1997 Northeast Conference Tournament

The 1997 Northeast Conference baseball tournament was held at Skylands Park in Augusta, NJ. #1 Marist College defeated #2 Fairleigh Dickinson University for the title. Ben Shove of Marist was named MVP.

Participating Teams

Seed	School	Conf. Record	Head Coach
1	Marist College	14-7	John Szefc
2	Fairleigh Dickinson University	14-7	Dennis Sasso
3	Wagner College	12-9	Rich Vitaliano
4	Rider University	12-9	Sonny Pittaro

Results

Bracket

	First Round					Second Round					Final
	1	Marist	4
	4	Rider	1
						1	Marist	5
						2	Fairleigh Dickinson	6
	2	Fairleigh Dickinson	7
	3	Wagner	4
											2	Fairleigh Dickinson	2	4
											1	Marist	5	5
						1	Marist	6
	4	Rider	20			4	Rider	3
	3	Wagner	6

Game Results

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
Game 1	Fairleigh Dickinson University	7-4	Wagner College
Game 2	Marist College	4-1	Rider University
Game 3	Rider University	20-6	Wagner College	Wagner eliminated
Game 4	Fairleigh Dickinson University	6-5	Marist College
Game 5	Marist College	6-3	Rider University	Rider eliminated
Game 6	Marist College	5-2	Fairleigh Dickinson University
Game 7	Marist College	5-4	Fairleigh Dickinson University	Marist advances to NCAA tournament