1998 Southern Conference Baseball Tournament

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

1998 Southern Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams8
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsThe Citadel (4th title)
Winning coachFred Jordan (3rd title)
MVPBrian Rogers, The Citadel
Attendance22,644
1998 Southern Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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 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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