1998 Conference USA baseball tournament

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1998 Conference USA
baseball tournament
Teams10
FormatPlay-in round followed by
eight-team double-elimination tournament
Finals site
Champions Tulane  (2nd title)
Winning coach Rick Jones  (2nd title)
MVP Brian Hughes (Tulane)
1998 Conference USA baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 25 Tulane  y225 .8154815 .762
Houston  216 .7783425 .576
UNC Charlotte  y198 .7044319 .694
UAB  1512 .5562924 .547
Louisville  1413 .5193124 .564
Southern Miss  1215 .4443028 .517
Memphis  1215 .4441024 .294
South Florida  918 .3332136 .368
Saint Louis  420 .1671038 .208
Cincinnati  420 .1671538 .283
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1998 [1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1998 Conference USA baseball tournament was the 1998 postseason baseball championship of the NCAA Division I Conference USA, held at Zephyr Field in New Orleans, Louisiana, from May 12 through 17. Tulane defeated UNC Charlotte in the championship game, earning the conference's automatic bid to the 1998 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. [2]

Contents

Regular season results

TeamWLPCTGBSeed
Tulane 225.815
-
1
Houston 216.778
1
2
UNC Charlotte 198.704
3
3
UAB 1512.556
7
4
Louisville 1413.519
8
5
Southern Miss 1215.444
10
6
Memphis 1215.444
10
7
South Florida 918.333
13
8
Saint Louis 420.167
16.5
9
Cincinnati 420.167
16.5
10

Bracket

Play-in games

Two play-in games among the four teams with the worst regular season records decided which two teams would have the final two spots in the eight-team double-elimination bracket.

Play-in game
   
9 Saint Louis 7
8 South Florida 6
Play-in game
   
10 Cincinnati 5
7 Memphis 6

Double-elimination

First roundSecond roundSemifinalsFinal
5 Louisville 9
4 UAB 8
5Louisville2
1Tulane13
9Saint Louis3
1 Tulane 7
5Louisville3
1Tulane6
9Saint Louis1
4UAB45Louisville11
4UAB6
3Charlotte3
7Memphis2
1Tulane5
2 Houston 3
3Charlotte6
2Houston5
6 Southern Miss 3
3 UNC Charlotte 13
6Southern Miss5
3Charlotte6
7Memphis6
6Southern Miss76Southern Miss6
2Houston5

All-tournament team

PositionPlayerSchool
CJames McAuleyLouisville
IFJeremy SchiedSouthern Miss
IFKeith GraffagniniTulane
IFGerald ParrCharlotte
IFBo RobinsonCharlotte
OFBrandon CarawayHouston
OFEric LeeHouston
OFBrian HughesTulane
DHRob PartinLouisville
PCraig BrownTulane
RPBrion TreadwayCharlotte
MVPBrian HughesTulane

References

  1. "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1998". Boyd's World. Retrieved May 2, 2015.
  2. "2012 Conference USA Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). pp. 75–93. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 12, 2012. Retrieved June 21, 2012.
  3. "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1998". BoydsWorld.com. Archived from the original on February 7, 2012. Retrieved June 21, 2012.