| Year: | 1997 |
| Conference: | Southland Conference |
| Teams: | 6 |
| Format: | Double-elimination |
| Ballpark: | Warhawk Field |
| City: | Monroe, Louisiana |
| Titlecount: | 1st |
| Coach: | Howard Bushong |
| Coachcount: | 1st |
| Mvp: | Jeremy Fikac |
| Mvpteam: | Southwest Texas State |
The 1997 Southland Conference baseball tournament was held from May 14 to 17, 1997[1] to determine the champion of the Southland Conference in the sport of college baseball for the 1997 season. The event pitted the top six finishers from the conference's regular season in a double-elimination tournament held at Warhawk Field, home field of Northeast Louisiana in Monroe, Louisiana. Second-seeded won their first championship and claimed the automatic bid to the 1997 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[2]
The top six finishers from the regular season were seeded one through six. They played a double-elimination tournament.
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The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.
| Pos. | Name | School | |
|---|---|---|---|
| P | David Balcer | Northwestern State | |
| Southwest Texas State | |||
| C | Chad Spear | Southwest Texas State | |
| 1B | Ron Thames | Sam Houston State | |
| 2B | Brad Prihoda | Sam Houston State | |
| 3B | Brad Eubank | Southwest Texas State | |
| SS | Tim Linville | Texas–Arlington | |
| OF | Sean Alvarez | UTSA | |
| Matt Schnabel | Southwest Texas State | ||
| Colin Wissen | Southwest Texas State | ||
| DH | Tony Gee | UTSA |
Jeremy Fikac was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Fikac was a pitcher for Southwest Texas State.