1997 Big South Conference baseball tournament

1997 Big South Conference
baseball tournament

Teams	4
Format	Double-elimination
Finals site	Knights Stadium Fort Mill, South Carolina
Champions	UNC Greensboro (1st title)
Winning coach	Mike Gaski (1st title)
MVP	Jason Parsons (UNC Greensboro)

1997 Big South Conference baseball standings

v t e	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

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]

Format

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

	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

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

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

References

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