1997 Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament

The 1997 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball tournament was held at Al Lang Stadium in St. Petersburg, FL. #2 Florida State University defeated #4 Clemson University for the title. Florida State's Jeremy Morris was named tournament MVP.

Participating Teams

Seed	School	Conf. Record	Head Coach
1	Georgia Institute of Technology	19-4	Danny Hall
2	Florida State University	18-6	Mike Martin
3	North Carolina State University	15-8	Elliott Avent
4	Clemson University	13-10	Jack Leggett
5	Wake Forest University	10-13	George Greer
6	University of Virginia	10-13	Dennis Womack
7	Duke University	9-14	Steve Traylor
8	University of North Carolina	6-18	Mike Roberts
9	University of Maryland	5-19	Tom Bradley

Results

Bracket

	First round					Second round					Third round
	1	Georgia Tech	7
	8	North Carolina	6
						1	Georgia Tech	4
						4	Clemson	7
	4	Clemson	8
	5	Wake Forest	6
											4	Clemson	4
											2	Florida St.	8
	2	Florida St.	4
	7	Duke	2
						2	Florida St.	5
						3	NC State	3
	3	NC State	4
	6	Virginia	2
						Loser's bracket
						8	North Carolina	4
						5	Wake Forest	3			3	NC State	4
											8	North Carolina	2
						7	Duke	16
						6	Virginia	3			1	Georgia Tech	3
											7	Duke	5

	Semifinals					Finals
	2	Florida St.	12
	7	Duke	2
						2	Florida St.	10
						4	Clemson	0
	4	Clemson	11
	3	NC State	6

Game Results

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
May 13
Game 1	University of North Carolina	4-2	University of Maryland	single elimination, North Carolina advances
May 14
Game 2	Clemson University	8-6	Wake Forest University
Game 3	Georgia Institute of Technology	7-6	University of North Carolina
Game 4	Florida State University	4-2	Duke University
Game 5	North Carolina State University	4-2	University of Virginia
May 15
Game 6	University of North Carolina	4-3	Wake Forest University	Wake Forest eliminated
Game 7	Duke University	16-3	University of Virginia	Virginia eliminated
Game 8	Clemson University	7-4	Georgia Institute of Technology
Game 9	Florida State University	5-3	North Carolina State University
May 16
Game 10	Duke University	5-3	Georgia Institute of Technology	Georgia Tech eliminated
Game 11	North Carolina State University	4-2	University of North Carolina	North Carolina eliminated
Game 12	Florida State University	8-4	Clemson University
May 17
Game 13	Florida State University	12-2	Duke University	Duke eliminated
Game 14	Clemson University	11-6 (10)	North Carolina State University	North Carolina State eliminated
Game 15	Florida State University	10-0	Clemson University	Florida State advances to NCAA tournament

All-Tournament Team

• C Jeremy Salazar, Florida St.
• 1B Chris Combs, NC State
• 2B Scott Zech, Florida St.
• 3B Jeff Becker, Duke
• SS Brian Roberts, North Carolina
• OF Gary Burnham, Clemson
• OF J.D. Drew, Florida St.
• OF Jeremy Morris, Florida St.
• DH Kris Wilson, Georgia Tech
• P Chris Chavez, Florida St.
• P Randy Choate, Florida St.