1997 Southern Conference baseball tournament

August 2023 1997 Southern Conference 8 Double-elimination tournament Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park Charleston, South Carolina 1997 Western Carolina Catamounts Western Carolina 8th J. P. Burnwell Western Carolina 15,295 The 1997 Southern Conference baseball tournament was held at Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park in Charleston, South Carolina, from April 30 through May 3. Top seeded 1997 Western Carolina Catamounts Western Carolina won the tournament and earned the Southern Conference's automatic bid to the 1997 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. It was the Catamounts eighth tournament win. This was the first tournament to be held at Riley Park, which opened as the home venue of The Citadel for the 1997 season. The tournament used a double-elimination format. Only the top eight teams participated, so Marshall was not in the field. This was Marshall's last season in the conference, as they joined the Mid-American Conference prior to the 1997–98 season. Seeding Team W L Pct GB Seed 1997 Western Carolina Catamounts Western Carolina 18 6 .667–1 1997 Georgia Southern Eagles Georgia Southern 18 6 .667–2 The Citadel 16 7 .6961.53 1997 Furman Paladins Furman 13 11 .54254 1997 East Tennessee State Buccaneers East Tennessee State 11 11 .50065 1997 Davidson Wildcats Davidson 8 15 .3489.56 1997 Appalachian State Mountaineers Appalachian State 8 16 .333107 1997 VMI Keydets VMI 6 13 .31610.58 1997 Marshall Thundering Herd Marshall 4 17 .19012.5– http://epublish.multiad.com/SoCon_BB_2012/#/48/ 2012 Southern Conference Baseball Media Guide 47 SoConSports.com 2012-09-08 May 25, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140525195115/http://epublish.multiad.com/SoCon_BB_2012/#/48/ dead Bracket Final 4 Furman 6 5 East Tennessee State 2 1 Western Carolina 4 8 VMI 3 2 Georgia Southern 14 7 Appalachian State 5 3 The Citadel 18 6 Davidson 8 4 Furman 1 1 Western Carolina 7 2 Georgia Southern 5 3 The Citadel 14 1 Western Carolina 10 3 The Citadel 3 5 East Tennessee State 7* 8 VMI 3* 7 Appalachian State 7 6 Davidson 5 3 Georgia Southern 14 5 East Tennessee State 11 4 Furman 13* 7 Appalachian State 11* 3 Georgia Southern 10 4 Furman 12 3 The Citadel 2 4 Furman 4 1 Western Carolina 10* 4 Furman 9* * - Indicates extra innings.http://epublish.multiad.com/SoCon_BB_2012/#/50/ 49 SoConSports.com 2012 Southern Conference Baseball Media Guide 2012-09-08 May 25, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140525195115/http://epublish.multiad.com/SoCon_BB_2012/#/50/ dead All-Tournament Team Position Player SchoolPDavid NoyceFurmanCJ. P. BurwellWestern Carolina1BRyan ButlerThe Citadel2BJeff SziksaiWestern Carolina3BDan MartzFurmanSSEric BoehmerFurmanOFRodney HancockThe CitadelOFJody WadeFurmanOFBrandon HollierFurmanDHTyson WhitleyGeorgia Southern Walt Nadzak Award, Tournament Most Outstanding PlayerJ. P. BurwellWestern Carolina http://epublish.multiad.com/SoCon_BB_2012/#/64/ 2012 Southern Conference Baseball Media Guide 62 SoConSports.com 2012-09-08 May 25, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140525195115/http://epublish.multiad.com/SoCon_BB_2012/#/64/ dead References Tournament Category:Southern Conference baseball tournament Southern Conference baseball tournament Southern Conference baseball tournament Southern Conference baseball tournament