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1997 Big West Conference
baseball tournament
Teams6
Format Double-elimination tournament
Finals site
Champions Cal State Fullerton (2nd title)
Winning coach George Horton (1st title)
1997 Big West Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Northern
Nevada  x‍‍‍ 20 10   .667 39 21   .650
Pacific  ‍‍‍ 11 19   .367 29 29   .500
Sacramento State  ‍‍‍ 8 22   .267 16 39   .291
New Mexico State  ‍‍‍ 8 22   .267 21 33   .389
Southern
No. 24 Long Beach State  x‍‍‍ 22 8   .733 39 26   .600
No. 21 Cal State Fullerton  ‍‍‍ 21 9   .700 39 24   .619
Cal Poly  ‍‍‍ 15 15   .500 37 21   .638
UC Santa Barbara  ‍‍‍ 15 15   .500 26 30   .464
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the 1997 NCAA Division I baseball tournament
As of June 30, 1997 [1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1997 Big West Conference baseball tournament determined the conference champion for the Big West Conference at the end of the 1997 season. The teams met at Long Beach State's on campus venue, Blair Field from May 15 through 18. [2]

Seeding and format

The top team from each of the conference's two divisions after the regular season received the top two seeds, while the four teams with the highest conference winning percentage regardless of division were seeded three through six in the double-elimination tournament. Matchups were set to avoid inter-divisional games in the early rounds as much as possible.

Team W L PCT GB Seed
North Division
Nevada 20 10 .667
2
Pacific 11 19 .367
9
6
Sacramento State 8 22 .267
12
New Mexico State 8 22 .267
12
South Division
Long Beach State 22 8 .733
1
Cal State Fullerton 21 9 .700
1
3
Cal Poly 15 15 .500
7
4
UC Santa Barbara 15 15 .500
7
5

Bracket

The bracket below depicts the results of the tournament. [3] [4] [2] [5] [6] [7]

First roundSecond roundThird roundFinal
2Nevada10
3Cal State Fullerton11
2 Nevada103Cal State Fullerton8
4 Cal Poly64Cal Poly5
4Cal Poly11
5UC Santa Barbara10
3 Cal State Fullerton43Cal State Fullerton715
6 Pacific61Long Beach State26
6Pacific0
1Long Beach State4
1 Long Beach State51Long Beach State7
5 UC Santa Barbara16Pacific6
2Nevada5
6Pacific8

References

  1. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1997". Boydsworld.com. Retrieved January 1, 2013.
  2. ^ a b Cal State Fullerton Titans Record Book (PDF). Cal State Fullerton. p. 142. Retrieved January 7, 2014.[ permanent dead link]
  3. ^ 2010 Long Beach State Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Long Beach State. p. 52. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 7, 2014. Retrieved January 7, 2014.
  4. ^ Nevada Baseball Record Book (PDF). Nevada Wolf Pack. p. 22. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 7, 2014. Retrieved January 7, 2014.
  5. ^ 2012 Pacific Baseball Media Guide. Pacific Tigers. p. 77. Retrieved January 7, 2014.
  6. ^ Cal Poly Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Cal Poly Mustangs. p. 44. Retrieved January 7, 2014.[ permanent dead link]
  7. ^ Summer Record Book (PDF). UCSB Gauchos. p. 14. Retrieved January 7, 2014.[ permanent dead link]
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

1997 Big West Conference
baseball tournament
Teams6
Format Double-elimination tournament
Finals site
Champions Cal State Fullerton (2nd title)
Winning coach George Horton (1st title)
1997 Big West Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Northern
Nevada  x‍‍‍ 20 10   .667 39 21   .650
Pacific  ‍‍‍ 11 19   .367 29 29   .500
Sacramento State  ‍‍‍ 8 22   .267 16 39   .291
New Mexico State  ‍‍‍ 8 22   .267 21 33   .389
Southern
No. 24 Long Beach State  x‍‍‍ 22 8   .733 39 26   .600
No. 21 Cal State Fullerton  ‍‍‍ 21 9   .700 39 24   .619
Cal Poly  ‍‍‍ 15 15   .500 37 21   .638
UC Santa Barbara  ‍‍‍ 15 15   .500 26 30   .464
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the 1997 NCAA Division I baseball tournament
As of June 30, 1997 [1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1997 Big West Conference baseball tournament determined the conference champion for the Big West Conference at the end of the 1997 season. The teams met at Long Beach State's on campus venue, Blair Field from May 15 through 18. [2]

Seeding and format

The top team from each of the conference's two divisions after the regular season received the top two seeds, while the four teams with the highest conference winning percentage regardless of division were seeded three through six in the double-elimination tournament. Matchups were set to avoid inter-divisional games in the early rounds as much as possible.

Team W L PCT GB Seed
North Division
Nevada 20 10 .667
2
Pacific 11 19 .367
9
6
Sacramento State 8 22 .267
12
New Mexico State 8 22 .267
12
South Division
Long Beach State 22 8 .733
1
Cal State Fullerton 21 9 .700
1
3
Cal Poly 15 15 .500
7
4
UC Santa Barbara 15 15 .500
7
5

Bracket

The bracket below depicts the results of the tournament. [3] [4] [2] [5] [6] [7]

First roundSecond roundThird roundFinal
2Nevada10
3Cal State Fullerton11
2 Nevada103Cal State Fullerton8
4 Cal Poly64Cal Poly5
4Cal Poly11
5UC Santa Barbara10
3 Cal State Fullerton43Cal State Fullerton715
6 Pacific61Long Beach State26
6Pacific0
1Long Beach State4
1 Long Beach State51Long Beach State7
5 UC Santa Barbara16Pacific6
2Nevada5
6Pacific8

References

  1. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1997". Boydsworld.com. Retrieved January 1, 2013.
  2. ^ a b Cal State Fullerton Titans Record Book (PDF). Cal State Fullerton. p. 142. Retrieved January 7, 2014.[ permanent dead link]
  3. ^ 2010 Long Beach State Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Long Beach State. p. 52. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 7, 2014. Retrieved January 7, 2014.
  4. ^ Nevada Baseball Record Book (PDF). Nevada Wolf Pack. p. 22. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 7, 2014. Retrieved January 7, 2014.
  5. ^ 2012 Pacific Baseball Media Guide. Pacific Tigers. p. 77. Retrieved January 7, 2014.
  6. ^ Cal Poly Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Cal Poly Mustangs. p. 44. Retrieved January 7, 2014.[ permanent dead link]
  7. ^ Summer Record Book (PDF). UCSB Gauchos. p. 14. Retrieved January 7, 2014.[ permanent dead link]

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