American college baseball season
1997 Southeastern Conference baseball standings | Conf | | | Overall |
Team | W | | L | | PCT | | | W | | L | | PCT |
Eastern |
No. 16 Florida x | 17 | – | 13 | | .567 | | | 40 | – | 24 | | .625 |
No. 25 Tennessee x | 17 | – | 13 | | .567 | | | 42 | – | 19 | | .689 |
Vanderbilt | 14 | – | 16 | | .467 | | | 31 | – | 24 | | .564 |
South Carolina | 13 | – | 17 | | .433 | | | 33 | – | 24 | | .579 |
Kentucky | 10 | – | 20 | | .333 | | | 20 | – | 34 | | .370 |
Georgia | 8 | – | 22 | | .267 | | | 28 | – | 27 | | .509 |
Western |
No. 1 LSU x† | 22 | – | 7 | | .759 | | | 57 | – | 13 | | .814 |
No. 2 Alabama ‡ | 20 | – | 9 | | .690 | | | 56 | – | 14 | | .800 |
No. 7 Mississippi State | 19 | – | 11 | | .633 | | | 47 | – | 21 | | .691 |
No. 6 Auburn | 17 | – | 12 | | .586 | | | 50 | – | 17 | | .746 |
Arkansas | 15 | – | 14 | | .517 | | | 36 | – | 20 | | .643 |
Ole Miss | 6 | – | 24 | | .200 | | | 22 | – | 31 | | .415 |
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x – Division champion † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion Rankings from Baseball America |
The 1997 Alabama Crimson Tide baseball team represented the University of Alabama in the 1997 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Crimson Tide played their home games at Sewell–Thomas Stadium, and were led by third-year head coach Jim Wells. They finished as the national runner-up after falling to LSU in the 1997 College World Series Final.
Roster
Schedule
Legend |
| Alabama win |
| Alabama loss |
1997 Alabama Crimson Tide baseball game log |
Regular season |
Date | Opponent | Stadium | Score | Overall Record | SEC Record | February 14 | Marshall | Sewell–Thomas Stadium | 8–2 | 1–0 | – | February 15 | Marshall | Sewell–Thomas Stadium | 17–4 | 2–0 | – | February 16 | Marshall | Sewell–Thomas Stadium | 16–0 | 3–0 | – | February 18 | Louisiana Tech | Sewell–Thomas Stadium | 9–3 | 4–0 | – | February 19 | Louisiana Tech | Sewell–Thomas Stadium | 13–7 | 5–0 | – | February 21 | Michigan | Sewell–Thomas Stadium | 21–3 | 6–0 | – | February 22 | Michigan | Sewell–Thomas Stadium | 19–3 | 7–0 | – | February 23 | Michigan | Sewell–Thomas Stadium | 22–7 | 8–0 | – | February 25 | Middle Tennessee | Sewell–Thomas Stadium | 15–5 | 9–0 | – | February 28 | Illinois | Sewell–Thomas Stadium | 9–2 | 10–0 | – | |
Date | Opponent | Stadium | Score | Overall Record | SEC Record | March 1 | Illinois | Sewell–Thomas Stadium | 5–3 | 11–0 | – | March 2 | Illinois | Sewell–Thomas Stadium | 6–5 | 12–0 | – | March 4 | Duquesne | Sewell–Thomas Stadium | 11–0 | 13–0 | – | March 7 | Georgia | Sewell–Thomas Stadium | 15–6 | 14–0 | 1–0 | March 8 | Georgia | Sewell–Thomas Stadium | 10–6 | 15–0 | 2–0 | March 9 | Georgia | Sewell–Thomas Stadium | 6–11 | 15–1 | 2–1 | March 11 | Winthrop | Sewell–Thomas Stadium | 7–2 | 16–1 | 2–1 | March 12 | Winthrop | Sewell–Thomas Stadium | 9–7 | 17–1 | 2–1 | March 14 | at Florida | Alfred A. McKethan Stadium | 6–4 | 18–1 | 3–1 | March 15 | at Florida | Alfred A. McKethan Stadium | 13–9 | 19–1 | 4–1 | March 16 | at Florida | Alfred A. McKethan Stadium | 4–9 | 19–2 | 4–2 | March 19 | UAB | Sewell–Thomas Stadium | 11–2 | 20–2 | 4–2 | March 21 | at Tennessee | Lindsey Nelson Stadium | 3–2 | 21–2 | 5–2 | March 22 | at Tennessee | Lindsey Nelson Stadium | 7–8 | 21–3 | 5–3 | March 23 | at Tennessee | Lindsey Nelson Stadium | 2–9 | 21–4 | 5–4 | March 25 | at Southern Mississippi | Pete Taylor Park | 19–14 | 22–4 | 5–4 | March 28 | Vanderbilt | Sewell–Thomas Stadium | 8–2 | 23–4 | 6–4 | March 29 | Vanderbilt | Sewell–Thomas Stadium | 6–3 | 24–4 | 7–4 | March 29 | Vanderbilt | Sewell–Thomas Stadium | 14–2 | 25–4 | 8–4 | |
Date | Opponent | Stadium | Score | Overall Record | SEC Record | April 1 | South Alabama | Sewell–Thomas Stadium | 9–8 | 26–4 | 8–4 | April 2 | at Middle Tennessee | Reese Smith Jr. Field | 3–2 | 27–4 | 8–4 | April 4 | Kentucky | Sewell–Thomas Stadium | 10–3 | 27–4 | 9–4 | April 5 | Kentucky | Sewell–Thomas Stadium | 2–9 | 28–5 | 9–5 | April 6 | Kentucky | Sewell–Thomas Stadium | 9–5 | 29–5 | 10–5 | April 8 | Southern Mississippi | Sewell–Thomas Stadium | 14–6 | 30–5 | 10–5 | April 9 | UAB | Sewell–Thomas Stadium | 2–10 | 30–6 | 10–5 | April 12 | at Auburn | Plainsman Park | 8–13 | 30–7 | 10–6 | April 12 | at Auburn | Plainsman Park | 22–7 | 31–7 | 11–6 | April 13 | at Auburn | Plainsman Park | 12–11 | 32–7 | 12–6 | April 15 | at South Alabama | Eddie Stanky Field | 7–8 | 32–8 | 12–6 | April 16 | at Samford | Joe Lee Griffin Stadium | 4–2 | 33–8 | 12–6 | April 18 | at Mississippi State | Dudy Noble Field | 10–11 | 33–9 | 12–7 | April 19 | at Mississippi State | Dudy Noble Field | 7–9 | 33–10 | 12–8 | April 20 | at Mississippi State | Dudy Noble Field | 6–3 | 34–10 | 13–8 | April 23 | West Alabama | Sewell–Thomas Stadium | 10–9 | 35–10 | 13–8 | April 23 | West Alabama | Sewell–Thomas Stadium | 15–4 | 36–10 | 13–8 | April 25 | Arkansas | Sewell–Thomas Stadium | 11–10 | 37–10 | 14–8 | April 26 | Arkansas | Sewell–Thomas Stadium | 13–2 | 38–10 | 15–8 | April 29 | Samford | Sewell–Thomas Stadium | 4–3 | 39–10 | 15–8 | |
Date | Opponent | Stadium | Score | Overall Record | SEC Record | May 3 | at Ole Miss | Swayze Field | 8–2 | 40–10 | 16–8 | May 3 | at Ole Miss | Swayze Field | 14–7 | 41–10 | 17–8 | May 4 | at Ole Miss | Swayze Field | 9–5 | 42–10 | 18–8 | May 9 | LSU | Sewell–Thomas Stadium | 6–4 | 43–10 | 19–8 | May 10 | LSU | Sewell–Thomas Stadium | 28–2 | 44–10 | 20–8 | May 10 | LSU | Sewell–Thomas Stadium | 4–6 | 44–11 | 20–9 | |
Postseason |
Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record | SEC record | May 15 | vs Mississippi State | Golden Park | 16–3 | 45–11 | 20–9 | May 16 | vs Florida | Golden Park | 13–6 | 46–11 | 20–9 | May 17 | vs LSU | Golden Park | 7–12 | 46–12 | 20–9 | May 17 | vs Florida | Golden Park | 6–3 | 47–12 | 20–9 | May 18 | vs LSU | Golden Park | 12–2 | 48–12 | 20–9 | |
Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record | SEC record | May 22 | Troy | Sewell–Thomas Stadium | 8–5 | 49–12 | 20–9 | May 23 | Wichita State | Sewell–Thomas Stadium | 6–2 | 50–12 | 20–9 | May 24 | NC State | Sewell–Thomas Stadium | 6–3 | 51–12 | 20–9 | May 25 | USC | Sewell–Thomas Stadium | 9–8 | 52–12 | 20–9 | |
1997 College World Series (4–2) Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record | SEC record | March 31 | vs Mississippi State | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium | 3–2 | 53–12 | 20–9 | June 2 | vs Miami (FL) | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium | 1–6 | 53–13 | 20–9 | June 3 | vs Mississippi State | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium | 9–5 | 54–13 | 20–9 | June 5 | vs Miami (FL) | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium | 8–6 | 55–13 | 20–9 | June 6 | vs Miami (FL) | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium | 8–2 | 56–13 | 20–9 | June 7 | vs LSU | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium | 6–13 | 56–14 | 20–9 | |
Awards and honors
- Dave Magadan
- Tim Meacham
- College World Series All-Tournament Team[1]
Crimson Tide in the 1997 MLB Draft
The following members of the Alabama Crimson Tide baseball program were drafted in the 1997 Major League Baseball Draft.[2]
References
- ^ a b "CWS record Book" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 16, 2012.
- ^ "MLB Amateur Draft Picks who came from "University of Alabama (Tuscaloosa, AL)"". Baseball Reference. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
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