1998 Southern Conference Baseball Tournament

1998 Southern Conference
Baseball Tournament
Classification Division I
Season 1998
Teams 8
Format Double-elimination tournament
Site Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Park
Charleston, South Carolina
Champions The Citadel (4th title)
Winning coach Fred Jordan (3rd title)
MVP Brian Rogers (The Citadel)
Attendance 22,644
Southern Conference
Baseball Tournament
«1997  1999»
1998 Southern Conference baseball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
UNC Greensboro † 22 – 5   .815     40 – 18   .690
The Citadel ‡y 21 – 5   .808     37 – 24   .607
Western Carolina 20 – 6   .769     42 – 15   .737
Furman 12 – 12   .500     21 – 27   .438
Wofford 10 – 12   .455     15 – 32   .319
Georgia Southern 9 – 15   .375     22 – 30   .423
Davidson 8 – 16   .333     13 – 38   .255
East Tennessee State 8 – 18   .308     18 – 31   .367
VMI 7 – 17   .292     14 – 35   .286
Appalachian State 6 – 17   .261     13 – 28   .317
† – Conference champion
‡ – SoCon Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1998[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1998 Southern Conference Baseball Tournament was held at Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Park in Charleston, SC from April 30 through May 3. Second seeded The Citadel won the tournament and earned the Southern Conference's automatic bid to the 1998 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament. It was the Bulldogs fourth tournament win

The tournament used a double-elimination format. Only the top eight teams participated, so VMI and Appalachian State were not in the field. 1998 was the first season with UNC Greensboro and Wofford in the league, having joined the conference in the previous offseason.

Seeding

Team W L Pct GB Seed
UNC Greensboro 22 5 .815
–
1
The Citadel 21 5 .808
.5
2
Western Carolina 20 6 .769
1.5
3
Furman 12 12 .500
8.5
4
Wofford 10 12 .455
9.5
5
Georgia Southern 9 15 .375
11.5
6
Davidson 8 16 .333
12.5
7
East Tennessee State 8 18 .308
13.5
8
VMI 7 17 .292
13.5
Appalachian State 6 17 .261
14

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Bracket

  Round 1     Round 2     Round 3     Round 4     Final
                                               
  Winner's Bracket
  4  Furman 11  
  5  Wofford 3    
      1  UNC Greensboro 14  
      4  Furman 2    
  1  UNC Greensboro 10          
  8  East Tennessee State 3        
      1  UNC Greensboro 0            
      2  The Citadel 9              
  3  Western Carolina 6              
  6  Georgia Southern 5                
      3  Western Carolina 0          
      2  The Citadel 5        
  2  The Citadel 11          
  7  Davidson 2         2  The Citadel 12
      1  UNC Greensboro 1
  Loser's Bracket      
  5  Wofford 3        
  8  East Tennessee State 2     3  Western Carolina 9        
    5  Wofford 4          
      3  Western Carolina 2        
  6  Georgia Southern 6         4  Furman 1     1  UNC Greensboro 4    
  7  Davidson 3     4  Furman 6         3  Western Carolina 2  
    6  Georgia Southern 5  

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All-Tournament Team

Position Player School
P Brian Rogers The Citadel
C Jay Morgan The Citadel
1B Philip Hartig The Citadel
2B Dominic Pattie UNC Greensboro
3B Aaron Haigler The Citadel
SS Terrence Smalls The Citadel
OF Kevin Durham The Citadel
OF Eric Johnson Western Carolina
OF Kenny Vawter UNC Greensboro
DH Lance Surridge UNC Greensboro
Walt Nadzak Award, Tournament Most Outstanding Player
Brian Rogers
The Citadel

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References

  1. ↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1998". Boyd's World. Retrieved May 2, 2015.
  2. ↑ 2012 Southern Conference Baseball Media Guide. SoConSports.com. p. 47. Retrieved 2012-06-27.
  3. ↑ 2012 Southern Conference Baseball Media Guide. SoConSports.com. p. 49. Retrieved 2012-06-27.
  4. ↑ 2012 Southern Conference Baseball Media Guide. SoConSports.com. p. 62. Retrieved 2012-06-27.
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