Year: | 1997 |
Conference: | Patriot League |
Teams: | 3 |
Format: | Best of three series |
Ballpark: | Johnson Stadium at Doubleday Field |
City: | West Point, New York |
Titlecount: | 1st |
Coach: | Danny Roberts |
Coachcount: | 1st |
Mvp: | Bryan Price |
Mvpteam: | Army |
The 1997 Patriot League baseball tournament was held on May 4 and 5, 1997 to determine the champion of the Patriot League for baseball for the 1997 NCAA Division I baseball season. The event matched the top three finishers of the six-team league in a double-elimination tournament. Regular season champion won their first championship and advanced to a play-in round ahead of the 1997 NCAA Division I baseball tournament, where they lost to Harvard in three games. Bryan Price of the Army was named Tournament Most Valuable Player.[1]
The top three finishers by conference winning percentage from the league's regular season advanced to the tournament. The top seed earned a first-round bye and the right to host the event. The second and third seeds played an elimination game, with the winner meeting the top seed in a best-of-three series.
Team | W | L | Pct | GB | Seed | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
15 | 5 | .750 | — | 1 | ||
12 | 6 | .667 | 2 | 2 | ||
10 | 10 | .500 | 5 | 3 | ||
9 | 11 | .450 | 6 | — | ||
7 | 12 | .368 | 7.5 | — | ||
5 | 14 | .263 | 9 | — |