1997 Big East Conference baseball tournament

1997 Big East Conference
baseball tournament
Teams6
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsSt. John's (5th title)
Winning coachEd Blankmeyer (1st title)
MVPMike Dzurilla (St. John's)
1997 Big East Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
American Division
West Virginia  x‍‍‍ 17 7 0   .708 36 19 0   .655
St. John's  ‍‍y 16 7 0   .696 35 17 0   .673
Connecticut  ‍‍‍ 11 13 0   .458 27 20 0   .574
Providence  ‍‍‍ 10 15 0   .400 26 23 1   .530
Boston College  ‍‍‍ 8 17 0   .320 20 23 0   .465
Pittsburgh  ‍‍‍ 8 17 0   .320 19 26 0   .422
National Division
Notre Dame  x‍‍‍ 15 6 0   .714 41 19 0   .683
Rutgers  ‍‍‍ 13 11 0   .542 28 24 0   .538
Seton Hall  ‍‍‍ 13 11 0   .542 32 22 0   .593
Villanova  ‍‍‍ 12 12 0   .500 29 27 0   .518
Georgetown  ‍‍‍ 8 15 0   .348 19 37 1   .342
x – Division champion
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1997[1][2]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1997 Big East Conference baseball tournament was held at Senator Thomas J. Dodd Memorial Stadium in Norwich, Connecticut. This was the thirteenth annual Big East Conference baseball tournament. The St. John's Red Storm won their fifth tournament championship and claimed the Big East Conference's automatic bid to the 1997 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[3]

  1. ^ 2012 Big East Baseball Media Guide. Big East Conference. p. 61. Archived from the original on March 26, 2013. Retrieved January 26, 2013.
  2. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1997". boydsworld.com. Retrieved January 26, 2013.
  3. ^ 2012 Big East Baseball Media Guide. Big East Conference. pp. 61–66. Archived from the original on March 26, 2013. Retrieved January 26, 2013.