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1997 Big East Conference baseball tournament

FieldValue
Year1997
ConferenceBig East Conference
Teams6
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
BallparkSenator Thomas J. Dodd Memorial Stadium
CityNorwich, Connecticut
Champions
TitleCount5th
CoachEd Blankmeyer
CoachCount1st
MVPMike Dzurilla
MVPTeamSt. John's

The 1997 Big East Conference baseball tournament was held at Senator Thomas J. Dodd Memorial Stadium in Norwich, Connecticut. This was the thirteenth annual Big East Conference baseball tournament. The won their fifth tournament championship and claimed the Big East Conference's automatic bid to the 1997 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.

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.

TeamWLPct.GBSeed
177
167
Connecticut1113
1015
817
817
156
1311
1311
1212
815

Bracket

| RD1-seed1=1 | RD1-team1= | RD1-score1=5 | RD1-seed2=6 | RD1-team2=**** | RD1-score2=10

| RD1-seed3=2 | RD1-team3=**** | RD1-score3=6 | RD1-seed4=5 | RD1-team4= | RD1-score4=4

| RD1-seed5=3 | RD1-team5=**** | RD1-score5=3 | RD1-seed6=4 | RD1-team6= | RD1-score6=0

| RD2-seed1=4 | RD2-team1=Rutgers | RD2-score1=5 | RD2-seed2=6 | RD2-team2=Villanova | RD2-score2=12

| RD2-seed3=2 | RD2-team3=West Virginia | RD2-score3=4 | RD2-seed4=3 | RD2-team4=St. John's | RD2-score4=11

| RD2-seed5=1 | RD2-team5=Notre Dame | RD2-score5=4 | RD2-seed6=5 | RD2-team6=Seton Hall | RD2-score6=3

| RD3-seed1=6 | RD3-team1=Villanova | RD3-score1=5 | RD3-seed2=3 | RD3-team2=St. John's | RD3-score2=6

| RD3-seed3=1 | RD3-team3=West Virginia | RD3-score3=1 | RD3-seed4=1 | RD3-team4=Notre Dame | RD3-score4=8

| RD4-seed1=6 | RD4-team1=Villanova | RD4-score1=5* | RD4-seed2=1 | RD4-team2=Notre Dame | RD4-score2=4*

| RD5-seed1=3 | RD5-team1=St. John's | RD5-score1a=9 | RD5-score1b=— | RD5-seed2=6 | RD5-team2=Villanova | RD5-score2a=7 | RD5-score2b=—

    • Indicates game required 11 innings.

Jack Kaiser Award

Mike Dzurilla was the winner of the 1997 Jack Kaiser Award. Dzurilla was a third baseman for St. John's.

References

References

  1. "2012 Big East Baseball Media Guide". Big East Conference.
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