1997 Big East Conference baseball tournament explained

Year:1997
Conference:Big East Conference
Teams:6
Format:Double-elimination tournament
Ballpark:Senator Thomas J. Dodd Memorial Stadium
City:Norwich, Connecticut
Titlecount:5th
Coach:Ed Blankmeyer
Coachcount:1st
Mvp:Mike Dzurilla
Mvpteam:St. 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.[1]

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.

Team W L Pct. GB Seed
17 7
16 7
11 13
10 15
8 17
8 17
15 6
13 11
13 11
12 12
8 15

Bracket

* - 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.

Notes and References

  1. Book: 2012 Big East Baseball Media Guide . 61–66 . Big East Conference . January 26, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130326144657/http://www.bigeast.org/Sports/Baseball/BaseballMediaGuide.aspx . March 26, 2013 . dead .