1998 America East Conference Tournament

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The 1998 America East Conference baseball tournament was held at Daniel S. Frawley Stadium in Wilmington, DE. #1 University of Delaware defeated #2 Northeastern University for the title. Chris Frey of Delaware was named MVP.

Participating Teams[edit]

Seed School Conf. Record Head Coach
1 University of Delaware 22-2 Bob Hannah
2 Northeastern University 17-9 Neil McPhee
3 University of Vermont 15-12 Bill Currier
4 Hofstra University 14-14 Reginald Jackson

Results[edit]

Bracket[edit]

  First Round   Second Round   Final
                             
  1 Delaware 8  
  4 Hofstra 0    
      1 Delaware 4  
      2 Northeastern 2    
  2 Northeastern 10          
  3 Vermont 8        
      1 Delaware 10 x
        2 Northeastern 4 x
       
    2 Northeastern 12    
  4 Hofstra 6     3 Vermont 7  
  3 Vermont 7  


Game Results[edit]

Game Winner Score Loser Notes
Game 1 Northeastern University 10-8 University of Vermont
Game 2 University of Delaware 8-0 Hofstra University
Game 3 University of Vermont 7-6 (10) Hofstra University Hofstra eliminated
Game 4 University of Delaware 4-2 Northeastern University
Game 5 Northeastern University 12-7 University of Vermont Vermont eliminated
Game 6 University of Delaware 10-4 Northeastern University Delaware advances to NCAA tournament

All-tournament Team[edit]

  • Matt Phillips, Delaware
  • Chris Frey, Delaware
  • Pat Friel, Hofstra
  • Carlos Pena, Northeastern
  • Matt Ardizzone, Delaware
  • Frank DiMaggio, Delaware
  • Kevin Kim, Northeastern
  • Brad Eyman, Delaware
  • Hernan Guerrero, Northeastern
  • Wade Rikert, Vermont
  • Dan Trivits, Delaware