1997 Northeast Conference
baseball tournament
Teams4
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsMarist (1st title)
Winning coachJohn Szefc (1st title)
MVPBen Shove (Marist)
1997 Northeast Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Marist  ‍†‍‡‍y 14–7–0 .66732–19–0 .627
Fairleigh Dickinson  ‍†‍‍ 14–7–0 .66723–24–1 .490
Wagner  ‍‍‍ 12–9–0 .57117–29–2 .375
Rider  ‍‍‍ 12–9–0 .57120–29–0 .408
Monmouth  ‍‍‍ 11–10–0 .52423–25–0 .479
Long Island  ‍‍‍ 10–11–0 .47617–21–0 .447
St. Francis  ‍‍‍ 6–15–0 .28615–24–0 .385
Mount St. Mary's  ‍‍‍ 5–16–0 .23810–23–1 .309
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1997 Northeast Conference baseball tournament was held in May 1997 at Skylands Park in Sussex, New Jersey. The league's top four teams competed in the double elimination tournament. Top-seeded Marist won their first and only tournament championship then won the NCAA play-in series against Siena to advance to the 1997 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[1]

Seeding and format

The top four finishers were seeded one through four based on conference regular-season winning percentage. They played a double-elimination tournament.

TeamWLPctGBSeed
Marist147.667—1
Fairleigh Dickinson147.667—2
Wagner129.57123
Rider129.57124
Monmouth1110.5243—
Long Island1011.4764—
St. Francis615.2868—
Mount St. Mary's516.2389—

Bracket

First roundSemi-finalsFinals
1Marist4
4Rider1
1Marist5
2Fairleigh Dickinson6
3Wagner4
2Fairleigh Dickinson7
2Fairleigh Dickinson
1Marist
Lower round 1Lower final
1Marist6
4Rider204Rider3
3Wagner6

Most Valuable Player

Ben Shove of Marist was named Tournament Most Valuable Player.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "2018 Northeast Conference Baseball Record Book" (PDF). Northeast Conference. Retrieved September 15, 2018.
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