1997 America East Conference baseball tournament

1997 America East Conference
baseball tournament

Teams	6
Format	Double-elimination
Finals site	Frawley Stadium Wilmington, DE
Champions	Northeastern (2nd title)
Winning coach	Neil McPhee (2nd title)
MVP	Carlos Peña (Northeastern)

1997 America East Conference baseball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Delaware  ‍†‍‍	19	–	3		.864			45	–	10		.818
Maine  ‍‍‍	16	–	8		.667			24	–	27		.471
Vermont  ‍‍‍	15	–	9		.625			27	–	19		.587
Drexel  ‍‍‍	13	–	10		.565			28	–	22		.560
Northeastern  ‍‍‡‍^y	12	–	12		.500			33	–	19		.635
Towson State  ‍‍‍	9	–	14		.391			24	–	28		.462
Hartford  ‍‍‍	7	–	16		.304			16	–	23		.410
Hofstra  ‍‍‍	7	–	16		.304			14	–	28		.333
New Hampshire  ‍‍‍	7	–	17		.292			17	–	22		.436
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1997[1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1997 America East Conference baseball tournament was held at Frawley Stadium in Wilmington, Delaware. The top six regular season finishers of the league's nine teams qualified for the double-elimination tournament. In the championship game, fifth-seeded Northeastern defeated third-seeded Vermont, 8–1, to win its second tournament championship. As a result, Northeastern received the America East's automatic bid to the 1997 NCAA tournament.[2][3][4]

Seeding

The top six finishers from the regular season were seeded one through six based on conference winning percentage only. They then played in a double-elimination format. In the first round, the one and six seeds were matched up in the first game, the two and five seeds in the second, and the three and four seeds in the third.[3]

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Seed
Delaware	19	3	.864	–	1
Maine	16	8	.667	4	2
Vermont	15	9	.625	5	3
Drexel	13	10	.565	6.5	4
Northeastern	12	12	.500	8	5
Towson State	9	14	.391	10.5	6
Hartford	7	16	.304	12.5	–
Hofstra	7	16	.304	12.5	–
New Hampshire	7	17	.292	13	–

Results

	First round					Second round					Third round					Semifinals					Final
	1	Delaware	8
	6	Towson State	4			1	Delaware	15
						4	Drexel	3
	2	Maine	2								1	Delaware	1
	5	Northeastern	6								5	Northeastern	4
						5	Northeastern	12													5	Northeastern	8	—
						3	Vermont	5													3	Vermont	1	—
	3	Vermont	8													1	Delaware	3
	4	Drexel	2								3	Vermont	4			3	Vermont	4
						6	Towson State	7			6	Towson State	1
						2	Maine	6

All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[2]

Player	Team
Patrick Mason	Northeastern
Carlos Peña	Northeastern
Tim Daley	Northeastern
Tim Bonehill	Northeastern
Mike O'Donnell	Northeastern
Heath Squires	Vermont
Dana Forsberg	Vermont
Jerry Lynde	Vermont
Dan Colunio	Delaware
Brian August	Delaware
Craig Miller	Towson State

Most Outstanding Player

Northeastern first baseman Carlos Peña was named Most Outstanding Player.

References

1. "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1997". Boyd's World. Retrieved April 25, 2015.
2. "2013 America East Conference Baseball Record Book" (PDF). AmericaEast.com. America East Conference. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 24, 2013. Retrieved May 20, 2013.
3. "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1997". BoydsWorld.com. Boyd Nation. Archived from the original on February 14, 2013. Retrieved June 6, 2013.
4. Warner, Pete (June 7, 2013). "Errors Cost Bears Against Towson St". Bangor Daily News. p. C1. Retrieved June 7, 2013.