Classification Division Format Double-elimination | Teams 6 | |
Site Frawley Stadium
Wilmington, DE Champions Northeastern (2nd title) Winning coach Neil McPhee (2nd title) | ||
The 1997 America East Conference Baseball Tournament was held at Frawley Stadium in Wilmington, Delaware. The top six regular season finishers of the league's nine teams qualified for the double-elimination tournament. In the championship game, fifth-seeded Northeastern defeated third-seeded Vermont, 8-1, to win its second tournament championship. As a result, Northeastern received the America East's automatic bid to the 1997 NCAA Tournament.
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Seeding
The top six finishers from the regular season were seeded one through six based on conference winning percentage only. They then played in a double-elimination format. In the first round, the one and six seeds were matched up in the first game, the two and five seeds in the second, and the three and four seeds in the third.
All-Tournament Team
The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.
Most Outstanding Player
Northeastern first baseman Carlos Peña was named Most Outstanding Player.