The 1985 Big East baseball tournament was held at Muzzy Field in Bristol, Connecticut. This was the inaugural Big East baseball tournament, and was won by the St. John's Redmen. As a result, St. John's earned the Big East Conference's automatic bid to the 1985 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[3]
| Teams | 4 |
|---|---|
| Format | Double-elimination |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | St. John's (1st title) |
| Winning coach | Joe Russo (1st title) |
| MVP | Joe Armeni (St. John's) |
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| Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connecticut x | 11 | – | 7 | – | 0 | .611 | 20 | – | 24 | – | 1 | .456 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| St. John's ‡y | 10 | – | 7 | – | 0 | .588 | 32 | – | 21 | – | 0 | .604 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Providence | 8 | – | 9 | – | 0 | .471 | 22 | – | 24 | – | 1 | .479 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boston College | 6 | – | 12 | – | 0 | .333 | 12 | – | 22 | – | 0 | .353 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seton Hall x | 15 | – | 3 | – | 0 | .833 | 44 | – | 19 | – | 1 | .695 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgetown | 8 | – | 10 | – | 0 | .444 | 27 | – | 25 | – | 0 | .519 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Villanova | 7 | – | 11 | – | 0 | .389 | 20 | – | 24 | – | 1 | .456 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pittsburgh | 6 | – | 12 | – | 0 | .333 | 16 | – | 18 | – | 0 | .471 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| x – Division champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1985[1][2] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Format and seeding
editThe 1985 Big East baseball tournament was a 4 team double elimination tournament. The top two teams from each division, based on conference winning percentage only, earned berths in the tournament. Each division winner played the opposite division's runner up in the first round.[3]
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Seed |
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North Division
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| Connecticut | 11 | 7 | .611 | – |
1N
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| St. John's | 10 | 7 | .588 | .5 |
2N
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| Providence | 8 | 9 | .471 | 2.5 |
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| Boston College | 6 | 12 | .333 | 5 |
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South Division
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| Seton Hall | 15 | 3 | .833 | – |
1S
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| Georgetown | 8 | 10 | .444 | 7 |
2S
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| Villanova | 7 | 11 | .389 | 8 |
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| Pittsburgh | 6 | 12 | .333 | 9 |
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Tournament
edit| First round | Semi-finals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| 1N | Connecticut | 11* | ||||||||||||
| 2S | Georgetown | 9* | ||||||||||||
| 1N | Connecticut | 5 | ||||||||||||
| 2N | St. John's | 6 | ||||||||||||
| 1S | Seton Hall | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 2N | St. John's | 5 | ||||||||||||
| 2N | St. John's | 4 | 7* | |||||||||||
| 1S | Seton Hall | 5 | 6* | |||||||||||
| Lower round 1 | Lower final | |||||||||||||
| 1N | Connecticut | 5 | ||||||||||||
| 2S | Georgetown | 1 | 1S | Seton Hall | 8 | |||||||||
| 1S | Seton Hall | 6 | ||||||||||||
* - Indicates game required extra innings.
All-Tournament Team
editThe following players were named to the All-Tournament team.[3]
| Position | Player | School |
|---|---|---|
| 1B | Jerry LaPenta | Connecticut |
| 2B | Tony Bonura | St. John's |
| 3B | Jeff Riggs | Seton Hall |
| SS | Joe Armeni | Seton Hall |
| C | Lou Bianco | St. John's |
| OF | Bob Bellini | St. John's |
| OF | Bob Schepis | Seton Hall |
| OF | Steve Carvello | Seton Hall |
| DH | Pete Petrone | Seton Hall |
| P | John Tanner | St. John's |
Jack Kaiser Award
editJoe Armeni was the winner of the 1985 Jack Kaiser Award. Armeni was a shortstop for Seton Hall.[3]
References
edit- ^ 2012 Big East Baseball Media Guide. Big East Conference. p. 62. Archived from the original on March 26, 2013. Retrieved January 21, 2013.
- ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1985". boydsworld.com. Retrieved January 21, 2013.
- ^ a b c d 2012 Big East Baseball Media Guide. Big East Conference. pp. 62–66. Archived from the original on March 26, 2013. Retrieved January 21, 2013.