1997 Peach Belt Conference Tournament

The 1997 Peach Belt Conference baseball tournament consisted of 2 rounds. The first round was a best of 3 series hosted by the higher seed. The 4 winners then played a double elimination tournament held in Kennesaw, GA. #1 Kennesaw State University defeated #2 Georgia College and State University for the title. Brannon Whatley of Kennesaw St. was named MVP.

Participating Teams

Seed	School	Conf. Record	Head Coach
1	Kennesaw State University	19-4	Mike Sansing
2	Georgia College and State University	18-6	Steve Mrowka
3	Francis Marion University	14-9	Gerry Griffin
4	Columbus State University	14-10	Chip Reese
5	Armstrong Atlantic State University	10-14	Joe Roberts
6	University of North Carolina at Pembroke	9-14	Danny Davis
7	University of South Carolina Aiken	9-15	Tony Casas
8	Augusta State University	9-15	Skip Fite

Results

Finals Bracket

	First Round					Second Round					Final
	1	Kennesaw St.	6
	5	Armstrong Atlantic St.	4
						1	Kennesaw St.	10
						3	Francis Marion	5
	2	Georgia College and State	3
	3	Francis Marion	5
											1	Kennesaw St.	11	x
											2	Georgia College and State	1	x
						3	Francis Marion	2
	5	Armstrong Atlantic St.	2			2	Georgia College and State	5
	2	Georgia College and State	8

Game Results

First Round

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
Game 1	Augusta State University	5-1	Kennesaw State University
Game 2	Kennesaw State University	22-5	Augusta State University
Game 3	Kennesaw State University	6-0	Augusta State University	Kennesaw State advances to finals

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
Game 1	Georgia College and State University	8-2	University of South Carolina Aiken
Game 2	Georgia College and State University	7-2	University of South Carolina Aiken	Georgia College advances to finals

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
Game 1	Francis Marion University	5-2	University of North Carolina at Pembroke
Game 2	Francis Marion University	4-2	University of North Carolina at Pembroke	Francis Marion advances to finals

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
Game 1	Columbus State University	7-2	Armstrong Atlantic State University
Game 2	Armstrong Atlantic State University	8-4	Columbus State University
Game 3	Armstrong Atlantic State University	10-5	Columbus State University	Armstrong Atlantic advances to finals

Finals

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
Game 1	Francis Marion University	5-3	Georgia College and State University
Game 2	Kennesaw State University	6-4	Armstrong Atlantic State University
Game 3	Kennesaw State University	10-5	Francis Marion University
Game 4	Georgia College and State University	8-2	Armstrong Atlantic State University	Armstrong Atlantic eliminated
Game 5	Georgia College and State University	5-2	Francis Marion University	Francis Marion eliminated
Game 6	Kennesaw State University	11-1	Georgia College and State University	Kennesaw State advances to NCAA tournament

All-Tournament

• Dale Beasley Augusta
• Mark Batia Armstrong
• Jeremy Halpin Francis Marion
• Casey Bates Columbus State
• Lee Carter Francis Marion
• Chris Howard Georgia College
• Daniel Jordan Kennesaw State
• Tony Edwards Georgia College
• Jason Childers Kennesaw State
• Richie Blankenship Georgia College
• Seth LeFera Kennesaw State
• Kevin Mobley Georgia College
• Chris Halliday Kennesaw State
• Chip Cason Georgia College
• Brannon Whatley, Kennesaw St.