1997 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Tournament

The 1997 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference baseball tournament was held at Bowman Field in Williamsport, PA. Eastern division runner-up Mansfield University of Pennsylvania defeated Western division champion Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania for the title.

Participating Teams

Seed	School	Conf. Record	Head Coach
East 1	Kutztown University of Pennsylvania	18-6	Matt Royer
East 2	Mansfield University of Pennsylvania	16-8	Harry Hillson
West 1	Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania	15-5	Jeff Messer
West 2	California University of Pennsylvania	14-6	Mike Conte

Results

Bracket

First Round

Second Round

Final

E1

Kutztown

4

W2

California (PA)

7

W2

California (PA)

13

E2

Mansfield

15

W1

Slippery Rock

1

E2

Mansfield

4

E2

Mansfield

7

x

W1

Slippery Rock

1

x

W2

California (PA)

1

E1

Kutztown

4

W1

Slippery Rock

3

W1

Slippery Rock

6

Game Results

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
May 9
Game 1	California University of Pennsylvania	7-4	Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
Game 2	Mansfield University of Pennsylvania	4-1	Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania
May 10
Game 3	Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania	6-4	Kutztown University of Pennsylvania	Kutztown eliminated
Game 4	Mansfield University of Pennsylvania	15-13	California University of Pennsylvania
Game 5	Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania	3-1	California University of Pennsylvania	California eliminated
May 11
Game 6	Mansfield University of Pennsylvania	7-1	Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania	Mansfield wins championship