1997 Gulf South Conference Tournament

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The 1997 Gulf South Conference baseball tournament was held in Florence, AL. East #1 University of North Alabama defeated West #1 Delta State University for the title in a game that was suspended in the 1st inning due to rain, and finished 6 days later.

Participating Teams[edit]

Seed School Conf. Record Head Coach
East 1 University of North Alabama 16-5 Mike Lane
East 2 Valdosta State University 14-7 Tommy Thomas
East 3 State University of West Georgia 14-7 David “Doc” Fowlkes
West 1 Delta State University 12-4 Mike Kinnison
West 2 Southern Arkansas University 12-6 Steve Goodheart
West 3 Arkansas Tech University 10-6 Dale Harpenau

Results[edit]

Bracket[edit]

  First round Second round Third round Semi-finals Finals
                                                 
  W1 Delta State 6  
  E3 West Georgia 2     W1 Delta State 9  
    W3 Arkansas Tech 6    
  E1 North Alabama 6         W1 Delta State 6            
  W3 Arkansas Tech 4           E1 North Alabama 19              
      E1 North Alabama 13           E1 North Alabama 8 x
      W2 Southern Arkansas 8         W1 Delta State 7 x
  E2 Valdosta State 5         W1 Delta State 11    
  W2 Southern Arkansas 7       W2 Southern Arkansas 4     E2 Valdosta State 5  
  E3 West Georgia 2     E2 Valdosta State 15  
  E2 Valdosta State 9  


Game Results[edit]

Game Winner Score Loser Notes
Game 1 Delta State University 6-2 State University of West Georgia
Game 2 Southern Arkansas University 7-5 Valdosta State University
Game 3 University of North Alabama 6-4 Arkansas Tech University
Game 4 Valdosta State University 9-2 State University of West Georgia West Georgia eliminated
Game 5 Delta State University 9-6 (10) Arkansas Tech University Arkansas Tech eliminated
Game 6 University of North Alabama 13-8 Southern Arkansas University
Game 7 University of North Alabama 19-6 Delta State University
Game 8 Valdosta State University 15-4 Southern Arkansas University Southern Arkansas eliminated
Game 9 Delta State University 11-5 Valdosta State University Valdosta State eliminated
Game 10 University of North Alabama 8-7 (10) Delta State University North Alabama advances to NCAA tournament