1998 Conference USA Baseball Tournament

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 UNC Charlotte in the championship game, earning the conference's automatic bid to the 1998 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.[2]

1998 Conference USA
Baseball Tournament
Teams10
FormatPlay-in round followed by
eight-team double-elimination tournament
Finals site
  • Zephyr Field
  • New Orleans, Louisiana
ChampionsTulane (2nd title)
Winning coachRick Jones (2nd title)
MVPBrian Hughes, Tulane
1998 Conference USA baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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

Regular season results
TeamWLPCTGBSeed
Tulane225.815
-
1
Houston216.778
1
2
UNC Charlotte198.704
3
3
UAB1512.556
7
4
Louisville1413.519
8
5
Southern Miss1215.444
10
6
Memphis1215.444
10
7
South Florida918.333
13
8
Saint Louis420.167
16.5
9
Cincinnati420.167
16.5
10
  • Records reflect conference play only.[3]

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 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
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
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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 21 June 2012. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
  3. "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1998". BoydsWorld.com. Archived from the original on 21 June 2012. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
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