The 1997 Big South Conference baseball tournament was the postseason baseball tournament for the

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, held from May 16 through 18 at

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. The top four finishers from the regular season participated in the

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. The champion, , won the title for the first time and earned an invitation to the

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Format

The top four finishers from the regular season qualified for the tournament. The teams were seeded one through four and played a

Bracket and results

All-Tournament Team

Most Valuable Player

Jason Parsons was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Parsons was a pitcher for UNC Greensboro.

References

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Big South Conference baseball tournament The Big South Conference baseball tournament, sometimes referred to simply as the Big South tournament, is the conference baseball championship of the NCAA Division I Big South Conference. The top eight finishers in the regular season of the co ...