1997 Big South Conference Tournament

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The 1997 Big South Conference baseball tournament was held in Fort Mill, SC. #1 University of North Carolina at Greensboro defeated #3 Charleston Southern University for the title. Jason Parsons of UNC Greensboro was named MVP.

Participating Teams[edit]

Seed School Conf. Record Head Coach
1 University of North Carolina at Greensboro 18-3 Mike Gaski
2 Winthrop University 14-9 Joe Hudak
3 Charleston Southern University 12-8 Gary Murphy
4 Liberty University 11-10 Johnny Hunton

Results[edit]

Bracket[edit]

  First Round   Second Round   Final
                             
  1 UNC Greensboro 9  
  4 Liberty 18    
      4 Liberty 1  
      3 Charleston Southern 4    
  2 Winthrop 9          
  3 Charleston Southern 10        
      3 Charleston Southern 1 5
        1 UNC Greensboro 7 14
       
    4 Liberty 1    
  1 UNC Greensboro 4     1 UNC Greensboro 2  
  2 Winthrop 3  


Game Results[edit]

Game Winner Score Loser Notes
May 16
Game 1 Charleston Southern University 10-9 Winthrop University
Game 2 Liberty University 18-9 University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Game 3 University of North Carolina at Greensboro 4-3 Winthrop University Winthrop eliminated
May 17
Game 4 Charleston Southern University 4-1 Liberty University
Game 5 University of North Carolina at Greensboro 2-1 Liberty University Liberty eliminated
May 18
Game 6 University of North Carolina at Greensboro 7-1 Charleston Southern University
Game 7 University of North Carolina at Greensboro 14-5 Charleston Southern University UNC Greensboro advances to NCAA tournament

All-Tournament Team[edit]

  • Jason Parsons UNC Greensboro
  • John Rocco Charleston Southern
  • Dominic Pattie UNC Greensboro
  • B.J. Bellush Charleston Southern
  • Jason Benham Liberty
  • Ryan McClellan Liberty
  • Nicky Phillips UNC Greensboro
  • Mike Giordano Liberty
  • Tony Costantino Winthrop
  • Lance Surridge UNC Greensboro
  • Travis Easler Charleston Southern