1997 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Tournament

The 1997 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference tournament was held at Sam Suplizio Field in Grand Junction, CO. #3 Fort Hays State University defeated #2 University of Southern Colorado for the title.

Participating Teams

Seed	School	Conf. Record	Head Coach
1	Mesa State College	23-5	Joe Giarratano
2	University of Southern Colorado	21-6	Stan Sanchez
3	Fort Hays State University	20-8	Bob Fornelli
4	University of Nebraska at Kearney	13-15	Guy Murray

Results

Bracket

	First Round					Second Round					Final
	1	Mesa State	8
	4	Nebraska-Kearney	9
						4	Nebraska-Kearney	4
						2	Southern Colorado	13
	2	Southern Colorado	10
	3	Fort Hays State	9
											2	Southern Colorado	6	9
											3	Fort Hays State	18	10
						4	Nebraska-Kearney	5
	1	Mesa State	5			3	Fort Hays State	6
	3	Fort Hays State	8

Game Results

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
May 8
Game 1	University of Southern Colorado	10-9	Fort Hays State University
Game 2	University of Nebraska at Kearney	9-8	Mesa State College
Game 3	Fort Hays State University	8-5	Mesa State College	Mesa State eliminated
May 9
Game 4	University of Southern Colorado	13-4	University of Nebraska at Kearney
Game 5	Fort Hays State University	6-5	University of Nebraska at Kearney	Nebraska Kearney eliminated
May 10
Game 6	Fort Hays State University	18-6	University of Southern Colorado
Game 7	Fort Hays State University	10-9	University of Southern Colorado	Fort Hays advances to NCAA tournament