1997 Southern Conference baseball tournament

The 1997 Southern Conference baseball tournament was held at Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park in Charleston, South Carolina, 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.

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
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Western Carolina  ‍†‍‡‍y 18–6 .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 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
–

[2]

Bracket
Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalFinal
4Furman6
5East Tennessee State2
4Furman1
1Western Carolina7
1Western Carolina4
8VMI3
1Western Carolina10
3The Citadel3
2Georgia Southern14
7Appalachian State5
2Georgia Southern5
3The Citadel14
3The Citadel18
6Davidson81Western Carolina10*
4Furman9*
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower round 3Lower final
3Georgia Southern14
5East Tennessee State7*5East Tennessee State113The Citadel2
8VMI3*3Georgia Southern104Furman4
4Furman12
4Furman13*
7Appalachian State77Appalachian State11*
6Davidson5

* - 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

[4]

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 September 8, 2012.
  3. 2012 Southern Conference Baseball Media Guide. SoConSports.com. p. 49. Retrieved September 8, 2012.
  4. 2012 Southern Conference Baseball Media Guide. SoConSports.com. p. 62. Retrieved September 8, 2012.
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