1997 Sun Belt Conference Tournament

The 1997 Sun Belt Conference baseball tournament was held May 14 - 17 in Lafayette, LA. #2 University of South Alabama defeated #1 University of Southwestern Louisiana for the title. 2nd Baseman Joey Choron of South Alabama was named tournament MVP.

Participating Teams

Seed	School	Conf. Record	Head Coach
1	University of Southwestern Louisiana	22-5	Tony Robichaux
2	University of South Alabama	15-10	Steve Kittrell
3	Arkansas State University	14-11	Bill Bethea
4	Louisiana Tech University	15-12	Randy Davis
5	Lamar University	13-11	Jim Gilligan
6	University of Texas-Pan American	14-12	Al Ogletree

Results

Bracket

	First round					Second round					Third round					Semi-finals					Finals
	1	SW Louisiana	6
	6	Tex.-Pan American	2			1	SW Louisiana	8
						4	Louisiana Tech	6
	2	South Alabama	6								1	SW Louisiana	0
	5	Lamar	5								2	South Alabama	5
						2	South Alabama	12													2	South Alabama	9	9
						3	Arkansas State	5													1	SW Louisiana	12	2
	3	Arkansas State	3													1	SW Louisiana	6
	4	Louisiana Tech	1								3	Arkansas State	7			3	Arkansas State	5
						6	Tex.-Pan American	12			6	Tex.-Pan American	0
						5	Lamar	7

Game Results

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
Game 1	Arkansas State University	3-1	Louisiana Tech University
Game 2	University of South Alabama	6-5	Lamar University
Game 3	University of Southwestern Louisiana	6-2	University of Texas-Pan American
Game 4	University of Texas-Pan American	12-7	Lamar University	Lamar eliminated
Game 5	University of South Alabama	12-5	Arkansas State University
Game 6	University of Southwestern Louisiana	8-6	Louisiana Tech University	Louisiana Tech eliminated
Game 7	Arkansas State University	7-0	University of Texas-Pan American	Texas Pan American eliminated
Game 8	University of South Alabama	5-0	University of Southwestern Louisiana
Game 9	University of Southwestern Louisiana	6-5	Arkansas State University	Arkansas State eliminated
Game 10	University of Southwestern Louisiana	12-9	University of South Alabama
Game 11	University of South Alabama	9-2	University of Southwestern Louisiana	South Alabama advances to NCAA tournament