1998 Division II College World Series

The 1998 Division II College World Series was held at Paterson Field in Montgomery, AL. The eight schools qualified by winning one of eight regional tournaments. The tournament was won by University of Tampa, coached by Terry Rupp. The runner-up was the Kennesaw State University. Tampa shortstop Ronnie Merrill was named the series Most Outstanding Player.

Participating Teams

School	Conference	Record (Conference)	Head Coach	CWS Appearances	CWS Best Finish
California State University, Chico	Northern California Athletic Conference	37-17 (32-12)	Lindsay Meggs	1 (last:1997)	1st
Central Missouri State University	Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association	39-8 (20-2)	Brad Hill	6 (last:1997)	1st
Kennesaw State University	Peach Belt Conference	61-5 (27-1)	Mike Sansing	2 (last:1997)	1st
Millersville University of Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference	38-16 (18-6)	Glenn Gallagher	0 (last:none)	none
University of New Haven	New England Collegiate Conference	29-11-1 (12-3-1)	Frank Vieira	13 (last:1995)	2nd
Saint Joseph's College	Great Lakes Valley Conference	39-19 (21-6)	Mike Moyzis	1 (last:1996)	2nd
University of Tampa	Sunshine State Conference	46-14 (14-4)	Terry Rupp	7 (last:1997)	1st
State University of West Georgia	Gulf South Conference	43-17 (14-6)	David "Doc" Fowlkes	0 (last:none)	none

Results

1998 College World Series

First round

Second round Re-ordered loser's bracket

Semifinals

Finals

Tampa

9

Cent. Missouri St.

5

Tampa

5

West Georgia

1

West Georgia

5

Chico St.

2

Tampa

10

x

West Georgia

0

x

Cent. Missouri St.

11

Chico St.

13

West Georgia

8

Saint Joseph's

7

Tampa

6

x

x

Kennesaw St.

1

x

x

Millersville

6

Saint Joseph's

0

Millersville

4

Kennesaw St.

11

Kennesaw St.

New Haven

Kennesaw St.

15

x

Chico St.

5

x

Saint Joseph's

15

New Haven

3

Millersville

5

Chico St.

6

Game Results

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
May 23
Game 1	University of Tampa	9 - 5	Central Missouri State University
Game 2	State University of West Georgia	5 - 2	California State University, Chico
May 24
Game 3	Millersville University of Pennsylvania	6 - 0	Saint Joseph's College
Game 4	Kennesaw State University	7 - 6	University of New Haven
May 25
Game 5	California State University, Chico	13 - 11	Central Missouri State University	Central Missouri eliminated
Game 6	University of Tampa	5 - 1	State University of West Georgia
May 26
Game 7	Saint Joseph's College	15 - 3	University of New Haven	New Haven eliminated
Game 8	Kennesaw State University	11 - 4	Millersville University of Pennsylvania
May 27
Game 9	Cal State Chico	6 - 5	Millersville University of Pennsylvania	Millersville eliminated
Game 10	State University of West Georgia	8 - 7	Saint Joseph's College	St. Joseph’s eliminated
May 28
Game 11	Kennesaw State University	15 - 5	California State University, Chico	Cal St. Chico eliminated
Game 12	University of Tampa	10 - 0	State University of West Georgia	West Georgia eliminated
May 30
Game 13	University of Tampa	6 – 1	Kennesaw State University	Tampa wins CWS