1997 Northeast Conference baseball tournament

The 1997 Northeast Conference baseball tournament was held in May 1997 at Skylands Park in Sussex, New Jersey. The league's top four teams competed in the double elimination tournament. Top-seeded Marist won their first and only tournament championship then won the NCAA play-in series against Siena to advance to the 1997 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[1]

1997 Northeast Conference
baseball tournament
Teams4
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsMarist (1st title)
Winning coachJohn Szefc (1st title)
MVPBen Shove (Marist)
1997 Northeast Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Marist  y 1470 .66732190 .627
Fairleigh Dickinson   1470 .66723241 .490
Wagner   1290 .57117292 .375
Rider   1290 .57120290 .408
Monmouth   11100 .52423250 .479
Long Island   10110 .47617210 .447
St. Francis   6150 .28615240 .385
Mount St. Mary's   5160 .23810231 .309
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Seeding and format

The top four finishers were seeded one through four based on conference regular-season winning percentage. They played a double-elimination tournament.

TeamWLPctGBSeed
Marist147.6671
Fairleigh Dickinson147.6672
Wagner129.57123
Rider129.57124
Monmouth1110.5243
Long Island1011.4764
St. Francis615.2868
Mount St. Mary's516.2389

Bracket

First roundSemi-finalsFinals
1Marist4
4Rider1
1Marist5
2Fairleigh Dickinson6
3Wagner4
2Fairleigh Dickinson7
2Fairleigh Dickinson
1Marist
Lower round 1Lower final
1Marist6
4Rider204Rider3
3Wagner6

Most Valuable Player

Ben Shove of Marist was named Tournament Most Valuable Player.[1]

References

  1. "2018 Northeast Conference Baseball Record Book" (PDF). Northeast Conference. Retrieved September 15, 2018.
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