1996 BIG EAST Year In Review
American Division
W L T Pct. GB
West Virginia 15 10 0 .600 ---
Providence 15 10 0 .600 ---
St. John's 14 10 0 .583 0.5
Connecticut 13 12 0 .520 2.0
Pittsburgh 9 13 0 .409 4.5
Boston College 6 18 0 .250 8.5
National Division
W L T Pct. GB
Villanova 16 5 0 .762 ---
Rutgers 15 7 1 .674 2.0
Notre Dame 13 7 0 .650 2.5
Georgetown 6 18 0 .250 11.5
Seton Hall 5 17 1 .239 12.0
1996 BIG EAST Conference Tournament (Dodd Stadium; Norwich, CT)
May 14
Game 1 West Virginia 10 Notre Dame 8
Game 2 St. John's 4 Villanova 1
Game 3 Providence 4 Rutgers 1
May 15
Game 4 Notre Dame 7 Villanova 3
Game 5 West Virginia 5 Rutgers 0
Game 6 St. John's 3 Providence 2
May 17
Game 7 West Virginia 6 St. John's 5
Game 8 Notre Dame 4 Providence 2
Game 9 Notre Dame 4 St. John's 0
May 18
Game 10 Notre Dame 5 West Virginia 2
Game 11 West Virginia 7 Notre Dame 4
1996 Conference Statistical Leaders for Conference Games Only
Batting Average
1. Notre Dame .327
2. West Virginia/Connecticut .325
Home Runs
1. Providence 39
2. Connecticut 36
3. Pittsburgh 24
(4) Notre Dame 23
Runs Scored
1. Providence 206
2. Connecticut 180
3. Villanova 175
(6) Notre Dame 132
Stolen Bases
1. St. John's 64
2. Pittsburgh 53
3. Connecticut 41
(8) Notre Dame 24
Slugging Percentage
1. Providence .544
2. Connecticut .527
3. Notre Dame .509
On Base Percentage
1. Providence .405
Villanova .405
3. Connecticut .404
(4) Notre Dame .394
Fielding Percentage
1. Providence .972
2. Villanova .969
3. West Virginia .960
(7) Notre Dame .953
Earned Run Average
1. Rutgers 3.74
2. Notre Dame 3.91
3. St. John's 4.05
Strikeouts
1. Connecticut 152
2. Seton Hall 149
3. Rutgers 136
(8) Notre Dame 114
Strikeout-to-Walk Ratio
1. Notre Dame 2.11
Low Opponent Batting Average
1. Notre Dame .260
2. St. John's .261
3. West Virginia .265
Fewest Home Runs Allowed
1. West Virginia/Seton Hall 10
3. Notre Dame 11
Batting Average
1. Kevin Penwell, Jr., Boston College .440
2. Larry Kleinz, Sr., Villanova. .436
3. Randall Brooks, Jr., ND .425
Home Runs
1. Jason Grabowski, So., Connecticut 10
2. Pete Tucci, Jr., Providence 9
3. Larry Kleinz (Sr./VU), Chris Bisson (Sr./CT),
J. McDonald (Sr./PC) 7
Runs Batted In
1. Larry Kleinz, Sr., Villanova 43
2. Jason Grabowski, So., Connecticut 30
3. Scott Friedholm, So., Providence 29
Runs Scored
1. Brian Fili, Jr., Villanova 37
2. John McDonald, Sr., Providence 33
3. Reuben Wilson, Sr., Connecticut 30
Doubles
1. Larry Kleinz, Sr. Villanova 12
Pete Tucci, Jr., Providence 12
3. John McDonald, Sr., Providence 11
Triples
1. V.J. Carrero, So., Seton Hall 3
Adam Neubart, Fr., Rutgers 3
Kevin Penwell, Jr., Boston College 3
Bryan Manahan, Sr., Boston College 3
Hits
1. Jason Grabowski, So., Connecticut 40
2. John McDonald, Sr., Providence 39
3. R. Wilson (Sr./CT), Jeff Uccello (Sr./CT), Kevin Penwell (Jr./BC) 37
Bases on Balls
1. Steven Lewis, So., St. John's 23
2. Brian Fili, Jr., Villanova 21
Scott Friedholm, So., Providence 21
Stolen Bases
1. V.J. Carrero, So., Seton Hall 16
2. Matt O'Brien, Jr., Georgetown 14
3. Jason Conti, Jr., Pittsburgh 13
Scott Sollmann, Jr., Notre Dame 13
Slugging Percentage
1. Larry Kleinz, Sr., Villanova .859
2. Jason Grabowski, So., Connecticut .823
3. Pete Tucci, Jr., Providence .785
On Base Percentage
1. Larry Kleinz, Sr., Villanova .516
2. Brian Fili, Jr., Villanova .505
Kevin Penwell, Jr., Boston College .505
Earned Run Average
1. John Klopp, Sr., Villanova 1.71
2. Rich Kennedy, So., Rutgers 1.84
3. Dan Stavisky, So., Notre Dame 2.22
Victories
1. Todd Incantalupo, So., Providence 7
2. Chris Enochs, So., West Virginia 5
Strikeouts
1. Mike Riley, Jr., West Virginia 58
2. Jason Grilli, So., Seton Hall 53
3. Jeff Velez, Sr., Connecticut 43
Innings Pitched
1. Mike Riley, Jr., West Virginia 55.7
2. Todd Incantalupo, So., Providence 53.3
3. Jason Grilli, So., Seton Hall 52.0
Complete Games
1. Jason Grilli, So., Seton Hall 7
2. Todd Incantalupo, So., Providence 6
3. Derek Adair, So., St. John's 5
Brian O'Hare, Sr., Georgetown 5
Saves
1. John Klopp, Sr., Villanova 5 2. Jeff Miller, So., Rutgers 3
Appearances
1. Mike Rohrbach, Sr., Pittsburgh 14
2. Matt Skokowski, Sr., Pittsburgh 13
3. John Klopp, Sr., Villanova 12
Low Opponent Batting Average
1. John Klopp, Sr., Villanova .156
2. Jeff Velez, Sr., Connecticut .214
3. Christian Parker, So., Notre Dame .217
Strikeouts per Nine Innings
1. Mike Riley, Jr., West Virginia 9.38
2. Mike Hughes, So., St. John's 9.35
3. Jason Grilli, So., Seton Hall 9.17
Hits per Nine Innings
1. John Klopp, Sr., Villanova 5.57
2. Jeff Velez, Sr., Connecticut 7.09
3. Christian Parker, So., Notre Dame 7.36
Fewest Walks per Nine Innings
1. Dan Stavisky, So., Notre Dame 0.37
2. Craig Culhane, Sr., Villanova 1.19
3. Darin Schmalz, Jr., Notre Dame 1.80
'96 BIG EAST Leaders - All Games
Team Batting Average
1. Boston College .323
2. Notre Dame .315
Individual Batting Average
1. Kevin Finnerty, Sr., Vill. .439
(3) Randall Brooks, Jr., ND .396
Team Home Runs
1. Connecticut 62 (3) Notre Dame 58
Individual Home Runs
1. Jason Grabowski, So., UConn 18 (3) Mike Amrhein, Jr., ND 13
Individual Runs Batted In
1. George Restovich, Sr., ND 68
Team Runs Scored
1. Notre Dame 429
2. Providence 425
Individual Runs Scored
1. John McDonald, Sr., PC 66 (3) Mike Amrhein, Jr., ND 613
Team Stolen Bases
1. Pittsburgh 130
(4) Notre Dame 97
Individual Stolen Bases
1. Scott Sollmann, Jr., ND 58
Individual Walks
1. Jeff Wagner, Fr., ND 42
Team Slugging Percentage
1. Providence .509
(3) Notre Dame .485
Team On Base Percentage
1. Boston College .415
(4) Notre Dame .395
Team Fielding Percentage
1. Providence .971
(4) Notre Dame .953
Team Earned Run Average
1. Rutgers 3.53
(2) Notre Dame 3.87
Individual Earned Run Average
1. Darin Schmalz, Jr., ND .766
Team Strikeouts Thrown
1. Notre Dame 363
Individual Strikeouts Thrown
1. Mike Riley, Jr., WVU 87
(7) Darin Schmalz, Jr., ND 56
Christian Parker, So., ND 56
Team Strikeout-to-Walk Ratio
1. Pittsburgh 1.73
(2) Notre Dame 1.70
Team Low Opponent Batting Average
1. St. John's .256
(2) Notre Dame .257
Individual Low Opponent Batting Avg.
1. Jeff Love, Sr., SJ .214
(5) Dan Stavisky, So., ND .237
Team Complete Games
1. Providence 16
(2) Notre Dame 13
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