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1997 Northeast Conference baseball tournament

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1997 Northeast Conference
baseball tournament
Teams4
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsMarist (1st title)
Winning coachJohn Szefc (1st title)
MVPBen Shove (Marist)
1997 Northeast Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Marist  ‍y 14 7 0   .667 32 19 0   .627
Fairleigh Dickinson  ‍‍‍ 14 7 0   .667 23 24 1   .490
Wagner  ‍‍‍ 12 9 0   .571 17 29 2   .375
Rider  ‍‍‍ 12 9 0   .571 20 29 0   .408
Monmouth  ‍‍‍ 11 10 0   .524 23 25 0   .479
Long Island  ‍‍‍ 10 11 0   .476 17 21 0   .447
St. Francis  ‍‍‍ 6 15 0   .286 15 24 0   .385
Mount St. Mary's  ‍‍‍ 5 16 0   .238 10 23 1   .309
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball


The 1997 Northeast Conference baseball tournament was held in May 1997 at Skylands Park in Sussex, New Jersey. The league's top four teams competed in the double elimination tournament. Top-seeded Marist won their first and only tournament championship then won the NCAA play-in series against Siena to advance to the 1997 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[1]

Seeding and format

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The top four finishers were seeded one through four based on conference regular-season winning percentage. They played a double-elimination tournament.

Team W L Pct GB Seed
Marist 14 7 .667 1
Fairleigh Dickinson 14 7 .667 2
Wagner 12 9 .571 2 3
Rider 12 9 .571 2 4
Monmouth 11 10 .524 3
Long Island 10 11 .476 4
St. Francis 6 15 .286 8
Mount St. Mary's 5 16 .238 9

Bracket

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First roundSemi-finalsFinals
1Marist4
4Rider1
1Marist5
2Fairleigh Dickinson6
3Wagner4
2Fairleigh Dickinson7
2Fairleigh Dickinson
1Marist
Lower round 1Lower final
1Marist6
4Rider204Rider3
3Wagner6

Most Valuable Player

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Ben Shove of Marist was named Tournament Most Valuable Player.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "2018 Northeast Conference Baseball Record Book" (PDF). Northeast Conference. Retrieved September 15, 2018.