1998 Big West Conference baseball tournament

1998 Big West Conference
baseball tournament

Teams	6
Format	Double-elimination tournament
Finals site	Titan Field Fullerton, CA
Champions	Long Beach State  (1st title)
Winning coach	Dave Snow  (1st title)
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1998 Big West Conference baseball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Northern
Nevada  x‍‍‍	17	–	10		.630			31	–	22		.585
Sacramento State  ‍‍‍	15	–	19		.441			23	–	25		.479
Pacific  ‍‍‍	12	–	17		.414			25	–	22		.532
New Mexico State  ‍‍‍	8	–	21		.276			23	–	29		.442
Southern
No. 11 Cal State Fullerton  x‍‍‍	25	–	5		.833			47	–	17		.734
No. 4 Long Beach State  ‍‍‡‍	23	–	7		.767			37	–	20		.649
UC Santa Barbara  ‍‍‍	11	–	18		.379			18	–	30		.375
Cal Poly  ‍‍‍	7	–	21		.250			16	–	42		.276
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the 1998 NCAA Division I baseball tournament As of June 30, 1985 [1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1998 Big West Conference baseball tournament determined the conference champion for the Big West Conference at the end of the 1998 season. The six teams met at Cal State Fullerton's on campus venue, Titan Field from May 14 through 17. This would be the last Big West Conference postseason championship event, as the tournament was discontinued after the 1998 season. It will return in 2025 after a 27-year hiatus. ^[2]

Seeding and format

The top team from each of the conference's two divisions after the regular season received the top two seeds, while the four teams with the highest conference winning percentage regardless of division were seeded three through six in the double-elimination tournament.

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Seed
North Division
Nevada	17	10	.630	–	2
Sacramento State	15	19	.441	5.5	4
Pacific	12	17	.414	6	5
New Mexico State	8	21	.276	10	–
South Division
Cal State Fullerton	25	5	.833	–	1
Long Beach State	23	7	.767	2	3
UC Santa Barbara	11	18	.379	13.5	6
Cal Poly	7	21	.250	17	–

Bracket

The bracket below depicts the results of the tournament. ^{[3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]}

	First round					Second round					Third round					Final
						1	Cal State Fullerton	5
						4	Sacramento State	6
	1	Cal State Fullerton	4								4	Sacramento State	15
	6	UC Santa Barbara	2								6	UC Santa Barbara	11
						6	UC Santa Barbara	3
						5	Pacific	2
	3	Long Beach State	8													4	Sacramento State	10	—
	4	Sacramento State	7													3	Long Beach State	24	—
						3	Long Beach State	6
						2	Nevada	5
	2	Nevada	29								3	Long Beach State	12
	5	Pacific	1								1	Cal State Fullerton	0
						1	Cal State Fullerton	6
						2	Nevada	3

Tournament notes

• Nevada's 29 runs are a tournament record

References

1. "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1998". Boydsworld.com. Retrieved January 1, 2013.
2. "2025 Big West Baseball Championship - The Big West". bigwest.org. Retrieved February 13, 2025.
3. Cal State Fullerton Titans Record Book (PDF). Cal State Fullerton. p. 142. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 30, 2024. Retrieved January 1, 2013.
4. Nevada Baseball Record Book (PDF). Nevada Wolf Pack. p. 22. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 7, 2014. Retrieved January 3, 2013.
5. 2010 Long Beach State Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Long Beach State. p. 52. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 7, 2014. Retrieved January 3, 2013.
6. 2012 Baseball Media Guide. Sacramento State Baseball. p. 48. Retrieved February 24, 2025.
7. 2012 Pacific Baseball Media Guide. Pacific Tigers. p. 77. Retrieved January 5, 2013.
8. Summer Record Book (PDF). UCSB Gauchos. p. 14. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 30, 2024. Retrieved January 5, 2013.