1997 Atlantic-10 Conference Tournament

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The 1997 Atlantic-10 Conference baseball tournament was held at Bear Stadium in Boyertown, PA. Virginia Polytechnic Institute defeated University of Massachusetts Amherst for the title. Barry Gauch of Virginia Tech was named Most Outstanding Player.

Participating Teams[edit]

Seed School Conf. Record Head Coach
East 1 University of Massachusetts Amherst 17-4 Mike Stone
East 2 Fordham University 12-9 Dan Gallagher
West 1 Xavier University 14-6 John Morrey
West 2 Virginia Polytechnic Institute 13-8 Chuck Hartman

Results[edit]

Bracket[edit]

  First Round   Second Round   Final
                             
  E1 Massachusetts 4  
  W2 Virginia Tech 8    
      W2 Virginia Tech 17  
      W1 Xavier 2    
  W1 Xavier 6          
  E2 Fordham 1        
      W2 Virginia Tech 13 x
        E1 Massachusetts 8 x
       
    W1 Xavier 1    
  E1 Massachusetts 14     E1 Massachusetts 6  
  E2 Fordham 6  


Game Results[edit]

Game Winner Score Loser Notes
Game 1 Xavier University 6-1 Fordham University
Game 2 Virginia Polytechnic Institute 8-4 University of Massachusetts Amherst
Game 3 University of Massachusetts Amherst 14-6 Fordham University Fordham eliminated
Game 4 Virginia Polytechnic Institute 17-2 Xavier University
Game 5 University of Massachusetts Amherst 6-1 Xavier University Xavier eliminated
Game 6 Virginia Polytechnic Institute 13-8 University of Massachusetts Amherst Virginia Tech advances to NCAA tournament

All-Championship Team[edit]

  • Scott Barnsby, P Massachusetts
  • Doug Clark, OF Massachusetts
  • Barry Gauch, C Virginia Tech
  • David Giglio, 1B Massachusetts
  • Brad Gorrie, SS Massachusetts
  • Matt Griswold, OF Virginia Tech
  • Kevin Kurilla, SS Virginia Tech
  • Tony Martelli, SS Fordham
  • Randy Martin, 2B Virginia Tech
  • Denny Wagner, P Virginia Tech
  • Louie Witte, P Xavier
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