1997 Big East Conference baseball tournament

The 1997 Big East Conference baseball tournament was held at Senator Thomas J. Dodd Memorial Stadium in Norwich, Connecticut. This was the thirteenth annual Big East Conference baseball tournament. The St. John's Red Storm won their fifth tournament championship and claimed the Big East Conference's automatic bid to the 1997 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[3]

1997 Big East Conference
baseball tournament
Teams6
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsSt. John's (5th title)
Winning coachEd Blankmeyer (1st title)
MVPMike Dzurilla (St. John's)
1997 Big East Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
American Division
West Virginia  x 1770 .70836190 .655
St. John's  y 1670 .69635170 .673
Connecticut   11130 .45827200 .574
Providence   10150 .40026231 .530
Boston College   8170 .32020230 .465
Pittsburgh   8170 .32019260 .422
National Division
Notre Dame  x 1560 .71441190 .683
Rutgers   13110 .54228240 .538
Seton Hall   13110 .54232220 .593
Villanova   12120 .50029270 .518
Georgetown   8150 .34819371 .342
x Division champion
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1997[1][2]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Format and seeding

The Big East baseball tournament was a 6 team double elimination tournament in 1997. The top six regular season finishers were seeded one through six based on conference winning percentage only, regardless of division.[3]

TeamWLPct.GBSeed
American Division
West Virginia177.708
2
St. John's167.696
.5
3
Connecticut1113.458
6
Providence1015.400
7.5
Boston College817.320
9.5
Pittsburgh817.320
8.5
National Division
Notre Dame156.714
1
Rutgers1311.542
3.5
4
Seton Hall1311.542
3.5
5
Villanova1212.500
5.5
6
Georgetown815.348
8

Bracket

First roundSecond roundThird roundSemifinalsFinal
1Notre Dame5
6Villanova104Rutgers5
6Villanova12
2West Virginia66Villanova5
5Seton Hall43St. John's6
2West Virginia43St. John's9
3St. John's116Villanova7
3St. John's36Villanova5*
4Rutgers01West Virginia11Notre Dame4*
1Notre Dame41Notre Dame8
5Seton Hall3

* - Indicates game required 11 innings.[3]

Jack Kaiser Award

Mike Dzurilla was the winner of the 1997 Jack Kaiser Award. Dzurilla was a third baseman for St. John's.[3]

References

  1. 2012 Big East Baseball Media Guide. Big East Conference. p. 61. Archived from the original on February 3, 2013. Retrieved January 26, 2013.
  2. "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1997". boydsworld.com. Retrieved January 26, 2013.
  3. 2012 Big East Baseball Media Guide. Big East Conference. pp. 61–66. Archived from the original on March 26, 2013. Retrieved January 26, 2013.
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