1997 Big South Conference baseball tournament

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1997 Big South Conference
baseball tournament
Teams4
Format Double-elimination
Finals site
Champions UNC Greensboro  (1st title)
Winning coach Mike Gaski  (1st title)
MVP Jason Parsons (UNC Greensboro)
1997 Big South Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
No. 28 UNC Greensboro  y1830 .85745170 .726
Winthrop  1470 .66727291 .482
Charleston Southern  1280 .60021360 .368
Liberty  11100 .52425320 .439
UNC Asheville  9110 .45020330 .377
Radford  9120 .42926280 .481
UMBC  5160 .23812350 .255
Coastal Carolina  5160 .23823310 .426
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1997 [1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1997 Big South Conference baseball tournament was the postseason baseball tournament for the Big South Conference, held from May 16 through 18 at Knights Stadium in Fort Mill, South Carolina. The top four finishers from the regular season participated in the double-elimination tournament. The champion, UNC Greensboro, won the title for the first time and earned an invitation to the 1997 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. [2]

Contents

Format

The top four finishers from the regular season qualified for the tournament. The teams were seeded one through four and played a double-elimination tournament.

TeamWLPct.GBSeed
UNC Greensboro 183.8571
Winthrop 147.66742
Charleston Southern 128.6005.53
Liberty 1110.52474
UNC Asheville 911.4508.5
Radford 912.4299
UMBC 516.23813
Coastal Carolina 516.23813

Bracket and results

First roundSemi-finalsFinals
1 UNC Greensboro 9
4 Liberty 18
4Liberty1
3Charleston Southern4
3 Charleston Southern 10
2 Winthrop 9
3Charleston Southern
1UNC Greensboro
Lower round 1Lower final
4Liberty1
1UNC Greensboro41UNC Greensboro2
2Winthrop3

All-Tournament Team

NameSchool
B.J. BellushCharleston Southern
Jason BenhamLiberty
Tony CostantinoWinthrop
Travis EaslerCharleston Southern
Mike GiordanoLiberty
Ryan McClellanLiberty
Jason ParsonsUNC Greensboro
Dominic PattieUNC Greensboro
Nicky PhillipsUNC Greensboro
John RoccoCharleston Southern
Lance SurridgeUNC Greensboro

Most Valuable Player

Jason Parsons was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Parsons was a pitcher for UNC Greensboro. [2]

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