1997 Division III College World Series

The 1997 Division III College World Series was held in Salem, VA. University of Southern Maine defeated College of Wooster in the championship game. P Jason Jensen of Southern Maine was named the Most Outstanding Player of the tournament.

Participating Teams

School	Conference	Record (Conference)	Head Coach	CWS Appearances	CWS Best Finish
Bridgewater State College	Massachusetts State College Athletic Conference	29-11-1	Rick Smith	1 (last:1996)	3rd
Carthage College	College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin	40-10 (18-2)	Augie Schmidt	3 (last:1995)	3rd
Chapman University	Independent	31-16	Rex Peters	0 (last:none)	none
State University of New York College at Cortland	State University of New York Athletic Conference	31-10 (11-1)	Steve Owens	1 (last:1995)	7th
North Carolina Wesleyan College	Dixie Intercollegiate Athletic Conference	40-7 (15-1)	Mike Fox	8 (last:1994)	1st
University of Southern Maine	Little East Conference	39-9 (11-3)	Ed Flaherty	3 (last:1992)	1st
University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point	Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference	31-13 (9-3)	Scott Pritchard	0 (last:none)	none
College of Wooster	North Coast Athletic Conference	46-8-1 (16-3)	Tim Pettorini	2 (last:1994)	6th

Results

1997 College World Series

	First round					Second round					Third round
		Carthage	6
		SUNY-Cortland	4
							Carthage	12
							UW Stevens Point	1
		UW Stevens Point	9
		Bridgewater St.	3
												Carthage	5
												Southern Maine	6
		Southern Maine	7
		Wooster	1
							Southern Maine	14
							NC Wesleyan	4
		NC Wesleyan	4
		Chapman	3
						Loser's bracket
							SUNY-Cortland	12
							Bridgewater St.	5				NC Wesleyan	3
												SUNY-Cortland	4
							Wooster	19
							Chapman	6				UW Stevens Point	7
												Wooster	11

	Semifinals					Elimination					Final
	Re-ordered Semifinals
		Southern Maine	1									Southern Maine	15
		SUNY-Cortland	2									Wooster	1
							SUNY-Cortland	1
							Wooster	8
		Carthage	1
		Wooster	2

Game Results

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
May 24
Game 1	Carthage College	6-4	SUNY-Cortland
Game 2	University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point	9-3	Bridgewater State College
Game 3	University of Southern Maine	7-1	College of Wooster
Game 4	North Carolina Wesleyan College	4-3 (13 Inn)	Chapman University
May 25
Game 5	SUNY-Cortland	12-5	Bridgewater State College	Bridgewater eliminated
Game 6	College of Wooster	19-6	Chapman University	Chapman eliminated
Game 7	Carthage College	12-1	University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
Game 8	University of Southern Maine	14-4	North Carolina Wesleyan College
May 26
Game 9	College of Wooster	11-7	University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point	UW Stevens Point eliminated
Game 10	SUNY-Cortland	4-3	North Carolina Wesleyan College	NC Wesleyan eliminated
Game 11	University of Southern Maine	6-5	Carthage College
May 27
Game 12	College of Wooster	2-1	Carthage College	Carthage eliminated
Game 13	SUNY-Cortland	2-1	University of Southern Maine
May 28
Game 14	College of Wooster	8-1	SUNY-Cortland	Cotrland eliminated
Game 15	University of Southern Maine	15-1	College of Wooster	Southern Maine wins CWS