1998 Southern Conference Baseball Tournament

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1998 Southern Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams8
Format Double-elimination tournament
Finals site
Champions The Citadel  (4th title)
Winning coach Fred Jordan  (3rd title)
MVPBrian Rogers (The Citadel)
Attendance22,644
1998 Southern Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
UNC Greensboro  225 .8154018 .690
The Citadel  y215 .8083724 .607
Western Carolina  206 .7694215 .737
Furman  1212 .5002127 .438
Wofford  1012 .4551532 .319
Georgia Southern  915 .3752230 .423
Davidson  816 .3331338 .255
East Tennessee State  818 .3081831 .367
VMI  717 .2921435 .286
Appalachian State  617 .2611328 .317
Conference champion
SoCon Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1998 [1] ; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

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

Contents

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

TeamWLPctGBSeed
UNC Greensboro 225.815
1
The Citadel 215.808
.5
2
Western Carolina 206.769
1.5
3
Furman 1212.500
8.5
4
Wofford 1012.455
9.5
5
Georgia Southern 915.375
11.5
6
Davidson 816.333
12.5
7
East Tennessee State 818.308
13.5
8
VMI 717.292
13.5
Appalachian State 617.261
14

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Bracket

 Upper round 1 Upper round 2 Upper final Final
                         
 4Furman11 
 5Wofford3  
   1UNC Greensboro14 
   4Furman2  
 1UNC Greensboro10     
 8East Tennessee State3    
   1UNC Greensboro0  
   2The Citadel9   
 3Western Carolina6       
 6Georgia Southern5        
   3Western Carolina0     
   2The Citadel5    
 2The Citadel11     
 7Davidson2    2The Citadel12
   1UNC Greensboro1
    
 Lower round 1  Lower round 2  Lower round 3  Lower final  
    
  3Western Carolina9    
 5Wofford3  5Wofford4    1UNC Greensboro4  
 8East Tennessee State2    3Western Carolina2  3Western Carolina2 
   4Furman1  
  4Furman6   
 6Georgia Southern6  6Georgia Southern5  
 7Davidson3  

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All-Tournament Team

PositionPlayerSchool
PBrian RogersThe Citadel
CJay MorganThe Citadel
1BPhilip HartigThe Citadel
2BDominic PattieUNC Greensboro
3BAaron HaiglerThe Citadel
SSTerrence SmallsThe Citadel
OFKevin DurhamThe Citadel
OFEric JohnsonWestern Carolina
OFKenny VawterUNC Greensboro
DHLance SurridgeUNC 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.