1997 Big East Conference Baseball Tournament

1997 Big East Conference Baseball Tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	1997
Teams	6
Format	Double-elimination tournament
Site	Senator Thomas J. Dodd Memorial Stadium Norwich, Connecticut
Champions	St. John's (5th title)
Winning coach	Ed Blankmeyer (1st title)
MVP	Mike Dzurilla (St. John's)
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1997 Big East Conference baseball standings
	Conf									Overall
Team	W		L		T		PCT			W		L		T		PCT
American Division
West Virginia ^x	17	–	7	–	0		.708			36	–	19	–	0		.655
St. John's ‡^y	16	–	7	–	0		.696			35	–	17	–	0		.673
Connecticut	11	–	13	–	0		.458			27	–	20	–	0		.574
Providence	10	–	15	–	0		.400			26	–	23	–	1		.530
Boston College	8	–	17	–	0		.320			20	–	23	–	0		.465
Pittsburgh	8	–	17	–	0		.320			19	–	26	–	0		.422
National Division
Notre Dame	15	–	6	–	0		.714			41	–	19	–	0		.683
Rutgers	13	–	11	–	0		.542			28	–	24	–	0		.538
Seton Hall	13	–	11	–	0		.542			32	–	22	–	0		.593
Villanova	12	–	12	–	0		.500			29	–	27	–	0		.518
Georgetown	8	–	15	–	0		.348			19	–	37	–	1		.342
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 1997[1][2]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1997 Big East Conference Baseball Tournament was held at Senator Thomas J. Dodd Memorial Stadium in Norwich, CT. This was the thirteenth annual Big East Conference Baseball Tournament. The St. John's Red Storm won their fifth tournament championship and claimed the Big East Conference's automatic bid to the 1997 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.^[3]

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. ^[3]

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Seed
American Division
West Virginia	17	7	.708	–	2
St. John's	16	7	.696	.5	3
Connecticut	11	13	.458	6	–
Providence	10	15	.400	7.5	–
Boston College	8	17	.320	9.5	–
Pittsburgh	8	17	.320	8.5	–
National Division
Notre Dame	15	6	.714	–	1
Rutgers	13	11	.542	3.5	4
Seton Hall	13	11	.542	3.5	5
Villanova	12	12	.500	5.5	6
Georgetown	8	15	.348	8	–

Bracket

	First round					Second round					Third round					Semi-finals					Finals
	1	Notre Dame	5
	6	Villanova	10			4	Rutgers	5
						6	Villanova	12
	2	West Virginia	6								6	Villanova	5
	5	Seton Hall	4								3	St. John's	6
						2	West Virginia	4													3	St. John's	9	—
						3	St. John's	11													6	Villanova	7	—
	3	St. John's	3													6	Villanova	5*
	4	Rutgers	0								1	West Virginia	1			1	Notre Dame	4*
						1	Notre Dame	4			1	Notre Dame	8
						5	Seton Hall	3

* - Indicates game required 11 innings.^[3]

Jack Kaiser Award

Mike Dzurilla was the winner of the 1997 Jack Kaiser Award. Dzurilla was a third baseman for St. John's.^[3]

References

1. 2012 Big East Baseball Media Guide. Big East Conference. p. 61. Archived from the original on February 3, 2013. Retrieved January 26, 2013.
2. "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1997". boydsworld.com. Retrieved January 26, 2013.
3. 2012 Big East Baseball Media Guide. Big East Conference. pp. 61–66. Archived from the original on February 3, 2013. Retrieved January 26, 2013.