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]

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
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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]

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 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
  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 February 3, 2013. Retrieved January 26, 2013.
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