1997 College World Series

The 1997 College World Series was played at Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium in Omaha, NE from May 30 to June 7. The fifty-first tournament's champion was Louisiana State University, coached by Skip Bertman. The Most Outstanding Player was Brandon Larson of Louisiana State University.

Participants

Seeding	School	Conference	Record (Conference)	Head Coach	CWS Appearances	CWS Best Finish	CWS Record
1	Alabama	SEC	52 - 12 (20 - 9)	Jim Wells	3 (last: 1996)	2nd (1983)	5 - 6
2	Louisiana State	SEC	53 - 13 (22 - 7)	Skip Bertman	8 (last: 1996)	1st (1991, 1993, 1996)	19 - 11
3	Stanford	Pac-10	43 - 18 (21 - 9)	Mark Marquess	9 (last: 1995)	1st (1987, 1988)	21 - 16
4	UCLA	Pac-10	45 - 19 - 1 (19 - 11)	Gary Adams	1 (last: 1969)	7th (1969)	0 - 2
5	Miami (FL)	n/a	49 - 16 (n/a)	Jim Morris	15 (last: 1996)	1st (1982, 1985)	32 - 26
6	Auburn	SEC	49 - 15 (17 - 12)	Hal Baird	3 (last: 1994)	4th (1967)	2 - 6
7	Rice	WAC	47 - 14 (20 - 9)	Wayne Graham	0 (last: none)	none	0 - 0
8	Mississippi State	SEC	46 - 19 (19 - 11)	Ron Polk	5 (last: 1990)	3rd (1985)	5 - 10

Results

Bracket

• Championship Game provides the complete box score (Runs, Hits, Errors)

	First round					Second round					Semifinals						Finals
	1	Alabama	3
	8	Mississippi State	2
						1	Alabama	1
						5	Miami	6
	4	UCLA	3
	5	Miami	7
											5	Miami	6	2
										1	Alabama	8	8
	8	Mississippi State	7
	4	UCLA	5
						1	Alabama	9
						8	Mississippi State	5
																1	Alabama	6	/
																2	LSU	13	/
	2	LSU	5
	7	Rice	4
						2	LSU	10
						3	Stanford	5
	3	Stanford	8
	6	Auburn	3
											2	LSU	13	x
										3	Stanford	9	x
	7	Rice	1
	6	Auburn	10
						3	Stanford	11
						6	Auburn	4

Game results

Date	Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
May 30	Game 1	Stanford	8 - 3	Auburn
	Game 2	Louisiana State	5 - 4	Rice
May 31	Game 3	Miami	7 - 3 (12 innings)	UCLA
	Game 4	Alabama	3 - 2	Mississippi State
June 1	Game 5	Louisiana State	10 - 5	Stanford
	Game 6	Auburn	10 - 1	Rice	Rice eliminated
June 2	Game 7	Miami	6 - 1	Alabama
	Game 8	Mississippi State	7 - 5	UCLA	UCLA eliminated
June 3	Game 9	Stanford	11 - 4	Auburn	Auburn eliminated
	Game 10	Alabama	9 - 5	Mississippi State	Mississippi State eliminated
June 4	Game 11	Louisiana State	13 - 9	Stanford	Stanford eliminated
June 5	Game 12	Alabama	8 - 6	Miami
June 6	Game 13	Alabama	8 - 2	Miami	Miami eliminated
June 7	Final	Louisiana State	13 - 6	Alabama	Louisiana State wins CWS

All-Tournament Team

The following players were members of the All-Tournament Team.

Position	Player	Class	School
Pitcher	Jeff Austin	Sophomore	Stanford
	Jarrod Kingrey	Junior	Alabama
Catcher	Matt Frick	Junior	Alabama
First baseman	Eddy Furniss	Junior	Louisiana State
Second baseman	Joe Caruso	Senior	Alabama
Third baseman	Andy Phillips	Sophomore	Alabama
Shortstop	Brandon Larson	Junior	Louisiana State
Outfielder	Tom Bernhardt	Senior	Louisiana State
	G.W. Keller	Sophomore	Alabama
	Mike Koerner	Junior	Louisiana State
Designated hitter	Mark Peer	Junior	Alabama

Notable players

• University of Alabama: Dustan Mohr, Andy Phillips
• Auburn University: Josh Hancock, Tim Hudson
• Louisiana State University: Brandon Larson
• University of Miami: Pat Burrell, Bobby Hill, Aubrey Huff, Jason Michaels
• Mississippi State University: Eric DuBose, Matt Ginter, Adam Piatt
• Rice University: Matt Anderson, Lance Berkman, Kevin Joseph
• Stanford University: Jeff Austin, Tony Cogan, Chad Hutchinson, Kyle Peterson
• University of California, Los Angeles: Eric Byrnes, Troy Glaus, Tom Jacquez, Jim Parque, Eric Valent