1997 Little East Conference Tournament

The 1997 Little East Conference baseball tournament was held May 8-10 in Gorham, ME. #2 University of Southern Maine defeated #4 University of Massachusetts Dartmouth for the title. Pat Schultz of UMass Dartmouth was name Most Outstanding Player.

Participating Teams

Seed	School	Conf. Record	Head Coach
1	Eastern Connecticut State University	13-1	Bill Holowaty
2	University of Southern Maine	11-3	Ed Flaherty
3	Plymouth State College	9-5	Dennis McManus
4	University of Massachusetts Dartmouth	8-7	Bruce Wheeler

Results

Bracket

	First Round					Second Round					Final
	1	Eastern Connecticut St.	1
	4	UMass Dartmouth	4
						4	UMass Dartmouth	1
						2	Southern Maine	5
	2	Southern Maine	6
	3	Plymouth St.	3
											2	Southern Maine	11	x
											4	UMass Dartmouth	5	x
						4	UMass Dartmouth	22
	1	Eastern Connecticut St.	2			3	Plymouth St.	6
	3	Plymouth St.	7

Game Results

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
May 8
Game 1	University of Massachusetts Dartmouth	4-1	Eastern Connecticut State University
Game 2	University of Southern Maine	6-3	Plymouth State College
May 9
Game 3	Plymouth State College	7-2	Eastern Connecticut State University	Eastern Connecticut State eliminated
Game 4	University of Southern Maine	5-1	University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Game 5	University of Massachusetts Dartmouth	22-6	Plymouth State College	Plymouth State eliminated
May 10
Game 6	University of Southern Maine	11-5	University of Massachusetts Dartmouth	Southern Maine advances to NCAA tournament