1998 Conference USA baseball tournament

1998 Conference USA
baseball tournament
Teams	10
Format	Play-in round followed by; eight-team double-elimination tournament
Finals site	Zephyr Field; New Orleans, Louisiana;
Champions	Tulane (2nd title)
Winning coach	Rick Jones (2nd title)
MVP	Brian Hughes (Tulane)
	← 1997; C-USA baseball tournament; 1999 →;

1998 Conference USA baseball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 25 Tulane ‍†‍‡‍^y	22	–	5	.815	48	–	15	.762
Houston ‍‍‍	21	–	6	.778	34	–	25	.576
UNC Charlotte ‍‍‍^y	19	–	8	.704	43	–	19	.694
UAB ‍‍‍	15	–	12	.556	29	–	24	.547
Louisville ‍‍‍	14	–	13	.519	31	–	24	.564
Southern Miss ‍‍‍	12	–	15	.444	30	–	28	.517
Memphis ‍‍‍	12	–	15	.444	10	–	24	.294
South Florida ‍‍‍	9	–	18	.333	21	–	36	.368
Saint Louis ‍‍‍	4	–	20	.167	10	–	38	.208
Cincinnati ‍‍‍	4	–	20	.167	15	–	38	.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]

Regular season results[edit]

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Seed
Tulane	22	5	.815	-	1
Houston	21	6	.778	1	2
UNC 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

Records reflect conference play only.^[3]

Bracket[edit]

Play-in games[edit]

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[edit]


First round			Second round			Semifinals			Final



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
7	Memphis	2
									1	Tulane	5
2	Houston	3
			3	Charlotte	6

			2	Houston	5
6	Southern Miss	3

3	UNC Charlotte	13
						6	Southern Miss	5

						3	Charlotte	6
7	Memphis	6

6	Southern Miss	7	6	Southern Miss	6

			2	Houston	5

Bold indicates the winner of the game.
Italics indicate that the team was eliminated from the tournament.

All-tournament team[edit]

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[edit]

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

[1] "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1998". Boyd's World. Retrieved May 2, 2015.

[guide-2] "2012 Conference USA Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). pp. 75–93. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 12, 2012. Retrieved June 21, 2012.

[standings1998-3] "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1998". BoydsWorld.com. Archived from the original on February 7, 2012. Retrieved June 21, 2012.

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