1987 Big East Conference baseball tournament

American college baseball tournament August 2023 June 2026 1987 Big East Conference 4 Double-elimination Muzzy Field Bristol, CT 1987 Seton Hall Pirates Seton Hall 1st Mike Sheppard 1st Mo Vaughn Seton Hall The 1987 Big East baseball tournament was held at Muzzy Field in Bristol, Connecticut. This was the third Big East baseball tournament, and was won by the 1987 Seton Hall Pirates Seton Hall Pirates. As a result, Seton Hall earned the Big East Conference's automatic bid to the 1987 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 1987 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. Team W L Pct. GB SeedNorth Division 1987 St. John's Redmen St. John's 12 6 12 6 – 1N 1987 Connecticut Huskies Connecticut 11 7 11 7 1 2N 1987 Boston College Eagles Boston College 8 10 8 10 4 – 1987 Providence Friars Providence 5 13 5 13 7 –South Division 1987 Seton Hall Pirates Seton Hall 16 2 16 2 – 1S 1987 Villanova Wildcats Villanova 11 7 11 7 5 2S 1987 Pittsburgh Panthers Pittsburgh 8 10 8 10 8 – 1987 Georgetown Hoyas Georgetown 4 14 4 14 12– Tournament First round Semi-finals Finals 1N 1987 St. John's Redmen St. John's 3 2S 1987 Villanova Wildcats Villanova 9 1S 1987 Seton Hall Pirates Seton Hall 6 2N 1987 Connecticut Huskies Connecticut 2 1N St. John's 13 2N Connecticut 4 2S Villanova 1 1S Seton Hall 18 2S Villanova 12 1N St. John's 2 1S Seton Hall 10 — 2S Villanova 9 — All-Tournament Team The following players were named to the All-Tournament team. Position Player School1BMarteese RobinsonSeton Hall2BJohn SheppardSeton Hall3BAndy WalkerConnecticutSSRob McCrearyVillanovaCCraig BiggioSeton HallOFMike SchickVillanovaOFPete PetroneSeton HallOFRobert LambraiaSt. John'sDHMo VaughnSeton HallPRafael NovoaVillanova Jack Kaiser Award Mo Vaughn was the winner of the 1987 Jack Kaiser Award. Vaughn was a designated hitter for Seton Hall. 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