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 1770 .708  36190 .655
St. John's  y 1670 .696  35170 .673
Connecticut   11130 .458  27200 .574
Providence   10150 .400  26231 .530
Boston College   8170 .320  20230 .465
Pittsburgh   8170 .320  19260 .422
National Division
Notre Dame   1560 .714  41190 .683
Rutgers   13110 .542  28240 .538
Seton Hall   13110 .542  32220 .593
Villanova   12120 .500  29270 .518
Georgetown   8150 .348  19371 .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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