1992 Big East Conference baseball tournament

1992 Big East Conference
baseball tournament
Teams4
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsProvidence (1st title)
Winning coachPaul Kostacopoulos (1st title)
MVPJim Foster (Providence)
1992 Big East Conference baseball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
St. John's  ‍†‍‍ 14 – 5 – 0   .737 30 – 13 – 0   .698
Seton Hall  ‍‍‍ 14 – 7 – 0   .667 28 – 27 – 0   .509
Connecticut  ‍‍‍ 13 – 7 – 0   .650 25 – 20 – 1   .554
Providence  ‍‍‡‍y 12 – 8 – 0   .600 29 – 23 – 0   .558
Villanova  ‍‍‍ 9 – 10 – 0   .474 22 – 21 – 0   .512
Georgetown  ‍‍‍ 6 – 15 – 0   .286 12 – 30 – 1   .291
Pittsburgh  ‍‍‍ 5 – 13 – 0   .278 23 – 21 – 0   .523
Boston College  ‍‍‍ 5 – 13 – 0   .278 18 – 17 – 1   .514
† – Conference champion
‡ – champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1992[1][2]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1992 Big East Conference baseball tournament was held at Muzzy Field in Bristol, Connecticut. This was the eighth annual Big East Conference baseball tournament. The fourth seeded Providence Friars won their first tournament championship and claimed the Big East Conference's automatic bid to the 1992 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[3]

Format and seeding

The Big East baseball tournament was a 4 team double elimination tournament in 1992. The top four teams were seeded one through four based on conference winning percentage only.[3]

Team W L Pct. GB Seed
St. John's 14 5 .737
–
1
Seton Hall 14 7 .667
1
2
Connecticut 13 7 .650
1.5
3
Providence 12 8 .600
2.5
4
Villanova 9 10 .474
5
–
Georgetown 6 15 .286
9
–
Pittsburgh 5 13 .278
9.5
–
Boston College 5 13 .278
9.5
–

Bracket

Upper round 1Upper finalFinal
1St. John's4
4Providence6
4Providence13
3Connecticut2
2Seton Hall2
3Connecticut14
4Providence85
3Connecticut113
Lower round 1Lower final
3Connecticut4
1St. John's32Seton Hall3
2Seton Hall4

Jack Kaiser Award

Jim Foster was the winner of the 1992 Jack Kaiser Award. Foster was a catcher for Providence.[3]

References

  1. ^ 2012 Big East Baseball Media Guide. Big East Conference. p. 62. Archived from the original on March 26, 2013. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
  2. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1992". boydsworld.com. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
  3. ^ a b c 2012 Big East Baseball Media Guide. Big East Conference. pp. 62–66. Archived from the original on March 26, 2013. Retrieved January 25, 2013.