1998 Division III College World Series

The 1998 Division III College World Series was held in Salem, VA. Eastern Connecticut State University defeated Montclair State University in the championship game. 2B Chris D'Amato of Eastern Connecticut was named the Most Outstanding Player of the tournament.

Participating Teams

School	Conference	Record (Conference)	Head Coach	CWS Appearances	CWS Best Finish
Anderson University	Indiana Collegiate Athletic Conference	34-15 (11-1)	Don Brandon	1 (last:1993)	5th
Aurora University	Northern Illinois-Iowa Conference	33-6 (13-0)	Mark Walsh	2 (last:1992)	2nd
California Lutheran University	Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference	28-15 (19-2)	Marty Slimak	3 (last:1996)	2nd
Eastern Connecticut State University	Little East Conference	40-11 (12-2)	Bill Holowaty	6 (last:1995)	1st
Montclair State University	New Jersey Athletic Conference	35-11-1 (14-4)	Norm Schoenig	9 (last:1994)	1st
State University of New York College at Cortland	State University of New York Athletic Conference	40-5 (11-1)	Steve Owens	2 (last:1997)	3rd
North Carolina Wesleyan College	Dixie Intercollegiate Athletic Conference	42-9 (9-3)	Mike Fox	9 (last:1997)	1st
University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh	Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference	41-5 (13-1)	Tom Lechnir	15 (last:1996)	1st

Results

1998 College World Series Bracket

	First round					Second round					Third round
		East. Conn. St.	9
		Wisc.-Oshkosh	3
							East. Conn. St.	4
							Aurora	3
		Aurora	7
		Cal Lutheran	6
												East. Conn. St.	11
												Montclair St.	4
		SUNY-Cortland	9
		Anderson	3
							SUNY-Cortland	2
							Montclair St.	4
		Montclair St.	8
		NC Wesleyan	3
						Loser's bracket
							Wisc.-Oshkosh	5
							Cal Lutheran	3				SUNY-Cortland	5
												Wisc.-Oshkosh	4
							Anderson	2
							NC Wesleyan	10				Aurora	6
												NC Wesleyan	4

	Semifinals					Elimination					Final
	Re-ordered Semifinals
		East. Conn. St.	0									East. Conn. St.	16
		SUNY-Cortland	12									Montclair St.	1
							SUNY-Cortland	2
							Montclair St.	5
		Montclair St.	6
		Aurora	5

Game Results

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
May 23
Game 1	Eastern Connecticut State University	9-3	University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh
Game 2	Aurora University	7-6	California Lutheran University
Game 3	State University of New York College at Cortland	9-3	Anderson University
Game 4	Montclair State University	8-3	North Carolina Wesleyan College
May 24
Game 5	University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh	5-3	California Lutheran University	Cal Lutheran eliminated
Game 6	North Carolina Wesleyan College	10-2	Anderson University	Anderson eliminated
Game 7	Eastern Connecticut State University	4-3	Aurora University
Game 8	Montclair State University	4-2	State University of New York College at Cortland	game suspended in 4th inning, finished May 25
May 25
Game 9	Aurora University	6-4	North Carolina Wesleyan College	NC Wesleyan eliminated
Game 10	State University of New York College at Cortland	5-4	University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh	UW Oshkosh eliminated
Game 11	Eastern Connecticut State University	11-4	Montclair State University
May 26
Game 12	Montclair State University	6-5	Aurora University	Aurora eliminated
Game 13	State University of New York College at Cortland	12-0	Eastern Connecticut State University
May 27
Game 14	Montclair State University	5-2	State University of New York College at Cortland	Cortland eliminated
Game 15	Eastern Connecticut State University	16-1	Montclair State University	Eastern Connecticut wins CWS