1998 Big West Conference Baseball Tournament

1998 Big West Conference Baseball Tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	1998
Teams	6
Format	Double-elimination tournament
Site	Titan Field Fullerton, CA
Champions	Long Beach State (1st title)
Winning coach	Dave Snow (1st title)
Big West Conference Baseball Tournament «1997

1998 Big West Conference baseball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Northern
Nevada ^x	17	–	10		.630			31	–	22		.585
Sacramento State	15	–	19		.441			23	–	25		.479
Pacific	12	–	17		.414			25	–	22		.532
New Mexico State	8	–	21		.276			23	–	29		.442
Souuthern
#11 Cal State Fullerton ^x	25	–	5		.833			47	–	17		.734
#4 Long Beach State ‡	23	–	7		.767			37	–	20		.649
UC Santa Barbara	11	–	18		.379			18	–	30		.375
Cal Poly	7	–	21		.250			16	–	42		.276
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the 1998 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament As of June 30, 1985[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1998 Big West Conference Baseball Tournament determined the conference champion for the Big West Conference at the end of the 1998 season. The six teams met at Cal State Fullerton's on campus venue, Titan Field from May 14 through 17. This would be the last Big West Conference postseason championship event, as the tournament was discontinued after the 1998 season. It has not been revived, as of the 2013 season.^[2]

Seeding and format

The top team from each of the conference's two divisions after the regular season received the top two seeds, while the four teams with the highest conference winning percentage regardless of division were seeded three through six in the double-elimination tournament.

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Seed
North Division
Nevada	17	10	.630	–	2
Sacramento State	15	19	.441	5.5	4
Pacific	12	17	.414	6	5
New Mexico State	8	21	.276	10	–
South Division
Cal State Fullerton	25	5	.833	–	1
Long Beach State	23	7	.767	2	3
UC Santa Barbara	11	18	.379	13.5	6
Cal Poly	7	21	.250	17	–

Bracket

The bracket below depicts the results of the tournament.^{[2][3][4][5][6][7]}

	First round					Semifinals					Semi-					Finals
	1	Cal State Fullerton	4
	6	UC Santa Barbara	2			1	Cal State Fullerton	5
						4	Sacramento State	6
											4	Sacramento State	15
											6	UC Santa Barbara	11
						6	UC Santa Barbara	3
						5	Pacific	2
	3	Long Beach State	8													4	Sacramento State	10	—
	4	Sacramento State	7													3	Long Beach State	24	—
						3	Long Beach State	6
						2	Nevada	5
	2	Nevada	29								3	Long Beach State	12
	5	Pacific	1								1	Cal State Fullerton	0
						1	Cal State Fullerton	6
						2	Nevada	3

References

1. "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1998". Boydsworld.com. Retrieved January 1, 2013.
2. Cal State Fullerton Titans Record Book (PDF). Cal State Fullerton. p. 142. Retrieved January 1, 2013.
3. Nevada Baseball Record Book (PDF). Nevada Wolf Pack. p. 22. Retrieved January 3, 2013.
4. 2010 Long Beach State Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Long Beach State. p. 52. Retrieved January 3, 2013.
5. 2012 Baseball Media Guide (PDF). hornetsports.com. p. 48. Retrieved January 5, 2013.
6. 2012 Pacific Baseball Media Guide. Pacific Tigers. p. 77. Retrieved January 5, 2013.
7. Summer Record Book (PDF). UCSB Gauchos. p. 14. Retrieved January 5, 2013.