1997 America East Conference
baseball tournament
Teams6
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsNortheastern (2nd title)
Winning coachNeil McPhee (2nd title)
MVPCarlos Peña (Northeastern)
1997 America East Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Delaware   193 .8644510 .818
Maine   168 .6672427 .471
Vermont   159 .6252719 .587
Drexel   1310 .5652822 .560
Northeastern  y 1212 .5003319 .635
Towson State   914 .3912428 .462
Hartford   716 .3041623 .410
Hofstra   716 .3041428 .333
New Hampshire   717 .2921722 .436
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1997[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1997 America East Conference baseball tournament was held at Frawley Stadium in Wilmington, Delaware. The top six regular season finishers of the league's nine teams qualified for the double-elimination tournament. In the championship game, fifth-seeded Northeastern defeated third-seeded Vermont, 8–1, to win its second tournament championship. As a result, Northeastern received the America East's automatic bid to the 1997 NCAA tournament.[2][3][4]

Seeding

The top six finishers from the regular season were seeded one through six based on conference winning percentage only. They then played in a double-elimination format. In the first round, the one and six seeds were matched up in the first game, the two and five seeds in the second, and the three and four seeds in the third.[3]

TeamWLPct.GBSeed
Delaware193.864
1
Maine168.667
4
2
Vermont159.625
5
3
Drexel1310.565
6.5
4
Northeastern1212.500
8
5
Towson State914.391
10.5
6
Hartford716.304
12.5
Hofstra716.304
12.5
New Hampshire717.292
13

Results

First roundSecond roundThird roundSemifinalsFinal
1Delaware8
6Towson State41Delaware15
4Drexel3
2Maine21Delaware1
5Northeastern65Northeastern4
5Northeastern125Northeastern8
3Vermont53Vermont1
3Vermont81Delaware3
4Drexel23Vermont43Vermont4
6Towson State76Towson State1
2Maine6

All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[2]

Player Team
Patrick MasonNortheastern
Carlos PeñaNortheastern
Tim DaleyNortheastern
Tim BonehillNortheastern
Mike O'DonnellNortheastern
Heath SquiresVermont
Dana ForsbergVermont
Jerry LyndeVermont
Dan ColunioDelaware
Brian AugustDelaware
Craig MillerTowson State

Most Outstanding Player

Northeastern first baseman Carlos Peña was named Most Outstanding Player.

References

  1. "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1997". Boyd's World. Retrieved April 25, 2015.
  2. 1 2 "2013 America East Conference Baseball Record Book" (PDF). AmericaEast.com. America East Conference. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 24, 2013. Retrieved May 20, 2013.
  3. 1 2 "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1997". BoydsWorld.com. Boyd Nation. Archived from the original on February 14, 2013. Retrieved June 6, 2013.
  4. Warner, Pete (June 7, 2013). "Errors Cost Bears Against Towson St". Bangor Daily News. p. C1. Retrieved June 7, 2013.
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