1997 Big South Conference Tournament

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

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

Bracket

	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

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

• 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