1997 Big South Conference baseball tournament


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]

1997 Big South Conference
baseball tournament
Teams4
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsUNC Greensboro (1st title)
Winning coachMike Gaski (1st title)
MVPJason Parsons (UNC Greensboro)
1997 Big South Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
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

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The 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

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First roundSemi-finalsFinals
1UNC Greensboro9
4Liberty18
4Liberty1
3Charleston Southern4
3Charleston Southern10
2Winthrop9
3Charleston Southern
1UNC Greensboro
Lower round 1Lower final
4Liberty1
1UNC Greensboro41UNC Greensboro2
2Winthrop3

All-Tournament Team

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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

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Jason Parsons was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Parsons was a pitcher for UNC Greensboro.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "2019 Baseball Record Book" (PDF). BigSouthSports.com. p. 5. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  2. ^ a b "2019 Baseball Record Book" (PDF). Big South Conference. Retrieved July 11, 2020.