1997 TranSouth Athletic Conference Tournament

The 1997 TranSouth Athletic Conference baseball tournament was held May 1 at campus sites and May 6-9 in Birmingham, AL. #2 Berry College defeated #5 David Lipscomb University for the title.

Participating Teams

Seed	School	Conf. Record	Head Coach
1	Freed-Hardeman University	21-4	Chuck Box
2	Berry College	19-5-1	Steve Shartzer
3	Union University		Andy Rushing
4	Birmingham-Southern College		Brian Shoop
5	David Lipscomb University		Mel Brown
6	Lee University	15-12	David Altopp
7	Martin Methodist College		Jeff Dodson
8	Trevecca Nazarene University
9	Williams Baptist College
10	Bethel College (TN)		Glenn Hayes

Results

Bracket

	First round					Second round					Semifinals					Finals
	1	Freed-Hardeman	12
	6	Lee	6			1	Freed-Hardeman	0
						3	Union (TN)	1
											3	Union (TN)	2
											5	David Lipscomb	3
						6	Lee	2
						5	David Lipscomb	6
	2	Berry	4													5	David Lipscomb	2	x
	5	David Lipscomb	3													2	Berry	5	x
						2	Berry	9
						4	Birmingham-Southern	3
	3	Union (TN)	2								2	Berry	9
	4	Birmingham-Southern	5								4	Birmingham-Southern	1
						4	Birmingham-Southern	18
						1	Freed-Hardeman	3

Game Results

Best of 3 elimination round

Cleveland, TN

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
May 1
Game 1	Lee University	12-2	Martin Methodist College
Game 2	Lee University	5-1	Martin Methodist College	Lee advances

Birmingham, AL

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
May 1
Game 1	Birmingham-Southern College	7-2	Williams Baptist College
Game 2	Birmingham-Southern College	2-1	Williams Baptist College	Birmingham-Southern advances

Nashville, TN

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
May 1
Game 1	David Lipscomb University	1-0	Trevecca Nazarene University
Game 2	David Lipscomb University	6-0	Trevecca Nazarene University	David Lipscomb advances

Jackson, TN

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
May 1
Game 1	Union University	10-3	Bethel College (TN)
Game 2	Union University	10-0	Bethel College (TN)	Union advances

Double elimination finals

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
May 6
Game 1	Freed-Hardeman University	12-6	Lee University
Game 2	Berry College	4-3	David Lipscomb University
Game 3	Birmingham-Southern College	5-2	Union University
May 7
Game 4	David Lipscomb University	6-2	Lee University	Lee eliminated
Game 5	Union University	1-0	Freed-Hardeman University
Game 6	Berry College	9-3	Birmingham-Southern College
May 8
Game 7	Birmingham-Southern College	18-3	Freed-Hardeman University	Freed-Hardeman eliminated
Game 8	David Lipscomb University	3-2	Union University	Union eliminated
Game 9	Berry College	9-1	Birmingham-Southern College	Birmingham-Southern eliminated
May 9
Game 10	Berry College	5-2	David Lipscomb University	advances to NAIA tournament