| Teams | 6 |
|---|---|
| Format | Double-elimination |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | Northeastern (2nd title) |
| Winning coach | Neil McPhee (2nd title) |
| MVP | Carlos Peña (Northeastern) |
The 1997 America East Conference baseball tournament was held at Frawley Stadium in Wilmington, Delaware. The top six regular season finishers of the league's nine teams qualified for the double-elimination tournament. In the championship game, fifth-seeded Northeastern defeated third-seeded Vermont, 8–1, to win its second tournament championship. As a result, Northeastern received the America East's automatic bid to the 1997 NCAA tournament. [1] [2] [3]
The top six finishers from the regular season were seeded one through six based on conference winning percentage only. They then played in a double-elimination format. In the first round, the one and six seeds were matched up in the first game, the two and five seeds in the second, and the three and four seeds in the third. [2]
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delaware | 19 | 3 | .864 | – | 1 |
| Maine | 16 | 8 | .667 | 4 | 2 |
| Vermont | 15 | 9 | .625 | 5 | 3 |
| Drexel | 13 | 10 | .565 | 6.5 | 4 |
| Northeastern | 12 | 12 | .500 | 8 | 5 |
| Towson State | 9 | 14 | .391 | 10.5 | 6 |
| Hartford | 7 | 16 | .304 | 12.5 | – |
| Hofstra | 7 | 16 | .304 | 12.5 | – |
| New Hampshire | 7 | 17 | .292 | 13 | – |
| First round | Second round | Third round | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Delaware | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Towson State | 4 | 1 | Delaware | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Drexel | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Maine | 2 | 1 | Delaware | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Northeastern | 6 | 5 | Northeastern | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Northeastern | 12 | 5 | Northeastern | 8 | — | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Vermont | 5 | 3 | Vermont | 1 | — | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Vermont | 8 | 1 | Delaware | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Drexel | 2 | 3 | Vermont | 4 | 3 | Vermont | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Towson State | 7 | 6 | Towson State | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Maine | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team. [1]
| Player | Team |
|---|---|
| Patrick Mason | Northeastern |
| Carlos Peña | Northeastern |
| Tim Daley | Northeastern |
| Tim Bonehill | Northeastern |
| Mike O'Donnell | Northeastern |
| Heath Squires | Vermont |
| Dana Forsberg | Vermont |
| Jerry Lynde | Vermont |
| Dan Colunio | Delaware |
| Brian August | Delaware |
| Craig Miller | Towson State |
Northeastern first baseman Carlos Peña was named Most Outstanding Player.
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