1997 Heart of Texas Conference Tournament

The 1997 Heart of Texas Conference baseball tournament was held May 8-11 in Austin, TX. #2 University of the Incarnate Word defeated #3 Texas Lutheran University for the title.

Participating Teams

Seed	School	Conf. Record	Head Coach
1	St. Edward's University	15-9	Bud Mader
2	University of the Incarnate Word	15-9	Steve Heying
3	Texas Lutheran University	15-9	Bill Miller
4	St. Mary's University	15-9	Charlie Migl

Results

Bracket

	First Round					Second Round					Final
	1	St. Edward's	10
	4	St. Mary's (TX)	5
						1	St. Edward's	1
						3	Texas Lutheran	9
	2	Incarnate Word	8
	3	Texas Lutheran	10
											3	Texas Lutheran	6	1
											2	Incarnate Word	11	10
						1	St. Edward's	1
	4	St. Mary's (TX)	2			2	Incarnate Word	6
	2	Incarnate Word	12

Game Results

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
May 8
Game 1	Texas Lutheran University	10-8	University of the Incarnate Word
Game 2	St. Edward's University	10-5	St. Mary's University
May 9
Game 3	University of the Incarnate Word	12-2	St. Mary's University	St. Mary's eliminated
May 10
Game 4	Texas Lutheran University	9-1	St. Edward's University
Game 5	University of the Incarnate Word	6-1	St. Edward's University	St. Edward's eliminated
May 11
Game 6	University of the Incarnate Word	11-6	Texas Lutheran University
Game 7	University of the Incarnate Word	10-1	Texas Lutheran University	Incarnate Word advances to NAIA tournament