The 1994 Big East Conference baseball tournament was held at Muzzy Field in Bristol, Connecticut. This was the tenth annual Big East Conference baseball tournament. The Connecticut Huskies won their second tournament championship and claimed the Big East Conference's automatic bid to the 1994 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[3]
Teams | 4 |
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Format | Double-elimination tournament |
Finals site | |
Champions | Connecticut (2nd title) |
Winning coach | Andy Baylock (2nd title) |
MVP | Chris Bisson (Connecticut) |
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Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pittsburgh † | 16 | – | 5 | – | 0 | .762 | 31 | – | 16 | – | 1 | .656 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Providence | 13 | – | 8 | – | 0 | .619 | 32 | – | 21 | – | 0 | .604 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seton Hall | 12 | – | 8 | – | 0 | .600 | 32 | – | 21 | – | 1 | .602 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Connecticut ‡y | 12 | – | 9 | – | 0 | .571 | 30 | – | 18 | – | 0 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
St. John's | 10 | – | 8 | – | 0 | .556 | 20 | – | 16 | – | 0 | .556 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgetown | 6 | – | 12 | – | 1 | .342 | 17 | – | 31 | – | 1 | .357 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boston College | 5 | – | 14 | – | 0 | .263 | 14 | – | 23 | – | 2 | .385 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Villanova | 4 | – | 14 | – | 0 | .222 | 16 | – | 23 | – | 0 | .410 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1994[1][2] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball |
Format and seeding
editThe Big East baseball tournament was a 4 team double elimination tournament in 1994. The top four regular season finishers were seeded one through four based on conference winning percentage only.[3]
Team | W | L | T | Pct. | GB | Seed |
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Pittsburgh | 16 | 5 | 0 | .762 | – |
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Providence | 13 | 8 | 0 | .619 | 4 |
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Seton Hall | 12 | 8 | 0 | .600 | 3.5 |
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Connecticut | 12 | 9 | 0 | .571 | 4 |
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St. John's | 10 | 8 | 0 | .556 | 4.5 |
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Georgetown | 6 | 12 | 1 | .333 | 8.5 |
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Boston College | 5 | 14 | 1 | .263 | 10 |
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Villanova | 4 | 14 | 0 | .222 | 9.5 |
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Bracket
editUpper round 1 | Upper final | Final | ||||||||||||
1 | Pittsburgh | 3 | ||||||||||||
4 | Connecticut | 4 | ||||||||||||
4 | Connecticut | 3 | ||||||||||||
3 | Seton Hall | 0 | ||||||||||||
2 | Providence | 5 | ||||||||||||
3 | Seton Hall | 13 | ||||||||||||
4 | Connecticut | 1 | 4 | |||||||||||
3 | Seton Hall | 6 | 2 | |||||||||||
Lower round 1 | Lower final | |||||||||||||
3 | Seton Hall | 6 | ||||||||||||
1 | Pittsburgh | 3 | 2 | Providence | 4 | |||||||||
2 | Providence | 16 | ||||||||||||
Jack Kaiser Award
editChris Bisson was the winner of the 1994 Jack Kaiser Award. Bisson was a sophomore first baseman for Connecticut.[3]
References
edit- ^ 2012 Big East Baseball Media Guide. Big East Conference. p. 61. Archived from the original on March 26, 2013. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
- ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1994". boydsworld.com. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
- ^ a b c d 2012 Big East Baseball Media Guide. Big East Conference. pp. 61–66. Archived from the original on March 26, 2013. Retrieved June 27, 2012.