The 1997 Southland Conference baseball tournament was held from May 14 to 17, 1997 to determine the champion of the Southland Conference in the sport of college baseball for the 1997 season. The event pitted the top six finishers from the conference's regular season in a double-elimination tournament held at Warhawk Field, home field of Northeast Louisiana in Monroe, Louisiana. Second-seeded won their first championship and claimed the automatic bid to the 1997 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.
Seeding and format The top six finishers from the regular season were seeded one through six. They played a double-elimination tournament. Team W L T Pct Seed Louisiana Division 19 9 .679 — 1 17 11 .607 2 4 11 19 .367 9 — 9 19 .321 10 — Team W L T Pct Seed Texas Division 18 11 .621 — 2 17 11 .607 .5 3 12 17 .414 6 5 12 18 .400 6.5 6
Bracket and results
All-Tournament Team The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team. Pos. Name School P David Balcer Northwestern State Jeremy Fikac Southwest Texas State C Chad Spear Southwest Texas State 1B Ron Thames Sam Houston State 2B Brad Prihoda Sam Houston State 3B Brad Eubank Southwest Texas State SS Tim Linville Texas–Arlington OF Sean Alvarez UTSA Matt Schnabel Southwest Texas State Colin Wissen Southwest Texas State DH Tony Gee UTSA
Most Valuable Player Jeremy Fikac was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Fikac was a pitcher for Southwest Texas State.
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