The 1997 Conference USA baseball tournament was the 1997 postseason baseball championship of the NCAA Division I Conference USA, held at Turchin Stadium in New Orleans, Louisiana, from May 13 through 18. defeated in the championship game, earning the conference's automatic bid to the 1997 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.
With the completion of Houston's move from the Southwest Conference, the conference expanded to 10 teams in baseball. As a result, the tournament's play-in round was expanded to include the 7th–10th seeds, instead of only the 8th and 9th.
Regular season results Team W L PCT GB Seed 19 7 .731 19 8 .704 18 8 .692 16 10 .615 14 12 .538 14 13 .519 11 15 .423 9 17 .346 8 19 .296 4 23 .148 Records reflect conference play only.
Bracket
Play-in games Two play-in games among the four teams with the worst regular season records decided which two teams would have the final two spots in the eight-team double-elimination bracket.
Double-elimination
Bold indicates the winner of the game. Italics indicate that the team was eliminated from the tournament.
All-tournament team Position Player School C Scottie Scott Houston IF Keith Graffagnini Tulane IF Joey Hammond Charlotte IF Jason Hill Charlotte IF Shaun Skrehot Houston OF Jason Fitzgerald Tulane OF Nick Rhodes Charlotte OF Goefrey Tomlinson Houston DH Jason Schreiber Houston P Gary Shuford Charlotte RP Chris Mason UAB MVP Scottie Scott Houston
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