1998 Conference USA Baseball Tournament

1998 Conference USA
Baseball Tournament
Classification Division I
Season 1998
Teams 10
Format Play-in round followed by
eight-team double-elimination tournament
Site Zephyr Field
New Orleans, Louisiana
Champions Tulane (2nd title)
Winning coach Rick Jones (2nd title)
MVP Brian Hughes (Tulane)
Conference USA
Baseball Tournament
«1997  1999»

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 12–17. Tulane defeated Charlotte in the championship game, earning the conference's automatic bid to the 1998 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.[1]

Regular season results

Team W L PCT GB Seed
Tulane 22 5 .815
-
1
Houston 21 6 .778
1
2
Charlotte 19 8 .704
3
3
UAB 15 12 .556
7
4
Louisville 14 13 .519
8
5
Southern Miss 12 15 .444
10
6
Memphis 12 15 .444
10
7
South Florida 9 18 .333
13
8
Saint Louis 4 20 .167
16.5
9
Cincinnati 4 20 .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 Round Second Round Semifinals Championship Game
                                       
5  Louisville 9  
4  UAB 8  
  5  Louisville 2  
  1  Tulane 13  
9  Saint Louis 3
1  Tulane 7  
  5  Louisville 3  
  1  Tulane 6  
9  Saint Louis 1  
4  UAB 4  
  5  Louisville 11
  4  UAB 6  
  3  Charlotte 3
  1  Tulane 5
7  Memphis 2  
2  Houston 3  
  3  Charlotte 6
  2  Houston 5  
6  Southern Miss 3
3  Charlotte 13  
  6  Southern Miss 5
  3  Charlotte 6  
7  Memphis 6  
6  Southern Miss 7  
  6  Southern Miss 6
  2  Houston 5  

All-tournament team

Position Player School
C James McAuley Louisville
IF Jeremy Schied Southern Miss
IF Keith Graffagnini Tulane
IF Gerald Parr Charlotte
IF Bo Robinson Charlotte
OF Brandon Caraway Houston
OF Eric Lee Houston
OF Brian Hughes Tulane
DH Rob Partin Louisville
P Craig Brown Tulane
RP Brion Treadway Charlotte
MVP Brian Hughes Tulane

References

  1. ↑ "2012 Conference USA Baseball Media Guide". pp. 75–93. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-06-21. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
  2. ↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1998". BoydsWorld.com. Archived from the original on 2012-06-21. Retrieved 21 June 2012.