1998 Big South Conference baseball tournament


The 1998 Big South Conference baseball tournament was the postseason baseball tournament for the Big South Conference, held from May 8 through 10 at Knights Stadium in Fort Mill, South Carolina. The top four finishers from the regular season participated in the double-elimination tournament. The champion, Liberty, won the title for the second time and earned an invitation to the 1998 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[2]

1998 Big South Conference
baseball tournament
Teams4
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsLiberty (2nd title)
Winning coachDave Pastors (1st title)
MVPDavid Dalton (Liberty)
1998 Big South Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Liberty  ‍y 13 5   .722 32 29   .525
Coastal Carolina  ‍‍‍ 11 7   .611 31 29   .517
UNC Asheville  ‍‍‍ 10 8   .556 27 32   .458
Winthrop  ‍‍‍ 10 8   .556 35 22   .614
Charleston Southern  ‍‍‍ 9 9   .500 24 29   .453
Radford  ‍‍‍ 7 11   .389 17 35   .327
UMBC  ‍‍‍ 3 15   .167 10 37   .213
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1998[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Format

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The top four finishers from the regular season qualified for the tournament. The teams were seeded one through four and played a double-elimination tournament.

Team W L Pct. GB Seed
Liberty 13 5 .722 1
Coastal Carolina 11 7 .611 2 2
UNC Asheville 10 8 .556 3 3
Winthrop 10 8 .556 3 4
Charleston Southern 9 9 .500 4
Radford 7 11 .389 6
UMBC 3 15 .167 10

Bracket and results

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First roundSemi-finalsFinals
1Liberty8
4Winthrop5
1Liberty9
2Coastal Carolina6
3UNC Asheville4
2Coastal Carolina10
1Liberty
2Coastal Carolina
Lower round 1Lower final
2Coastal Carolina5
4Winthrop43UNC Asheville2
3UNC Asheville5

All-Tournament Team

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Name School
Bryan Byler Liberty
Dorian Cameron Coastal Carolina
Darryl Craig Winthrop
David Dalton Liberty
John Humay Coastal Carolina
Rhett Johnson Coastal Carolina
Phil Kojack Liberty
Benji Miller Liberty
Jeremy Samatas Coastal Carolina
Kevin Schnall Coastal Carolina
Troy Stortz UNC Asheville
Shawn Vinju Coastal Carolina
Steve Wright Liberty

Most Valuable Player

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David Dalton was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Dalton was a shortstop for Liberty.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "2019 Baseball Record Book" (PDF). BigSouthSports.com. p. 5. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  2. ^ a b "2019 Baseball Record Book" (PDF). Big South Conference. Retrieved July 11, 2020.