1992 Big East Conference Baseball Tournament

The 1992 Big East Conference Baseball Tournament was held at Muzzy Field in Bristol, CT. 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]

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
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
St. John's   1450 .737  30130 .698
Seton Hall   1470 .667  28270 .509
Connecticut   1370 .650  25201 .554
Providence  y 1280 .600  29230 .558
Villanova   9100 .474  22210 .512
Georgetown   6150 .286  12301 .291
Pittsburgh   5130 .278  23210 .523
Boston College   5130 .278  18171 .514
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1992[1][2]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

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]

TeamWLPct.GBSeed
St. John's145.737
1
Seton Hall147.667
1
2
Connecticut137.650
1.5
3
Providence128.600
2.5
4
Villanova910.474
5
Georgetown615.286
9
Pittsburgh513.278
9.5
Boston College513.278
9.5

Bracket

  First Round Semi-Finals Finals
                             
1 St. John's 4  
4 Providence 6  
  4 Providence 13  
  3 Connecticut 2  
2 Seton Hall 2
3 Connecticut 14  
  4 Providence 8 5
  3 Connecticut 11 3
1 St. John's 3  
2 Seton Hall 4  
  3 Connecticut 4
  2 Seton Hall 3  

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 February 3, 2013. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
  2. "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1992". boydsworld.com. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
  3. 2012 Big East Baseball Media Guide. Big East Conference. pp. 62–66. Archived from the original on February 3, 2013. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
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