1997 Alabama Crimson Tide baseball team

The 1997 Alabama Crimson Tide baseball team represented the University of Alabama in the 1997 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Crimson Tide played their home games at Sewell–Thomas Stadium, and were led by third-year head coach Jim Wells. They finished as the national runner-up after falling to LSU in the 1997 College World Series Final.

1997 Alabama Crimson Tide baseball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionWestern Division
1997 record56–14 (20–9 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumSewell–Thomas Stadium
1997 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Eastern
No. 16 Florida  x 1713 .567  4024 .625
No. 25 Tennessee  x 1713 .567  4219 .689
Vanderbilt   1416 .467  3124 .564
South Carolina   1317 .433  3324 .579
Kentucky   1020 .333  2034 .370
Georgia   822 .267  2827 .509
Western
No. 1 LSU  x 227 .759  5713 .814
No. 2 Alabama   209 .690  5614 .800
No. 7 Mississippi State   1911 .633  4721 .691
No. 6 Auburn   1712 .586  5017 .746
Arkansas   1514 .517  3620 .643
Ole Miss   624 .200  2231 .415
x Division champion
Conference champion
Tournament champion
Rankings from Baseball America

Roster

1997 Alabama Crimson Tide roster
 

Pitchers

  • Jarrod Kingrey - Junior
 

Catchers

  • Matt Frick - Junior

Infielders

 

Outfielders

  • G. W. Keller - Sophomore
  • Dustan Mohr
  • Dave Tidwell
  • Roberto Vaz
 

Coaching staff

Schedule

Legend
 Alabama win
 Alabama loss
1997 Alabama Crimson Tide Baseball Game Log
Regular Season
Postseason

Awards and honors

Dave Magadan
Tim Meacham
  • College World Series All-Tournament Team[1]

Crimson Tide in the 1997 MLB Draft

The following members of the Alabama Crimson Tide baseball program were drafted in the 1997 Major League Baseball Draft.[2]

Player Position Round Overall MLB Team
Roberto VazOF7th215thOakland Athletics
Dustan MohrOF9th448thCleveland Indians
Joe Caruso2B7th331stKansas City Royals
Dave TidwellOF16th488thCincinnati Reds

References

  1. "CWS Record Book" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
  2. "MLB Amateur Draft Picks who came from "University of Alabama (Tuscaloosa, AL)"". Baseball Reference. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
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