Collegiate baseball tournament
The 1998 Southern Conference baseball tournament was held at Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park in Charleston, South Carolina , 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
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
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Bracket
Upper round 1 Upper round 2 Upper final Final 4 Furman 11 5 Wofford 3 1 UNC Greensboro 14 4 Furman 2 1 UNC Greensboro 10 8 East Tennessee State 3 1 UNC Greensboro 0 2 The Citadel 9 3 Western Carolina 6 6 Georgia Southern 5 3 Western Carolina 0 2 The Citadel 5 2 The Citadel 11 7 Davidson 2 2 The Citadel 12 1 UNC Greensboro 1 Lower round 1 Lower round 2 Lower round 3 Lower final 3 Western Carolina 9 5 Wofford 3 5 Wofford 4 1 UNC Greensboro 4 8 East Tennessee State 2 3 Western Carolina 2 3 Western Carolina 2 4 Furman 1 4 Furman 6 6 Georgia Southern 6 6 Georgia Southern 5 7 Davidson 3
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All-Tournament Team
Position
Player
School
P
Brian Rogers
The Citadel
C
Jay Morgan
The Citadel
1B
Philip Hartig
The Citadel
2B
Dominic Pattie
UNC Greensboro
3B
Aaron Haigler
The Citadel
SS
Terrence Smalls
The Citadel
OF
Kevin Durham
The Citadel
OF
Eric Johnson
Western Carolina
OF
Kenny Vawter
UNC Greensboro
DH
Lance Surridge
UNC Greensboro
Walt Nadzak Award, Tournament Most Outstanding Player
Brian Rogers
The Citadel
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References