1997 Conference USA Baseball Tournament

The 1997 Conference USA Baseball Tournament was the 1997 postseason baseball championship of the NCAA Division I Conference USA, held at Turchin Stadium in New Orleans, Louisiana from May 1318. Houston defeated Charlotte in the championship game, earning the conference's automatic bid to the 1997 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.[2]

1997 Conference USA
Baseball Tournament
Teams10
FormatPlay-in round followed by
eight-team double-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsHouston (1st title)
Winning coachRayner Noble (1st title)
MVPScottie Scott, Houston
1997 Conference USA baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Tulane   197 .731  4021 .656
Houston  y 198 .704  4023 .635
South Florida  y 188 .692  3924 .619
Southern Miss   1610 .615  3423 .596
Charlotte   1412 .538  3026 .536
UAB   1413 .519  3129 .517
Louisville   1115 .423  2332 .418
Memphis   917 .346  2031 .392
Saint Louis   819 .296  2130 .412
Cincinnati   423 .148  1246 .207
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1997[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

With the completion of Houston's move from the Southwest Conference, the conference expanded to 10 teams in baseball.[3] As a result, the tournament's play-in round was expanded to include the 7th10th seeds, instead of only the 8th and 9th.[2]

Regular season results

TeamWLPCTGBSeed
Tulane197.731
-
1
Houston198.704
0.5
2
South Florida188.692
1
3
Southern Miss1610.615
3
4
Charlotte1412.538
5
5
UAB1413.519
5.5
6
Louisville1115.423
8
7
Memphis917.346
10
8
Saint Louis819.296
11.5
9
Cincinnati423.148
15.5
10
  • Records reflect conference play only.[4]

Bracket

Play-in games

Two play-in games among the four teams with the worst regular season records decided which two teams would have the final two spots in the eight-team double-elimination bracket.

Play-In Game
   
9 Saint Louis 9
8 Memphis 2
Play-In Game
   
10 Cincinnati 8
7 Louisville] 5

Double-elimination

  First Round Second Round Semifinals Championship Game
                                       
5 Charlotte 14  
4 Southern Miss 9  
  5 Charlotte 8  
  1 Tulane 6  
10 Cincinnati 0
1 Tulane 10  
  5 Charlotte 4 9  
  1 Tulane 13 2  
10 Cincinnati 0  
4 Southern Miss 5  
  4 Southern Miss 2
  1 Tulane 6  
  5 Charlotte 7
  2 Houston 22
7 St. Louis 4  
2 Houston 13  
  3 South Florida 0
  2 Houston 2  
6 UAB 2
3 South Florida 5  
  6 UAB 6 8
  2 Houston 5 10  
7 Saint Louis 2  
6 UAB 6  
  6 UAB 5
  3 South Florida 3  
  • Bold indicates the winner of the game.
  • Italics indicate that the team was eliminated from the tournament.

All-tournament team

Position Player School
C Scottie Scott Houston
IF Keith Graffagnini Tulane
IF Joey Hammond Charlotte
IF Jason Hill Charlotte
IF Shaun Skrehot Houston
OF Jason Fitzgerald Tulane
OF Nick Rhodes Charlotte
OF Goefrey Tomlinson Houston
DH Jason Schreiber Houston
P Gary Shuford Charlotte
RP Chris Mason UAB
MVP Scottie Scott Houston

References

  1. "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1997". Boyd's World. Retrieved April 25, 2015.
  2. "2012 Conference USA Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). pp. 75–93. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 June 2012. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
  3. Jauss, Bill (25 April 1995). "Conference USA a Double Threat: New League Pushes Football as Well as Basketball". The Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 22 June 2012.
  4. "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1997". BoydsWorld.com. Archived from the original on 10 June 2012. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
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