1997 Big West Conference Baseball Tournament

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1997 Big West Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams6
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsCal State Fullerton (2nd title)
Winning coachGeorge Horton (1st title)
MVP()
1997 Big West Conference baseball standings
  • v
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Northern
Nevada  x‍‍‍ 20 – 10   .667 39 – 21   .650
Pacific  ‍‍‍ 11 – 19   .367 29 – 29   .500
Sacramento State  ‍‍‍ 8 – 22   .267 16 – 39   .291
New Mexico State  ‍‍‍ 8 – 22   .267 21 – 33   .389
Southern
No. 24 Long Beach State  x‍‍‍ 22 – 8   .733 39 – 26   .600
No. 21 Cal State Fullerton  ‍‍‍ 21 – 9   .700 39 – 24   .619
Cal Poly  ‍‍‍ 15 – 15   .500 37 – 21   .638
UC Santa Barbara  ‍‍‍ 15 – 15   .500 26 – 30   .464
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the 1997 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament
As of June 30, 1997[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1997 Big West Conference Baseball Tournament determined the conference champion for the Big West Conference at the end of the 1997 season. The teams met at Long Beach State's on campus venue, Blair Field from May 15 through May 18.[2]

Seeding and format[]

The top team from each of the conference's two divisions after the regular season received the top two seeds, while the four teams with the highest conference winning percentage regardless of division were seeded three through six in the double-elimination tournament. Matchups were set to avoid inter-divisional games in the early rounds as much as possible.

Team W L PCT GB Seed
North Division
Nevada 20 10 .667
–
2
Pacific 11 19 .367
9
6
Sacramento State 8 22 .267
12
–
New Mexico State 8 22 .267
12
–
South Division
Long Beach State 22 8 .733
–
1
Cal State Fullerton 21 9 .700
1
3
Cal Poly 15 15 .500
7
4
UC Santa Barbara 15 15 .500
7
5

Bracket[]

The bracket below depicts the results of the tournament.[3][4][2][5][6][7]

  First round Semifinals Semi- Finals
                                       
  2 Nevada 10  
  4 Cal Poly 6     2 Nevada 10  
    3 Cal State Fullerton 11    
      3 Cal State Fullerton 8  
      4 Cal Poly 5    
  4 Cal Poly 11          
  5 UC Santa Barbara 10        
  3 Cal State Fullerton 4         3 Cal State Fullerton 7 15
  6 Pacific 6           1 Long Beach State 2 6
      6 Pacific 0        
      1 Long Beach State 4          
  1 Long Beach State 5           1 Long Beach State 7    
  5 UC Santa Barbara 1         6 Pacific 6  
  2 Nevada 5    
  6 Pacific 8  

References[]

  1. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1997". Boydsworld.com. Retrieved January 1, 2013.
  2. ^ a b Cal State Fullerton Titans Record Book (PDF). Cal State Fullerton. p. 142. Retrieved 2014-01-07.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ 2010 Long Beach State Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Long Beach State. p. 52. Retrieved 2014-01-07.
  4. ^ Nevada Baseball Record Book (PDF). Nevada Wolf Pack. p. 22. Retrieved 2014-01-07.
  5. ^ 2012 Pacific Baseball Media Guide. Pacific Tigers. p. 77. Retrieved 2014-01-07.
  6. ^ Cal Poly Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Cal Poly Mustangs. p. 44. Retrieved 2014-01-07.
  7. ^ Summer Record Book (PDF). UCSB Gauchos. p. 14. Retrieved 2014-01-07.[permanent dead link]
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