1997 America East Conference baseball tournament

1997 America East Conference
baseball tournament
Teams6
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsNortheastern (2nd title)
Winning coachNeil McPhee (2nd title)
MVPCarlos Peña (Northeastern)
1997 America East Conference baseball standings
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]

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  4. ^ Warner, Pete (June 7, 2013). "Errors Cost Bears Against Towson St". Bangor Daily News. p. C1. Retrieved June 7, 2013.