1985 Big East Conference baseball tournament

American college baseball tournament August 2023 June 2026 1985 Big East Conference 4 Double-elimination Muzzy Field Bristol, CT 1985 St. John's Redmen St. John's 1st Joe Russo 1st Joe Armeni St. John's yes The 1985 Big East baseball tournament was held at Muzzy Field in Bristol, Connecticut. This was the inaugural Big East baseball tournament, and was won by the 1985 St. John's Redmen St. John's Redmen. As a result, St. John's earned the Big East Conference's automatic bid to the 1985 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 1985 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 1985 Connecticut Huskies Connecticut 11 7 11 7 – 1N 1985 St. John's Redmen St. John's 10 7 10 7 .5 2N 1985 Providence Friars Providence 8 9 8 9 2.5 – 1985 Boston College Eagles Boston College 6 12 6 12 5 –South Division 1985 Seton Hall Pirates Seton Hall 15 3 15 3 – 1S 1985 Georgetown Hoyas Georgetown 8 10 8 10 7 2S 1985 Villanova Wildcats Villanova 7 11 7 11 8 – 1985 Pittsburgh Panthers Pittsburgh 6 12 6 12 9 – Tournament First round Semi-finals Finals 1N 1985 Connecticut Huskies Connecticut 11* 2S 1985 Georgetown Hoyas Georgetown 9* 1S 1985 Seton Hall Pirates Seton Hall 3 2N 1985 St. John's Redmen St. John's 5 2S Georgetown 1 1S Seton Hall 6 1N Connecticut 5 2N St. John's 6 1N Connecticut 5 1S Seton Hall 8 2N St. John's 4 7* 1S Seton Hall 5 6* * - Indicates game required extra innings. All-Tournament Team The following players were named to the All-Tournament team. Position Player School1BJerry LaPentaConnecticut2BTony BonuraSt. John's3BJeff RiggsSeton HallSSJoe ArmeniSeton HallCLou BiancoSt. John'sOFBob BelliniSt. John'sOFBob SchepisSeton HallOFSteve CarvelloSeton HallDHPete PetroneSeton HallPJohn TannerSt. John's Jack Kaiser Award Joe Armeni was the winner of the 1985 Jack Kaiser Award. Armeni was a shortstop for Seton Hall. References Tournament Category:Big East Conference baseball tournament Big East Conference baseball tournament Big East Conference baseball tournament Category:Sports in Bristol, Connecticut Category:College baseball tournaments in Connecticut Category:Sports competitions in Hartford County, Connecticut