1997 Big West Conference Baseball Tournament

The 1997 Big West Conference Baseball Tournament determined the conference champion for the Big West Conference at the end of the 1997 season. The teams met at Long Beach State's on campus venue, Blair Field from May 15 through May 18.[2]

1997 Big West Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams6
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsCal State Fullerton (2nd title)
Winning coachGeorge Horton (1st title)
MVP,
1997 Big West Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Northern
Nevada  x 2010 .667  3921 .650
Pacific   1119 .367  2929 .500
Sacramento State   822 .267  1639 .291
New Mexico State   822 .267  2133 .389
Southern
No. 24 Long Beach State  x 228 .733  3926 .600
No. 21 Cal State Fullerton   219 .700  3924 .619
Cal Poly   1515 .500  3721 .638
UC Santa Barbara   1515 .500  2630 .464
x Division champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the 1997 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament
As of June 30, 1997[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Seeding and format

The top team from each of the conference's two divisions after the regular season received the top two seeds, while the four teams with the highest conference winning percentage regardless of division were seeded three through six in the double-elimination tournament. Matchups were set to avoid inter-divisional games in the early rounds as much as possible.

TeamWLPCTGBSeed
North Division
Nevada2010.667
2
Pacific1119.367
9
6
Sacramento State822.267
12
New Mexico State822.267
12
South Division
Long Beach State228.733
1
Cal State Fullerton219.700
1
3
Cal Poly1515.500
7
4
UC Santa Barbara1515.500
7
5

Bracket

The bracket below depicts the results of the tournament.[3][4][2][5][6][7]

  First round Semifinals Semi- Finals
                                       
  2 Nevada 10  
  4 Cal Poly 6     2 Nevada 10  
    3 Cal State Fullerton 11    
      3 Cal State Fullerton 8  
      4 Cal Poly 5    
  4 Cal Poly 11          
  5 UC Santa Barbara 10        
  3 Cal State Fullerton 4         3 Cal State Fullerton 7 15
  6 Pacific 6           1 Long Beach State 2 6
      6 Pacific 0        
      1 Long Beach State 4          
  1 Long Beach State 5           1 Long Beach State 7    
  5 UC Santa Barbara 1         6 Pacific 6  
  2 Nevada 5    
  6 Pacific 8  

References

  1. "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1997". Boydsworld.com. Retrieved January 1, 2013.
  2. Cal State Fullerton Titans Record Book (PDF). Cal State Fullerton. p. 142. Retrieved 2014-01-07.
  3. 2010 Long Beach State Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Long Beach State. p. 52. Retrieved 2014-01-07.
  4. Nevada Baseball Record Book (PDF). Nevada Wolf Pack. p. 22. Retrieved 2014-01-07.
  5. 2012 Pacific Baseball Media Guide. Pacific Tigers. p. 77. Retrieved 2014-01-07.
  6. Cal Poly Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Cal Poly Mustangs. p. 44. Retrieved 2014-01-07.
  7. Summer Record Book (PDF). UCSB Gauchos. p. 14. Retrieved 2014-01-07.
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