1998 Big South Conference Baseball Tournament

The 1998 Big South Conference Baseball Tournament was the postseason baseball tournament for the Big South Conference, held from May 8–10, 1998 at Knights Stadium in Fort Mill, South Carolina. The top four finishers from the regular season participated in the double-elimination tournament. The champion, Liberty, won the title for the second time and earned an invitation to the 1998 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.[2]

1998 Big South Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams4
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsLiberty (2nd title)
Winning coachDave Pastors (1st title)
MVPDavid Dalton, Liberty
1998 Big South Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Liberty  y 135 .722  3229 .525
Coastal Carolina   117 .611  3129 .517
UNC Asheville   108 .556  2732 .458
Winthrop   108 .556  3522 .614
Charleston Southern   99 .500  2429 .453
Radford   711 .389  1735 .327
UMBC   315 .167  1037 .213
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1998[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Format

The top four finishers from the regular season qualified for the tournament. The teams were seeded one through four and played a double-elimination tournament.

TeamWLPct.GBSeed
Liberty135.7221
Coastal Carolina117.61122
UNC Asheville108.55633
Winthrop108.55634
Charleston Southern99.5004
Radford711.3896
UMBC315.16710

Bracket and results

  First Round Semi-Finals Finals
                             
1 Liberty 8  
4 Winthrop 5  
  1 Liberty 9  
  2 Coastal Carolina 6  
3 UNC Asheville 4
2 Coastal Carolina 10  
  1 Liberty 3 3
  2 Coastal Carolina 7 2
4 Winthrop 4  
3 UNC Asheville 5  
  2 Coastal Carolina 5
  3 UNC Asheville 2  

All-Tournament Team

NameSchool
Bryan BylerLiberty
Dorian CameronCoastal Carolina
Darryl CraigWinthrop
David DaltonLiberty
John HumayCoastal Carolina
Rhett JohnsonCoastal Carolina
Phil KojackLiberty
Benji MillerLiberty
Jeremy SamatasCoastal Carolina
Kevin SchnallCoastal Carolina
Troy StortzUNC Asheville
Shawn VinjuCoastal Carolina
Steve WrightLiberty

Most Valuable Player

David Dalton was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Dalton was a shortstop for Liberty.[2]

References

  1. "2019 Baseball Record Book" (PDF). BigSouthSports.com. p. 5. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  2. "2019 Baseball Record Book" (PDF). Big South Conference. Retrieved July 11, 2020.
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