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

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

1998 Conference USA baseball standings
	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

Regular season results

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

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

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.