1997 Southeastern Conference Baseball Tournament
| 1997 Southeastern Conference Baseball Tournament | |
|---|---|
| Classification | Division I |
| Teams | 8 |
| Format | Play-in round followed by six-team double elimination |
| Site | |
| Champions | Alabama (4th title) |
| Winning coach | Jim Wells (3rd title) |
| MVP | David Tidwell (Alabama) |
| Attendance | 42,000 |
The 1997 Southeastern Conference Baseball Tournament was the 1997 postseason baseball championship of the NCAA Division I Southeastern Conference, held at Golden Park in Columbus, Georgia from May 14-18. Alabama defeated LSU in the championship game, earning the conference's automatic bid to the 1997 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.
Eight teams qualified for the league tournament. The teams seeded fifth through eighth played a single-elimination play-in round. The two winners of the play-in games advanced to the main bracket, which was a six-team, double-elimination format, the same as the NCAA regional format used through 1998.
†- Vanderbilt forfeited its conference games and tournament berth for using an ineligible player.
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