1997 Big East Conference Baseball Tournament
The 1997 Big East Conference Baseball Tournament was held at Senator Thomas J. Dodd Memorial Stadium in Norwich, CT. 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]
Teams | 6 |
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Format | Double-elimination tournament |
Finals site | |
Champions | St. John's (5th title) |
Winning coach | Ed Blankmeyer (1st title) |
MVP | Mike Dzurilla, St. John's |
1997 Big East Conference baseball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
American Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
West Virginia x | 17 | – | 7 | – | 0 | .708 | 36 | – | 19 | – | 0 | .655 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
St. John's ‡y | 16 | – | 7 | – | 0 | .696 | 35 | – | 17 | – | 0 | .673 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Connecticut | 11 | – | 13 | – | 0 | .458 | 27 | – | 20 | – | 0 | .574 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Providence | 10 | – | 15 | – | 0 | .400 | 26 | – | 23 | – | 1 | .530 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boston College | 8 | – | 17 | – | 0 | .320 | 20 | – | 23 | – | 0 | .465 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pittsburgh | 8 | – | 17 | – | 0 | .320 | 19 | – | 26 | – | 0 | .422 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
National Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notre Dame | 15 | – | 6 | – | 0 | .714 | 41 | – | 19 | – | 0 | .683 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rutgers | 13 | – | 11 | – | 0 | .542 | 28 | – | 24 | – | 0 | .538 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seton Hall | 13 | – | 11 | – | 0 | .542 | 32 | – | 22 | – | 0 | .593 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Villanova | 12 | – | 12 | – | 0 | .500 | 29 | – | 27 | – | 0 | .518 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgetown | 8 | – | 15 | – | 0 | .348 | 19 | – | 37 | – | 1 | .342 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† – 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]
Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Seed | |
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West Virginia | 17 | 7 | .708 | |||
St. John's | 16 | 7 | .696 | |||
Connecticut | 11 | 13 | .458 | |||
Providence | 10 | 15 | .400 | |||
Boston College | 8 | 17 | .320 | |||
Pittsburgh | 8 | 17 | .320 | |||
Notre Dame | 15 | 6 | .714 | |||
Rutgers | 13 | 11 | .542 | |||
Seton Hall | 13 | 11 | .542 | |||
Villanova | 12 | 12 | .500 | |||
Georgetown | 8 | 15 | .348 |
Bracket
First round | Second round | Third round | Semi-finals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Notre Dame | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | Villanova | 10 | 4 | Rutgers | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
6 | Villanova | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | West Virginia | 6 | 6 | Villanova | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | Seton Hall | 4 | 3 | St. John's | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
2 | West Virginia | 4 | 3 | St. John's | 9 | — | ||||||||||||||||||
3 | St. John's | 11 | 6 | Villanova | 7 | — | ||||||||||||||||||
3 | St. John's | 3 | 6 | Villanova | 5* | |||||||||||||||||||
4 | Rutgers | 0 | 1 | West Virginia | 1 | 1 | Notre Dame | 4* | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Notre Dame | 4 | 1 | Notre Dame | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | Seton Hall | 3 |
* - 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]
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References
- 2012 Big East Baseball Media Guide. Big East Conference. p. 61. Archived from the original on February 3, 2013. Retrieved January 26, 2013.
- "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1997". boydsworld.com. Retrieved January 26, 2013.
- 2012 Big East Baseball Media Guide. Big East Conference. pp. 61–66. Archived from the original on February 3, 2013. Retrieved January 26, 2013.
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