| 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 |
| Titlecount: | 1st |
| Coach: | Rayner Noble |
| Coachcount: | 1st |
| Mvp: | Scottie Scott |
| Mvpteam: | Houston |
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.[1]
With the completion of Houston's move from the Southwest Conference, the conference expanded to 10 teams in baseball.[2] As a result, the tournament's play-in round was expanded to include the 7th–10th seeds, instead of only the 8th and 9th.
| 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 |
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.
| 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 |