1991 Big East Conference Baseball Tournament

The 1991 Big East Conference Baseball Tournament was held at Muzzy Field in Bristol, CT. This was the seventh annual Big East Conference Baseball Tournament. The second seeded Villanova Wildcats won their second tournament championship and claimed the Big East Conference's automatic bid to the 1991 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.[3]

1991 Big East Conference
Baseball Tournament

Teams	4
Format	Double-elimination tournament
Finals site	Muzzy Field Bristol, Connecticut
Champions	Villanova (2nd title)
Winning coach	George Bennett (2nd title)
MVP	Mike Neill, Villanova

1991 Big East Conference baseball standings
	Conf									Overall
Team	W		L		T		PCT			W		L		T		PCT
No. 30 St. John's  ‍†‍‍^y	18	–	2	–	0		.900			34	–	14	–	1		.704
Villanova  ‍‍‡‍^y	12	–	8	–	0		.600			37	–	15	–	1		.708
Providence  ‍‍‍	12	–	8	–	0		.600			35	–	16	–	1		.683
Boston College  ‍‍‍	12	–	9	–	0		.571			23	–	19	–	0		.548
Seton Hall  ‍‍‍	10	–	9	–	0		.526			26	–	19	–	1		.576
Connecticut  ‍‍‍	8	–	12	–	0		.400			16	–	25	–	1		.393
Pittsburgh  ‍‍‍	4	–	15	–	0		.211			15	–	30	–	0		.333
Georgetown  ‍‍‍	4	–	17	–	0		.190			10	–	32	–	0		.238
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 1991[1][2]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Format and seeding

The Big East baseball tournament was a 4 team double elimination tournament in 1991. 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	18	2	.900	–	1
Villanova	15	6	.714	3.5	2
Providence	13	8	.619	5.5	3
Boston College	12	9	.571	6.5	4
Seton Hall	11	10	.524	7.5	–
Connecticut	8	13	.381	10.5	–
Pittsburgh	4	16	.200	15	–
Georgetown	4	17	.190	14.5	–

Bracket

	First Round					Semi-Finals					Finals
	1	St. John's	7
	4	Boston College	1
						1	St. John's	8
						3	Providence	4
	2	Villanova	1
	3	Providence	5
											1	St. John's	2	3
										2	Villanova	6	12
	4	Boston College	9
	2	Villanova	10
						3	Providence	3
						2	Villanova	6

Jack Kaiser Award

Mike Neill was the winner of the 1991 Jack Kaiser Award. Neill was a center fielder for Villanova.[3]

References

1. 2012 Big East Baseball Media Guide. Big East Conference. p. 62. Archived from the original on February 3, 2013. Retrieved January 23, 2013.
2. "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1991". boydsworld.com. Retrieved January 23, 2013.
3. 2012 Big East Baseball Media Guide. Big East Conference. pp. 62–66. Archived from the original on February 3, 2013. Retrieved January 23, 2013.