| Year: | 1997 |
| Conference: | Northeast Conference |
| Teams: | 4 |
| Format: | Double-elimination tournament |
| Ballpark: | Skylands Park |
| City: | Sussex, NJ |
| Titlecount: | 1st |
| Coach: | John Szefc |
| Coachcount: | 1st |
| Mvp: | Ben Shove |
| Mvpteam: | Marist |
The 1997 Northeast Conference baseball tournament was held in May 1997 at Skylands Park in Sussex, New Jersey. The league's top four teams competed in the double elimination tournament. Top-seeded won their first and only tournament championship then won the NCAA play-in series against Siena to advance to the 1997 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[1]
The top four finishers were seeded one through four based on conference regular-season winning percentage. They played a double-elimination tournament.
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | Seed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | 7 | .667 | — | 1 | ||
| 14 | 7 | .667 | — | 2 | ||
| 12 | 9 | .571 | 2 | 3 | ||
| 12 | 9 | .571 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 11 | 10 | .524 | 3 | — | ||
| 10 | 11 | .476 | 4 | — | ||
| 6 | 15 | .286 | 8 | — | ||
| 5 | 16 | .238 | 9 | — |
Ben Shove of Marist was named Tournament Most Valuable Player.