1998 Big West Conference baseball tournament

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1998 Big West Conference
baseball tournament
Teams6
Format Double-elimination tournament
Finals site
Champions Long Beach State  (1st title)
Winning coach Dave Snow  (1st title)
  • 1997
  • baseball tournament
1998 Big West Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Northern
Nevada  x1710 .6303122 .585
Sacramento State  1519 .4412325 .479
Pacific  1217 .4142522 .532
New Mexico State  821 .2762329 .442
Southern
No. 11 Cal State Fullerton  x255 .8334717 .734
No. 4 Long Beach State  237 .7673720 .649
UC Santa Barbara  1118 .3791830 .375
Cal Poly  721 .2501642 .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 has not been revived, as of the 2023 season. [2]

Contents

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.

TeamWLPCTGBSeed
North Division
Nevada 1710.630
2
Sacramento State 1519.441
5.5
4
Pacific 1217.414
6
5
New Mexico State 821.276
10
South Division
Cal State Fullerton 255.833
1
Long Beach State 237.767
2
3
UC Santa Barbara 1118.379
13.5
6
Cal Poly 721.250
17

Bracket

The bracket below depicts the results of the tournament. [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]

First roundSecond roundThird roundFinal
1Cal State Fullerton5
4Sacramento State6
1 Cal State Fullerton 44Sacramento State15
6 UC Santa Barbara 26UC Santa Barbara11
6UC Santa Barbara3
5Pacific2
3 Long Beach State 84Sacramento State10
4 Sacramento State 73Long Beach State24
3Long Beach State6
2Nevada5
2 Nevada 293Long Beach State12
5 Pacific 11Cal State Fullerton0
1Cal State Fullerton6
2Nevada3

Tournament notes

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