The 1997 Big South Conference baseball tournament was the postseason baseball tournament for the Big South Conference, held from May 16 through 18 at Knights Stadium in Fort Mill, South Carolina. The top four finishers from the regular season participated in the double-elimination tournament. The champion, , won the title for the first time and earned an invitation to the 1997 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.
Format The top four finishers from the regular season qualified for the tournament. The teams were seeded one through four and played a double-elimination tournament. Team W L Pct. GB Seed 18 3 .857 — 1 14 7 .667 4 2 12 8 .600 5.5 3 11 10 .524 7 4 9 11 .450 8.5 — 9 12 .429 9 — 5 16 .238 13 — 5 16 .238 13 —
Bracket and results
All-Tournament Team Name School B.J. Bellush Charleston Southern Jason Benham Liberty Tony Costantino Winthrop Travis Easler Charleston Southern Mike Giordano Liberty Ryan McClellan Liberty Jason Parsons UNC Greensboro Dominic Pattie UNC Greensboro Nicky Phillips UNC Greensboro John Rocco Charleston Southern Lance Surridge UNC Greensboro
Most Valuable Player Jason Parsons was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Parsons was a pitcher for UNC Greensboro.
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