1997 Southern Conference Baseball Tournament

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1997 Southern Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams8
Format Double-elimination tournament
Finals site
Champions Western Carolina  (8th title)
MVPJ. P. Burnwell (Western Carolina)
Attendance15,295
1997 Southern Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Western Carolina  ‍†‍‡‍y18–6 .75042–20 .677
Georgia Southern  ‍†‍‍18–6 .75034–26 .567
The Citadel  ‍‍‍16–7 .69637–21 .638
Furman  ‍‍‍13–11 .54229–23 .558
East Tennessee State  ‍‍‍11–11 .50021–24 .467
Davidson  ‍‍‍8–15 .34818–34 .346
Appalachian State  ‍‍‍8–16 .33316–32 .333
VMI  ‍‍‍6–13 .31613–35 .271
Marshall  ‍‍‍4–17 .1907–39 .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.

Contents

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

TeamWLPctGBSeed
Western Carolina 186.667
–
1
Georgia Southern 186.667
–
2
The Citadel 167.696
1.5
3
Furman 1311.542
5
4
East Tennessee State 1111.500
6
5
Davidson 815.348
9.5
6
Appalachian State 816.333
10
7
VMI 613.316
10.5
8
Marshall 417.190
12.5
–

[2]

Bracket

 Upper round 1 Upper round 2 Upper final Final
                         
 4Furman6 
 5East Tennessee State2  
   4Furman1 
   1Western Carolina7  
 1Western Carolina4     
 8VMI3    
   1Western Carolina10  
   3The Citadel3   
 2Georgia Southern14       
 7Appalachian State5        
   2Georgia Southern5     
   3The Citadel14    
 3The Citadel18     
 6Davidson8    1Western Carolina10*
   4Furman9*
    
 Lower round 1  Lower round 2  Lower round 3  Lower final  
    
  3Georgia Southern14    
 5East Tennessee State7*  5East Tennessee State11    3The Citadel2  
 8VMI3*    3Georgia Southern10  4Furman4 
   4Furman12  
  4Furman13*   
 7Appalachian State7  7Appalachian State11*  
 6Davidson5  

* - Indicates extra innings. [3]

All-Tournament Team

PositionPlayerSchool
PDavid NoyceFurman
CJ. P. BurwellWestern Carolina
1BRyan ButlerThe Citadel
2BJeff SziksaiWestern Carolina
3BDan MartzFurman
SSEric BoehmerFurman
OFRodney HancockThe Citadel
OFJody WadeFurman
OFBrandon HollierFurman
DHTyson WhitleyGeorgia 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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