1997 Southeastern Conference Tournament

The 1997 Southeastern Conference baseball tournament was held at Golden Park in Columbus, GA. #2 University of Alabama defeated #1 Louisiana State University for the title. Alabama's David Tidwell was named Tournament MVP.

Participating Teams

Seed	School	Conf. Record	Head Coach
1	Louisiana State University	22-7	Skip Bertman
2	University of Alabama	20-9	Jim Wells
3	University of Florida	17-13	Andy Lopez
4	University of Tennessee	17-13	Rod Delmonico
5	Mississippi State University	19-11	Ron Polk
6	Auburn University	17-12	Hal Baird
7	University of Arkansas	15-14	Norm DeBriyn
8	University of South Carolina	13-17	Ray Tanner

Results

Bracket

	First round					Second round					Third round					Semi-finals					Finals
	1	LSU	5
	6	Auburn	2			1	LSU	12
						4	Tennessee	5
	2	Alabama	16								1	LSU	12
	5	Mississippi St.	3								2	Alabama	7
						2	Alabama	13													1	LSU	2	x
						3	Florida	6													2	Alabama	12	x
	3	Florida	7													2	Alabama	6
	4	Tennessee	6								3	Florida	17			3	Florida	3
						6	Auburn	5			6	Auburn	5
						5	Mississippi St.	4

Game Results

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
May 14
Game 1	Auburn University	7-3	University of Arkansas	single elimination, Auburn advances
Game 2	Mississippi State University	12-9	University of South Carolina	single elimination, Mississippi State advances
May 15
Game 3	Louisiana State University	5-2	Auburn University
Game 4	University of Alabama	16-3	Mississippi State University
Game 5	University of Florida	7-6	University of Tennessee
May 16
Game 6	Auburn University	5-4	Mississippi State University	Mississippi State eliminated
Game 7	Louisiana State University	12-5	University of Tennessee	Tennessee eliminated
Game 8	University of Alabama	13-6	University of Florida
May 17
Game 9	Louisiana State University	12-7	University of Alabama
Game 10	University of Florida	17-5	Auburn University	Auburn eliminated
Game 11	University of Alabama	6-3	University of Florida	Florida eliminated
May 18
Game 12	University of Alabama	12-2	Louisiana State University	Alabama advances to NCAA tournament

All Tournament Team

• 1B Robbie Tucker, Alabama
• 2B Blair Barbier, LSU
• 3B Andy Phillips, Alabama
• SS Brandon Larson, LSU
• C Matt Frick, Alabama
• OF David Tidwell, Alabama
• OF Dustan Mohr, Alabama
• OF Danny Higgins, LSU
• DH Brad Wilkerson, Florida
• P Jarrod Kingrey, Alabama
• P Kevin Knorst, Alabama