1998 Southern Conference baseball tournament
Appearance
Teams | 8 |
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Format | Double-elimination tournament |
Finals site | |
Champions | The Citadel (4th title) |
Winning coach | Fred Jordan (3rd title) |
MVP | Brian Rogers (The Citadel) |
Attendance | 22,644 |
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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 |
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UNC Greensboro | 22 | 5 | .815 | ||
The Citadel | 21 | 5 | .808 | ||
Western Carolina | 20 | 6 | .769 | ||
Furman | 12 | 12 | .500 | ||
Wofford | 10 | 12 | .455 | ||
Georgia Southern | 9 | 15 | .375 | ||
Davidson | 8 | 16 | .333 | ||
East Tennessee State | 8 | 18 | .308 | ||
VMI | 7 | 17 | .292 | ||
Appalachian State | 6 | 17 | .261 |
Bracket
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All-Tournament Team
Position | Player | School |
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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 |
References
- ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1998". Boyd's World. Retrieved May 2, 2015.
- ^ 2012 Southern Conference Baseball Media Guide. SoConSports.com. p. 47. Retrieved 2012-06-27.
- ^ 2012 Southern Conference Baseball Media Guide. SoConSports.com. p. 49. Retrieved 2012-06-27.
- ^ 2012 Southern Conference Baseball Media Guide. SoConSports.com. p. 62. Retrieved 2012-06-27.