1997 Big East Conference baseball tournament

American college baseball tournament August 2023 June 2026 1997 Big East Conference 6 Double-elimination tournament Senator Thomas J. Dodd Memorial Stadium Norwich, Connecticut 1997 St. John's Red Storm St. John's 5th Ed Blankmeyer 1st Mike Dzurilla St. John's The 1997 Big East Conference baseball tournament was held at Senator Thomas J. Dodd Memorial Stadium in Norwich, Connecticut. This was the thirteenth annual Big East Conference baseball tournament. The 1997 St. John's Red Storm St. John's Red Storm won their fifth tournament championship and claimed the Big East Conference's automatic bid to the 1997 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.http://www.bigeast.org/Sports/Baseball/BaseballMediaGuide.aspx 61–66 Big East Conference 2012 Big East Baseball Media Guide January 26, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130326144657/http://www.bigeast.org/Sports/Baseball/BaseballMediaGuide.aspx March 26, 2013 dead Format and seeding The Big East baseball tournament was a 6 team double elimination tournament in 1997. The top six regular season finishers were seeded one through six based on conference winning percentage only, regardless of division. Team W L Pct. GB SeedAmerican Division 1997 West Virginia Mountaineers West Virginia 17 7 17 7 – 2 1997 St. John's Red Storm St. John's 16 7 16 7 .5 3 Connecticut 11 13 11 13 6 – 1997 Providence Friars Providence 10 15 10 15 7.5 – 1997 Boston College Eagles Boston College 8 17 8 17 9.5 – 1997 Pittsburgh Panthers Pittsburgh 8 17 8 17 8.5 –National Division 1997 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Notre Dame 15 6 15 6 – 1 1997 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Rutgers 13 11 13 11 3.5 4 1997 Seton Hall Pirates Seton Hall 13 11 13 11 3.5 5 1997 Villanova Wildcats Villanova 12 12 12 12 5.5 6 1997 Georgetown Hoyas Georgetown 8 15 8 15 8 – Bracket 1 1997 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Notre Dame 5 6 1997 Villanova Wildcats Villanova 10 2 1997 West Virginia Mountaineers West Virginia 6 5 1997 Seton Hall Pirates Seton Hall 4 3 1997 St. John's Red Storm St. John's 3 4 1997 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Rutgers 0 4 Rutgers 5 6 Villanova 12 2 West Virginia 4 3 St. John's 11 1 Notre Dame 4 5 Seton Hall 3 6 Villanova 5 3 St. John's 6 1 West Virginia 1 1 Notre Dame 8 6 Villanova 5* 1 Notre Dame 4* 3 St. John's 9 — 6 Villanova 7 — * - Indicates game required 11 innings. Jack Kaiser Award Mike Dzurilla was the winner of the 1997 Jack Kaiser Award. Dzurilla was a third baseman for St. John's. References Tournament Category:Big East Conference baseball tournament Big East Conference baseball tournament Big East Conference baseball tournament Category:College baseball tournaments in Connecticut Category:Sports competitions in Norwich, Connecticut