1997 Southland Conference Baseball Tournament


The 1997 Southland Conference Baseball Tournament was held from May 14 to 17, 1997 to determine the champion of the Southland Conference in the sport of college baseball for the 1997 season. The event pitted the top six finishers from the conference's regular season in a double-elimination tournament held at Warhawk Field, home field of Northeast Louisiana in Monroe, Louisiana. Second-seeded won their first championship and claimed the automatic bid to the 1997 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.

Seeding and format

The top six finishers from the regular season were seeded one through six. They played a double-elimination tournament.

Bracket and results

All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.
Pos.NameSchool
PDavid BalcerNorthwestern State
PJeremy FikacSouthwest Texas State
CChad SpearSouthwest Texas State
1BRon ThamesSam Houston State
2BBrad PrihodaSam Houston State
3BBrad EubankSouthwest Texas State
SSTim LinvilleTexas–Arlington
OFSean AlvarezUTSA
OFMatt SchnabelSouthwest Texas State
OFColin WissenSouthwest Texas State
DHTony GeeUTSA

Most Valuable Player

Jeremy Fikac was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Fikac was a pitcher for Southwest Texas State.