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1997 Conference USA baseball tournament
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Year | 1997 |
| Conference | Conference USA |
| ShortConference | C-USA |
| Division | I |
| Teams | 10 |
| Format | Play-in round followed by |
| eight-team double-elimination tournament | |
| Ballpark | Turchin Stadium |
| City | New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Champions | |
| TitleCount | 1st |
| Coach | Rayner Noble |
| CoachCount | 1st |
| MVP | Scottie Scott |
| MVPTeam | Houston |
eight-team double-elimination 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 13 through 18. defeated in the championship game, earning the conference's automatic bid to the 1997 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.
With the completion of Houston's move from the Southwest Conference, the conference expanded to 10 teams in baseball. As a result, the tournament's play-in round was expanded to include the 7th–10th seeds, instead of only the 8th and 9th.
Regular season results
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | 7 | .731 | |||
| 19 | 8 | .704 | |||
| 18 | 8 | .692 | |||
| 16 | 10 | .615 | |||
| 14 | 12 | .538 | |||
| 14 | 13 | .519 | |||
| 11 | 15 | .423 | |||
| 9 | 17 | .346 | |||
| 8 | 19 | .296 | |||
| 4 | 23 | .148 |
- Records reflect conference play only.
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. | RD1-seed1=9 | RD1-team1=**** | RD1-score1=9 | RD1-seed2=8 | RD1-team2=** | RD1-score2=2 | RD1-seed1=10 | RD1-team1=**** | RD1-score1=8 | RD1-seed2=7 | RD1-team2=** | RD1-score2=5
Double-elimination
| RD1-seed01=5 | RD1-team01=**** | RD1-score01=14 | RD1-seed02=4 | RD1-team02= | RD1-score02=9
| RD1-seed03=10 | RD1-team03=Cincinnati | RD1-score03=0 | RD1-seed04=1 | RD1-team04=**** | RD1-score04=10
| RD1-seed05=10 | RD1-team05=Cincinnati | RD1-score05=0 | RD1-seed06=4 | RD1-team06=Southern Miss | RD1-score06=5
| RD1-seed07=7 | RD1-team07=St. Louis | RD1-score07=4 | RD1-seed08=2 | RD1-team08=**** | RD1-score08=13
| RD1-seed09=6 | RD1-team09= | RD1-score09=2 | RD1-seed10=3 | RD1-team10=**** | RD1-score10=5
| RD1-seed11=7 | RD1-team11=Saint Louis | RD1-score11=2 | RD1-seed12=6 | RD1-team12=UAB | RD1-score12=6
| RD2-seed01=5 | RD2-team01=Charlotte | RD2-score01=8 | RD2-seed02=1 | RD2-team02=Tulane | RD2-score02=6
| RD2-seed03=4 | RD2-team03=Southern Miss | RD2-score03=2 | RD2-seed04=1 | RD2-team04=Tulane | RD2-score04=6
| RD2-seed05=3 | RD2-team05=South Florida | RD2-score05=0 | RD2-seed06=2 | RD2-team06=Houston | RD2-score06=2
| RD2-seed07=6 | RD2-team07=UAB | RD2-score07=5 | RD2-seed08=3 | RD2-team08=South Florida | RD2-score08=3
| RD3-seed01=5 | RD3-team01=Charlotte | RD3-score01-1=4 | RD3-score01-2=9 | RD3-seed02=1 | RD3-team02=Tulane | RD3-score02-1=13 | RD3-score02-2=2
| RD3-seed03=6 | RD3-team03=UAB | RD3-score03-1=6 | RD3-score03-2=8 | RD3-seed04=2 | RD3-team04=Houston | RD3-score04-1=5 | RD3-score04-2=10
| RD4-seed01=5 | RD4-team01=Charlotte | RD4-score01=7 | RD4-seed02=2 | RD4-team02=Houston | RD4-score02=22
- 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
References
- "2012 Conference USA Baseball Media Guide".
- Jauss, Bill. (25 April 1995). "Conference USA a Double Threat: New League Pushes Football as Well as Basketball". The Chicago Tribune.
- "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1997". BoydsWorld.com.
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