1997 Conference USA baseball tournament
The 1997 Conference USA baseball tournament was the 1997 postseason baseball championship of the NCAA Division I Conference USA, held at Turchin Stadium in New Orleans, Louisiana, from May 13 through 18. Houston defeated Charlotte in the championship game, earning the conference's automatic bid to the 1997 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[2]
Teams | 10 |
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Format | Play-in round followed by eight-team double-elimination tournament |
Finals site | |
Champions | Houston (1st title) |
Winning coach | Rayner Noble (1st title) |
MVP | Scottie Scott (Houston) |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tulane † | 19 | – | 7 | .731 | 40 | – | 21 | .656 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Houston ‡y | 19 | – | 8 | .704 | 40 | – | 23 | .635 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Florida y | 18 | – | 8 | .692 | 39 | – | 24 | .619 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern Miss | 16 | – | 10 | .615 | 34 | – | 23 | .596 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Charlotte | 14 | – | 12 | .538 | 30 | – | 26 | .536 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UAB | 14 | – | 13 | .519 | 31 | – | 29 | .517 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisville | 11 | – | 15 | .423 | 23 | – | 32 | .418 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Memphis | 9 | – | 17 | .346 | 20 | – | 31 | .392 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saint Louis | 8 | – | 19 | .296 | 21 | – | 30 | .412 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cincinnati | 4 | – | 23 | .148 | 12 | – | 46 | .207 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1997[1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball |
With the completion of Houston's move from the Southwest Conference, the conference expanded to 10 teams in baseball.[3] As a result, the tournament's play-in round was expanded to include the 7th–10th seeds, instead of only the 8th and 9th.[2]
Regular season results
editTeam | W | L | PCT | GB | Seed |
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Tulane | 19 | 7 | .731 | - |
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Houston | 19 | 8 | .704 | 0.5 |
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South Florida | 18 | 8 | .692 | 1 |
3
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Southern Miss | 16 | 10 | .615 | 3 |
4
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Charlotte | 14 | 12 | .538 | 5 |
5
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UAB | 14 | 13 | .519 | 5.5 |
6
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Louisville | 11 | 15 | .423 | 8 |
7
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Memphis | 9 | 17 | .346 | 10 |
8
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Saint Louis | 8 | 19 | .296 | 11.5 |
9
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Cincinnati | 4 | 23 | .148 | 15.5 |
10
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- Records reflect conference play only.[4]
Bracket
editPlay-in games
editTwo play-in games among the four teams with the worst regular season records decided which two teams would have the final two spots in the eight-team double-elimination bracket.
Play-in game | ||||
9 | Saint Louis | 9 | ||
8 | Memphis | 2 |
Play-in game | ||||
10 | Cincinnati | 8 | ||
7 | Louisville | 5 |
Double-elimination
editFirst round | Second round | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||
5 | Charlotte | 14 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Southern Miss | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Charlotte | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Tulane | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
10 | Cincinnati | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Tulane | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Charlotte | 4 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Tulane | 13 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
10 | Cincinnati | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Southern Miss | 5 | 4 | Southern Miss | 2 | ||||||||||||||
1 | Tulane | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Charlotte | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
7 | St. Louis | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Houston | 22 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Houston | 13 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | South Florida | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Houston | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | UAB | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | South Florida | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | UAB | 6 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
2 | Houston | 5 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
7 | Saint Louis | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | UAB | 6 | 6 | UAB | 5 | ||||||||||||||
3 | South Florida | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
- Bold indicates the winner of the game.
- Italics indicate that the team was eliminated from the tournament.
All-tournament team
editPosition | Player | School |
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C | Scottie Scott | Houston |
IF | Keith Graffagnini | Tulane |
IF | Joey Hammond | Charlotte |
IF | Jason Hill | Charlotte |
IF | Shaun Skrehot | Houston |
OF | Jason Fitzgerald | Tulane |
OF | Nick Rhodes | Charlotte |
OF | Goefrey Tomlinson | Houston |
DH | Jason Schreiber | Houston |
P | Gary Shuford | Charlotte |
RP | Chris Mason | UAB |
MVP | Scottie Scott | Houston |
References
edit- ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1997". Boyd's World. Retrieved April 25, 2015.
- ^ a b "2012 Conference USA Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). pp. 75–93. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 12, 2012. Retrieved June 21, 2012.
- ^ Jauss, Bill (April 25, 1995). "Conference USA a Double Threat: New League Pushes Football as Well as Basketball". The Chicago Tribune. Retrieved June 22, 2012.
- ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1997". BoydsWorld.com. Archived from the original on February 7, 2012. Retrieved June 21, 2012.