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
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Liberty  y 135 .7223229 .525
Coastal Carolina   117 .6113129 .517
UNC Asheville   108 .5562732 .458
Winthrop   108 .5563522 .614
Charleston Southern   99 .5002429 .453
Radford   711 .3891735 .327
UMBC   315 .1671037 .213
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1998[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

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]

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.

TeamWLPct.GBSeed
Liberty135.7221
Coastal Carolina117.61122
UNC Asheville108.55633
Winthrop108.55634
Charleston Southern99.5004
Radford711.3896
UMBC315.16710

Bracket and results

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

NameSchool
Bryan BylerLiberty
Dorian CameronCoastal Carolina
Darryl CraigWinthrop
David DaltonLiberty
John HumayCoastal Carolina
Rhett JohnsonCoastal Carolina
Phil KojackLiberty
Benji MillerLiberty
Jeremy SamatasCoastal Carolina
Kevin SchnallCoastal Carolina
Troy StortzUNC Asheville
Shawn VinjuCoastal Carolina
Steve WrightLiberty

Most Valuable Player

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

References

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