1997 Southern Conference Baseball Tournament

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1997 Southern Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams8
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsWestern Carolina (8th title)
MVPJ. P. Burnwell (Western Carolina)
Attendance15,295
1997 Southern Conference baseball standings
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 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 Hollier 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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