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1998 Conference USA baseball tournament

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1998 Conference USA
baseball tournament
Teams10
FormatPlay-in round followed by
eight-team double-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsTulane (2nd title)
Winning coachRick Jones (2nd title)
MVPBrian Hughes (Tulane)
1998 Conference USA baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 25 Tulane  ‍y 22 5   .815 48 15   .762
Houston  ‍‍‍ 21 6   .778 34 25   .576
UNC Charlotte  ‍‍‍y 19 8   .704 43 19   .694
UAB  ‍‍‍ 15 12   .556 29 24   .547
Louisville  ‍‍‍ 14 13   .519 31 24   .564
Southern Miss  ‍‍‍ 12 15   .444 30 28   .517
Memphis  ‍‍‍ 12 15   .444 10 24   .294
South Florida  ‍‍‍ 9 18   .333 21 36   .368
Saint Louis  ‍‍‍ 4 20   .167 10 38   .208
Cincinnati  ‍‍‍ 4 20   .167 15 38   .283
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1998[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1998 Conference USA baseball tournament was the 1998 postseason baseball championship of the NCAA Division I Conference USA, held at Zephyr Field in New Orleans, Louisiana, from May 12 through 17. Tulane defeated UNC Charlotte in the championship game, earning the conference's automatic bid to the 1998 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[2]

Regular season results

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Team W L PCT GB Seed
Tulane 22 5 .815
-
1
Houston 21 6 .778
1
2
UNC Charlotte 19 8 .704
3
3
UAB 15 12 .556
7
4
Louisville 14 13 .519
8
5
Southern Miss 12 15 .444
10
6
Memphis 12 15 .444
10
7
South Florida 9 18 .333
13
8
Saint Louis 4 20 .167
16.5
9
Cincinnati 4 20 .167
16.5
10
  • Records reflect conference play only.[3]

Bracket

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Play-in games

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Two play-in games among the four teams with the worst regular season records decided which two teams would have the final two spots in the eight-team double-elimination bracket.

Play-in game
   
9 Saint Louis 7
8 South Florida 6
Play-in game
   
10 Cincinnati 5
7 Memphis 6

Double-elimination

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First roundSecond roundSemifinalsFinal
5Louisville9
4UAB8
5Louisville2
1Tulane13
9Saint Louis3
1Tulane7
5Louisville3
1Tulane6
9Saint Louis1
4UAB45Louisville11
4UAB6
3Charlotte3
7Memphis2
1Tulane5
2Houston3
3Charlotte6
2Houston5
6Southern Miss3
3UNC Charlotte13
6Southern Miss5
3Charlotte6
7Memphis6
6Southern Miss76Southern Miss6
2Houston5
  • Bold indicates the winner of the game.
  • Italics indicate that the team was eliminated from the tournament.

All-tournament team

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Position Player School
C James McAuley Louisville
IF Jeremy Schied Southern Miss
IF Keith Graffagnini Tulane
IF Gerald Parr Charlotte
IF Bo Robinson Charlotte
OF Brandon Caraway Houston
OF Eric Lee Houston
OF Brian Hughes Tulane
DH Rob Partin Louisville
P Craig Brown Tulane
RP Brion Treadway Charlotte
MVP Brian Hughes Tulane

References

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  1. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1998". Boyd's World. Retrieved May 2, 2015.
  2. ^ "2012 Conference USA Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). pp. 75–93. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 12, 2012. Retrieved June 21, 2012.
  3. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1998". BoydsWorld.com. Archived from the original on February 7, 2012. Retrieved June 21, 2012.