1997 Southern Conference Tournament

The 1997 Southern Conference baseball tournament was held at Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Park in Charleston, SC. #1 Western Carolina University defeated #4 Furman University for the title. J.P. Burwell of Western Carolina was named MVP.

Participating Teams

Seed	School	Conf. Record	Head Coach
1	Western Carolina University	18-6	Keith LeClair
2	Georgia Southern University	18-6	Jack Stallings
3	The Citadel	16-7	Fred Jordan
4	Furman University	13-11	Ron Smith
5	East Tennessee State University	11-11	Ken Campbell
6	Davidson College	8-15	Dick Cooke
7	Appalachian State University	8-16	Jim Morris
8	Virginia Military Institute	6-13	Scott Gines

Results

Bracket

	Round 1					Round 2					Round 3										Finals
	1	Western Carolina	4
	8	VMI	3
						1	Western Carolina	7
						4	Furman	1
	4	Furman	6
	5	East Tennessee St.	2
											1	Western Carolina	10
											3	The Citadel	3
	2	Georgia Southern	14
	7	Appalachian St.	5
						2	Georgia Southern	5
						3	The Citadel	14
	3	The Citadel	18
	6	Davidson	8																		1	Western Carolina	10
																					4	Furman	9
	Losers Bracket 1					Losers Bracket 2					Losers Bracket 3					Losers Bracket 4
						2	Georgia Southern	14
	8	VMI	3			5	East Tennessee St.	11								3	The Citadel	2
	5	East Tennessee St.	7								2	Georgia Southern	10			4	Furman	4
											4	Furman	12
						4	Furman	13
	7	Appalachian St.	7			7	Appalachian St.	11
	6	Davidson	5

Game Results

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
Game 1	Furman University	6-2	East Tennessee State University
Game 2	Western Carolina University	4-3	Virginia Military Institute
Game 3	Georgia Southern University	14-5	Appalachian State University
Game 4	The Citadel	18-8	Davidson College
Game 5	East Tennessee State University	7-3 (10)	Virginia Military Institute	VMI eliminated
Game 6	Appalachian State University	7-5	Davidson College	Davidson eliminated
Game 7	Western Carolina University	7-1	Furman University
Game 8	The Citadel	14-5	Georgia Southern University
Game 9	Furman University	13-11 (10)	Appalachian State University	Appalachian State eliminated
Game 10	Georgia Southern University	14-11	East Tennessee State University	East Tennessee State eliminated
Game 11	Western Carolina University	10-3	The Citadel
Game 12	Furman University	12-10	Georgia Southern University	Georgia Southern eliminated
Game 13	Furman University	4-2	The Citadel	Citadel eliminated
Game 14	Western Carolina University	10-9 (10)	Furman University	Western Carolina advances to NCAA tournament

All-Tournament Team

• P David Noyce, Furman
• C J.P. Burwell, Western Carolina
• 1B Ryan Butler, Citadel
• 2B Jeff Sziksai, Western Carolina
• SS Eric Boehmer, Furman
• 3B Dan Martz, Furman
• OF Rodney Hancock, Citadel
• OF Brandon Holler, Furman
• OF Jody Wade, Furman
• DH Tyson Whitley, Georgia Southern