1898 college baseball season

1898 college baseball season
Seasons

The 1898 college baseball season, play of college baseball in the United States began in the spring of 1898. Play largely consisted of regional matchups, some organized by conferences, and ended in June. No national championship event was held until 1947.

New programs

• Oklahoma and Rhode Island played their first varsity seasons.

Conference standings

The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:

1898 Western Conference baseball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Chicago  ‍†‍‍ 8 – 3   .727 –   – Michigan  ‍‍‍ 7 – 3   .700 –   – Illinois  ‍‍‍ 4 – 4   .500 –   – Northwestern  ‍‍‍ 1 – 8   .111 –   – † – Conference champion

Conference winners

This is a partial list of conference champions from the 1898 season.

Conference	Regular Season Winner
Western	Chicago