1997_Southland_Conference_baseball_tournament

1997 Southland Conference baseball tournament

1997 Southland Conference baseball tournament

Collegiate baseball tournament

The 1997 Southland Conference baseball tournament was held from May 14 to 17, 1997[2] to determine the champion of the Southland Conference in the sport of college baseball for the 1997 season. The event pitted the top six finishers from the conference's regular season in a double-elimination tournament held at Warhawk Field, home field of Northeast Louisiana in Monroe, Louisiana. Second-seeded Southwest Texas State won their first championship and claimed the automatic bid to the 1997 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[3]

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Seeding and format

The top six finishers from the regular season were seeded one through six. They played a double-elimination tournament.

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Bracket and results

First roundSecond roundThird roundSemifinalsFinal
1Northwestern State3
6UTSA56UTSA5
4Northeast Louisiana3
3Sam Houston State96UTSA3
4Northeast Louisiana83Sam Houston State2
3Sam Houston State126UTSA27
5Texas–Arlington32Southwest Texas State89
2Southwest Texas State103Sam Houston State4
5Texas–Arlington115Texas–Arlington12Southwest Texas State16
1Northwestern State32Southwest Texas State14
2Southwest Texas State12

All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[3]

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Most Valuable Player

Jeremy Fikac was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Fikac was a pitcher for Southwest Texas State.[3]

References

  1. [1]
    "2018 Southland Conference Baseball" (PDF). Southland Conference. p. 15. Retrieved January 2, 2019.
  2. [2]
    2018 Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Northwestern State Demons. p. 44. Retrieved January 6, 2019.
  3. [3]
    2018 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Southland Conference. p. 28. Retrieved January 6, 2019.
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