1998 Big South Conference baseball tournament
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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]
| Teams | 4 |
|---|---|
| Format | Double-elimination |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | Liberty (2nd title) |
| Winning coach | Dave Pastors (1st title) |
| MVP | David Dalton (Liberty) |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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
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
| First round | Semi-finals | Finals | |||||||||||
| 1 | Liberty | 8 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Winthrop | 5 | |||||||||||
| 1 | Liberty | 9 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Coastal Carolina | 6 | |||||||||||
| 3 | UNC Asheville | 4 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Coastal Carolina | 10 | |||||||||||
| 1 | Liberty | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Coastal Carolina | ||||||||||||
| Lower round 1 | Lower final | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Coastal Carolina | 5 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Winthrop | 4 | 3 | UNC Asheville | 2 | ||||||||
| 3 | UNC Asheville | 5 | |||||||||||
All-Tournament Team
| 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
David Dalton was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Dalton was a shortstop for Liberty.[2]