1997 Southern Conference Baseball Tournament

1997 Southern Conference
Baseball Tournament
Classification Division I
Season 1997
Teams 8
Format Double-elimination tournament
Site Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Park
Charleston, South Carolina
Champions Western Carolina (8th title)
MVP J. P. Burnwell (Western Carolina)
Attendance 15,295
Southern Conference
Baseball Tournament
«1996  1998»
1997 Southern Conference baseball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Western Carolina †‡y 18 – 6   .750     42 – 20   .677
Georgia Southern 18 – 6   .750     34 – 26   .567
The Citadel 16 – 7   .696     37 – 21   .638
Furman 13 – 11   .542     29 – 23   .558
East Tennessee State 11 – 11   .500     21 – 24   .467
Davidson 8 – 15   .348     18 – 34   .346
Appalachian State 8 – 16   .333     16 – 32   .333
VMI 6 – 13   .316     13 – 35   .271
Marshall 4 – 17   .190     7 – 39   .152
† – Conference champion
‡ – SoCon Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1997[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1997 Southern Conference Baseball Tournament was held at Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Park in Charleston, SC from April 30 through May 3. Top seeded Western Carolina won the tournament and earned the Southern Conference's automatic bid to the 1997 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament. It was the Catamounts eighth tournament win. This was the first tournament to be held at Riley Park, which opened as the home venue of The Citadel for the 1997 season.

The tournament used a double-elimination format. Only the top eight teams participated, so Marshall was not in the field. This was Marshall's last season in the conference, as they joined the Mid-American Conference prior to the 1997–98 season.

Seeding

Team W L Pct GB Seed
Western Carolina 18 6 .667
–
1
Georgia Southern 18 6 .667
–
2
The Citadel 16 7 .696
1.5
3
Furman 13 11 .542
5
4
East Tennessee State 11 11 .500
6
5
Davidson 8 15 .348
9.5
6
Appalachian State 8 16 .333
10
7
VMI 6 13 .316
10.5
8
Marshall 4 17 .190
12.5
–

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Bracket

  Round 1     Round 2     Round 3     Round 4     Final
                                               
  Winner's Bracket
  4  Furman 6  
  5  East Tennessee State 2    
      4  Furman 1  
      1  Western Carolina 7    
  1  Western Carolina 4          
  8  VMI 3        
      1  Western Carolina 10            
      3  The Citadel 3              
  2  Georgia Southern 14              
  7  Appalachian State 5                
      2  Georgia Southern 5          
      3  The Citadel 14        
  3  The Citadel 18          
  6  Davidson 8         1  Western Carolina 10*
      4  Furman 9*
  Loser's Bracket      
  5  East Tennessee State 7*        
  8  VMI 3*     3  Georgia Southern 14        
    5  East Tennessee State 11          
      3  Georgia Southern 10        
  7  Appalachian State 7         4  Furman 12     3  The Citadel 2    
  6  Davidson 5     4  Furman 13*         4  Furman 4  
    7  Appalachian State 11*  

* - Indicates extra innings.[3]

All-Tournament Team

Position Player School
P David Noyce Furman
C J. P. Burwell Western Carolina
1B Ryan Butler The Citadel
2B Jeff Sziksai Western Carolina
3B Dan Martz Furman
SS Eric Boehmer Furman
OF Rodney Hancock The Citadel
OF Jody Wade Furman
OF Brandon Holler Furman
DH Tyson Whitley Georgia Southern
Walt Nadzak Award, Tournament Most Outstanding Player
J. P. Burwell
Western Carolina

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References

  1. ↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1997". Boyd's World. Retrieved April 25, 2015.
  2. ↑ 2012 Southern Conference Baseball Media Guide. SoConSports.com. p. 47. Retrieved 2012-09-08.
  3. ↑ 2012 Southern Conference Baseball Media Guide. SoConSports.com. p. 49. Retrieved 2012-09-08.
  4. ↑ 2012 Southern Conference Baseball Media Guide. SoConSports.com. p. 62. Retrieved 2012-09-08.
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