1997 America East Conference Tournament

The 1997 America East Conference baseball tournament was held at Daniel S. Frawley Stadium in Wilmington, DE. #5 Northeastern University defeated #3 University of Vermont for the title. Carlos Pena of Northeastern was named MVP.

Participating Teams

Seed	School	Conf. Record	Head Coach
1	University of Delaware	19-3	Bob Hannah
2	University of Maine	16-8	Paul Kostacopoulos
3	University of Vermont	15-9	Bill Currier
4	Drexel University	13-10	Don Maines
5	Northeastern University	12-12	Neil McPhee
6	Towson State University	9-14	Mike Gottlieb

Results

Bracket

	First round					Second round					Third round					Semi-finals					Finals
	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	x
						3	Vermont	5													3	Vermont	1	x
	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

Game Results

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
Game 1	Northeastern University	6-2	University of Maine
Game 2	University of Vermont	8-2	Drexel University
Game 3	University of Delaware	8-4	Towson State University
Game 4	Towson State University	7-6	University of Maine	Maine eliminated
Game 5	University of Delaware	15-3	Drexel University	Drexel eliminated
Game 6	Northeastern University	12-5	University of Vermont
Game 7	University of Vermont	4-1	Towson State University	Towson eliminated
Game 8	Northeastern University	4-1	University of Delaware
Game 9	University of Vermont	4-3	University of Delaware	Delaware eliminated
Game 10	Northeastern University	8-1	University of Vermont	Northeastern advances to NCAA tournament

All-tournament Team

• Patrick Mason, Northeastern
• Carlos Pena, Northeastern
• Heath Squires, Vermont
• Dan Colunio, Delaware
• Brian August, Delaware
• Craig Miller, Towson
• Tim Daley, Northeastern
• Dana Forsberg, Vermont
• Jerry Lynde, Vermont
• Tim Bonehill, Northeastern
• Mike O'Donnell, Northeastern