanova Wildcats Villanova 8 10 8 10 5 – 1986 Pittsburgh Panthers Pittsburgh 3 15 3 15 10 – Tournament First round Semi-finals Finals 1N 1986 Providence Friars Providence 2 2S 1986 Georgetown Hoyas Georgetown 1 1S 1986 Seton Hall Pirates Seton Hall 6 2N 1986 St. John's Redmen St. John's 11 2S Georgetown 4 1S Seton Hall 8 1N Providence 5 2N St. John's 3 2N St. John's 11 1S Seton Hall 10 1N Providence 5 4 2N St. John's 15 13 All-Tournament Team The following players were named to the All-Tournament team. Position Player School1BJerry KellySt. John's2BTony BonuraSt. John's3BFrank CaccavalleSt. John'sSSJohn ValentineSeton HallCScott deMarraisSt. John'sOFTom FinkeSt. John'sOFVic DiPasqualeSeton HallOFJerry CarrollProvidenceDHPat MurraySt. John'sPWayne RosenthalSt. John'sPJim BiscegliaSt. John's Jack Kaiser Award Tom Finke was the winner of the 1986 Jack Kaiser Award. Finke was a left fielder for St. John's. References Tournament Category:Big East Conference baseball tournament Big East Conference baseball tournament Big East Conference baseball tournament Category:College baseball tournaments in Connecticut Category:Sports in Bristol, Connecticut Category:Sports competitions in Hartford County, Connecticut