1997 Division II College World Series

The 1997 Division II College World Series was held at Paterson Field in Montgomery, AL. The eight schools qualified by winning one of eight regional tournaments. The tournament was won by Cal State Chico, coached by Lindsay Meggs. The runner-up was the University of Central Oklahoma. Tampa catcher Angel Diaz was named the series Most Outstanding Player, despite not making it to the championship game.

Participating Teams

School	Conference	Record (Conference)	Head Coach	CWS Appearances	CWS Best Finish
Adelphi University	New York Collegiate Athletic Conference	30-16 (14-7)	Ron Davies	2 (last:1996)	3rd
California State University, Chico	Northern California Athletic Conference	52-11 (30-5)	Lindsay Meggs	0 (last:none)	none
Central Missouri State University	Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association	39-13 (17-2)	Brad Hill	5 (last:1995)	1st
University of Central Oklahoma	Lone Star Conference	42-21 (14-6)	Wendell Simmons	0 (last:none)	none
Kennesaw State University	Peach Belt Conference	49-14 (19-4)	Mike Sansing	1 (last:1996)	1st
Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference	30-21 (15-5)	Jeff Messer	1 (last:1989)	3rd
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville	Great Lakes Valley Conference	37-19 (17-9)	Gary Collins	6 (last:1991)	2nd
University of Tampa	Sunshine State Conference	46-16 (16-5)	Terry Rupp	6 (last:1996)	1st

Results

1997 College World Series Bracket

	First round					Second round					Re-ordered Semifinals						Finals
		Cent. Oklahoma	13
		Cent. Missouri St.	4
							Cent. Oklahoma	9
							Kennesaw St.	7
		Kennesaw St.	20
		Slippery Rock	4
												Cent. Oklahoma	1	8
											Tampa	18	4
		Cent. Missouri St.	18
		Slippery Rock	6
							Kennesaw St.	7
							Cent. Missouri St.	4
																	Cent. Oklahoma	12	x	x
																	Chico St.	13	x	x
		Chico St.	25
		SIU Edwardsville	5
							Chico St.	5
							Tampa	3
		Tampa	13
		Adelphi	1
												Chico St.	4	x
											Kennesaw St.	2	x
		SIU Edwardsville	26
		Adelphi	4
							Tampa	14
							SIU Edwardsville	4

Game Results

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
May 24
Game 1	University of Central Oklahoma	13 - 4	Central Missouri State University
Game 2	Kennesaw State University	20 - 4	Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania
May 25
Game 3	California State University, Chico	25 - 5	Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Game 4	University of Tampa	13 - 1	Adelphi University
May 26
Game 5	Central Missouri State University	18 - 6	Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania	Slippery Rock eliminated
Game 6	Southern Illinois University Edwardsville	26 - 4	Adelphi University	Adelphi eliminated
May 27
Game 7	University of Central Oklahoma	9 - 7	Kennesaw State University
Game 8	California State University, Chico	5 - 3	University of Tampa
May 28
Game 9	University of Tampa	14 - 4	Southern Illinois University Edwardsville	SIUE eliminated
May 29
Game 10	Kennesaw State University	7 - 4	Central Missouri State University	Central Missouri eliminated
Game 11	University of Tampa	18 - 1	University of Central Oklahoma
Game 12	California State University, Chico	4 - 2	Kennesaw State University	Kennesaw St. eliminated
May 30
Game 13	University of Central Oklahoma	8 - 4	University of Tampa	Tampa eliminated
May 31
Game 14	California State University, Chico	13 - 12	University of Central Oklahoma	Chico State wins CWS