The 1997 Big South Conference baseball tournament was the postseason baseball tournament for the Big South Conference, held from May 16 through 18 at Knights Stadium in Fort Mill, South Carolina. The top four finishers from the regular season participated in the double-elimination tournament. The champion, UNC Greensboro, won the title for the first time and earned an invitation to the 1997 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[2]
| Teams | 4 |
|---|---|
| Format | Double-elimination |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | UNC Greensboro (1st title) |
| Winning coach | Mike Gaski (1st title) |
| MVP | Jason Parsons (UNC Greensboro) |
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| Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 28 UNC Greensboro †‡y | 18 | – | 3 | – | 0 | .857 | 45 | – | 17 | – | 0 | .726 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winthrop | 14 | – | 7 | – | 0 | .667 | 27 | – | 29 | – | 1 | .482 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Charleston Southern | 12 | – | 8 | – | 0 | .600 | 21 | – | 36 | – | 0 | .368 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Liberty | 11 | – | 10 | – | 0 | .524 | 25 | – | 32 | – | 0 | .439 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UNC Asheville | 9 | – | 11 | – | 0 | .450 | 20 | – | 33 | – | 0 | .377 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Radford | 9 | – | 12 | – | 0 | .429 | 26 | – | 28 | – | 0 | .481 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UMBC | 5 | – | 16 | – | 0 | .238 | 12 | – | 35 | – | 0 | .255 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coastal Carolina | 5 | – | 16 | – | 0 | .238 | 23 | – | 31 | – | 0 | .426 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1997[1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Format
editThe top four finishers from the regular season qualified for the tournament. The teams were seeded one through four and played a double-elimination tournament.
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNC Greensboro | 18 | 3 | .857 | — | 1 |
| Winthrop | 14 | 7 | .667 | 4 | 2 |
| Charleston Southern | 12 | 8 | .600 | 5.5 | 3 |
| Liberty | 11 | 10 | .524 | 7 | 4 |
| UNC Asheville | 9 | 11 | .450 | 8.5 | — |
| Radford | 9 | 12 | .429 | 9 | — |
| UMBC | 5 | 16 | .238 | 13 | — |
| Coastal Carolina | 5 | 16 | .238 | 13 | — |
Bracket and results
edit| First round | Semi-finals | Finals | |||||||||||
| 1 | UNC Greensboro | 9 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Liberty | 18 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Liberty | 1 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Charleston Southern | 4 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Charleston Southern | 10 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Winthrop | 9 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Charleston Southern | ||||||||||||
| 1 | UNC Greensboro | ||||||||||||
| Lower round 1 | Lower final | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Liberty | 1 | |||||||||||
| 1 | UNC Greensboro | 4 | 1 | UNC Greensboro | 2 | ||||||||
| 2 | Winthrop | 3 | |||||||||||
All-Tournament Team
edit| Name | School |
|---|---|
| B.J. Bellush | Charleston Southern |
| Jason Benham | Liberty |
| Tony Costantino | Winthrop |
| Travis Easler | Charleston Southern |
| Mike Giordano | Liberty |
| Ryan McClellan | Liberty |
| Jason Parsons | UNC Greensboro |
| Dominic Pattie | UNC Greensboro |
| Nicky Phillips | UNC Greensboro |
| John Rocco | Charleston Southern |
| Lance Surridge | UNC Greensboro |
Most Valuable Player
editJason Parsons was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Parsons was a pitcher for UNC Greensboro.[2]
References
edit- ^ "2019 Baseball Record Book" (PDF). BigSouthSports.com. p. 5. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
- ^ a b "2019 Baseball Record Book" (PDF). Big South Conference. Retrieved July 11, 2020.