1997 Mid-American Conference Baseball Tournament


The 1997 Mid-American Conference Baseball Tournament took place in May 1997. The top four regular season finishers met in the double-elimination tournament held at Trautwein Field on the campus of Ohio University in Athens, Ohio. This was the ninth Mid-American Conference postseason tournament to determine a champion. Top seeded won their first tournament championship to earn the conference's automatic bid to the 1997 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.

Seeding and format

The top four finishers based on conference winning percentage only, participated in the tournament. The teams played double-elimination tournament. This was the final year of the four team format, as the field expanded to six teams in 1998.
TeamWLPCTGBSeed
229.710
1
2110.677
1
2
1813.581
4
3
1713.567
4.5
4
1714.548
5
1414.500
6.5
1416.467
7.5
1317.433
8.5
920.310
12
624.200
15.5

Results

All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.
NameSchool
Matt GuerrierKent State
Brady GickOhio
Ed FarrisBall State
Cary ZamilskiKent State
Brian DorrmannBall State
Damon WilcoxOhio
Jason GrahamOhio
Andy RoseberryKent State
Jason MeierBall State
Bart LeahyOhio

Most Valuable Player

Bart Leahy won the Tournament Most Valuable Player award. Leahy played for Ohio.