1997 Big South Conference Baseball Tournament

The 1997 Big South Conference Baseball Tournament was the postseason baseball tournament for the Big South Conference, held from May 16–18, 1997 at Knights Stadium in Fort Mill, South Carolina. The top four finishers from the regular season participated in the double-elimination tournament. The champion, UNC Greensboro, won the title for the first time and earned an invitation to the 1997 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.[2]

1997 Big South Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams4
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsUNC Greensboro (1st title)
Winning coachMike Gaski (1st title)
MVPJason Parsons, UNC Greensboro
1997 Big South Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
No. 28 UNC Greensboro  y 1830 .857  45170 .726
Winthrop   1470 .667  27291 .482
Charleston Southern   1280 .600  21360 .368
Liberty   11100 .524  25320 .439
UNC Asheville   9110 .450  20330 .377
Radford   9120 .429  26280 .481
UMBC   5160 .238  12350 .255
Coastal Carolina   5160 .238  23310 .426
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1997[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Format

The top four finishers from the regular season qualified for the tournament. The teams were seeded one through four and played a double-elimination tournament.

TeamWLPct.GBSeed
UNC Greensboro183.8571
Winthrop147.66742
Charleston Southern128.6005.53
Liberty1110.52474
UNC Asheville911.4508.5
Radford912.4299
UMBC516.23813
Coastal Carolina516.23813

Bracket and results

  First Round Semi-Finals Finals
                             
1 UNC Greensboro 9  
4 Liberty 18  
  4 Liberty 1  
  3 Charleston Southern 4  
3 Charleston Southern 10
2 Winthrop 9  
  3 Charleston Southern 1 5
  1 UNC Greensboro 7 14
1 UNC Greensboro 4  
2 Winthrop 3  
  4 Liberty 1
  1 UNC Greensboro 2  

All-Tournament Team

NameSchool
B.J. BellushCharleston Southern
Jason BenhamLiberty
Tony CostantinoWinthrop
Travis EaslerCharleston Southern
Mike GiordanoLiberty
Ryan McClellanLiberty
Jason ParsonsUNC Greensboro
Dominic PattieUNC Greensboro
Nicky PhillipsUNC Greensboro
John RoccoCharleston Southern
Lance SurridgeUNC Greensboro

Most Valuable Player

Jason Parsons was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Parsons was a pitcher for UNC Greensboro.[2]

References

  1. "2019 Baseball Record Book" (PDF). BigSouthSports.com. p. 5. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  2. "2019 Baseball Record Book" (PDF). Big South Conference. Retrieved July 11, 2020.
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