1997 America East Conference baseball tournament


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]

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
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Delaware  ‍‍‍ 19 3   .864 45 10   .818
Maine  ‍‍‍ 16 8   .667 24 27   .471
Vermont  ‍‍‍ 15 9   .625 27 19   .587
Drexel  ‍‍‍ 13 10   .565 28 22   .560
Northeastern  ‍‍y 12 12   .500 33 19   .635
Towson State  ‍‍‍ 9 14   .391 24 28   .462
Hartford  ‍‍‍ 7 16   .304 16 23   .410
Hofstra  ‍‍‍ 7 16   .304 14 28   .333
New Hampshire  ‍‍‍ 7 17   .292 17 22   .436
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1997[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Seeding

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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]

Team W L Pct. GB Seed
Delaware 19 3 .864
1
Maine 16 8 .667
4
2
Vermont 15 9 .625
5
3
Drexel 13 10 .565
6.5
4
Northeastern 12 12 .500
8
5
Towson State 9 14 .391
10.5
6
Hartford 7 16 .304
12.5
Hofstra 7 16 .304
12.5
New Hampshire 7 17 .292
13

Results

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

All-Tournament Team

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

Player Team
Patrick Mason Northeastern
Carlos Peña Northeastern
Tim Daley Northeastern
Tim Bonehill Northeastern
Mike O'Donnell Northeastern
Heath Squires Vermont
Dana Forsberg Vermont
Jerry Lynde Vermont
Dan Colunio Delaware
Brian August Delaware
Craig Miller Towson State

Most Outstanding Player

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Northeastern first baseman Carlos Peña was named Most Outstanding Player.

References

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  1. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1997". Boyd's World. Retrieved April 25, 2015.
  2. ^ a b "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. ^ a b "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.