1993 Big East Conference Baseball Tournament

The 1993 Big East Conference Baseball Tournament was held at Muzzy Field in Bristol, CT. This was the ninth annual Big East Conference Baseball Tournament. The fourth seeded St. John's Redmen won their fourth tournament championship and claimed the Big East Conference's automatic bid to the 1993 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.[3]

1993 Big East Conference
Baseball Tournament

Teams	4
Format	Double-elimination tournament
Finals site	Muzzy Field Bristol, Connecticut
Champions	St. John's (4th title)
Winning coach	Joe Russo (4th title)
MVP	Mike Maerten, St. John's

1993 Big East Conference baseball standings
	Conf									Overall
Team	W		L		T		PCT			W		L		T		PCT
Villanova  ‍†‍‍	14	–	7	–	0		.667			27	–	15	–	1		.640
Seton Hall  ‍‍‍	12	–	8	–	0		.600			30	–	18	–	0		.625
Connecticut  ‍‍‍^y	12	–	9	–	0		.571			27	–	19	–	0		.587
No. 14 St. John's  ‍‍‡‍^y	11	–	10	–	0		.524			28	–	20	–	0		.583
Boston College  ‍‍‍	11	–	10	–	0		.524			22	–	14	–	0		.611
Pittsburgh  ‍‍‍	10	–	11	–	0		.476			30	–	13	–	0		.698
Providence  ‍‍‍	8	–	12	–	0		.400			21	–	24	–	0		.467
Georgetown  ‍‍‍	5	–	16	–	0		.238			7	–	22	–	0		.241
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 1993[1][2]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Format and seeding

The Big East baseball tournament was a 4 team double elimination tournament in 1993. The top four teams were seeded one through four based on conference winning percentage only.[3]

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Seed
Villanova	14	7	.667	–	1
Seton Hall	12	8	.600	1.5	2
Connecticut	12	9	.571	1.5	3
St. John's	11	10	.524	3	4
Boston College	11	10	.524	3	–
Pittsburgh	10	11	.476	4	–
Providence	8	12	.400	5.5	–
Georgetown	5	16	.238	9	–

Bracket

	First Round					Semi-Finals					Finals
	1	Villanova	1
	4	St. John's	5
						4	St. John's	5
						2	Seton Hall	4
	2	Seton Hall	6
	3	Connecticut	5
											4	St. John's	9	—
										3	Connecticut	0	—
	1	Villanova	5
	3	Connecticut	10
						2	Seton Hall	9
						3	Connecticut	10

[3][4]

Jack Kaiser Award

Mike Maerten was the winner of the 1993 Jack Kaiser Award. Maerten was a pitcher for St. John's.[3]

References

1. 2012 Big East Baseball Media Guide. Big East Conference. p. 61. Archived from the original on February 3, 2013. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
2. "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1993". boydsworld.com. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
3. 2012 Big East Baseball Media Guide. Big East Conference. pp. 61–66. Archived from the original on February 3, 2013. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
4. 2012 UConn Baseball Media Guide (PDF). uconnhuskies.com. p. 61. Retrieved January 25, 2013.