1998 Little East Conference Tournament

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The 1998 Little East Conference baseball tournament was held May 7-10 in Willimantic, CT. The final days games were rained out. #1 Eastern Connecticut State University was declared champion as the only undefeated team remaining. Jon Krot of Eastern Connecticut St. was named Most Outstanding Player.

Participating Teams[edit]

Seed School Conf. Record Head Coach
1 Eastern Connecticut State University 12-2 Bill Holowaty
2 University of Southern Maine 11-3 Ed Flaherty
3 University of Massachusetts Dartmouth 11-3 Bruce Wheeler
4 Plymouth State College 6-8 Dennis McManus
5 Rhode Island College 4-10 Scott Perry
6 Western Connecticut State University 3-11 Moe Morhardt

Results[edit]

Bracket[edit]

  First round Second round Third round Semi-finals Finals
                                                 
  1 Eastern Connecticut St. 5  
  6 Western Connecticut St. 4     1 Eastern Connecticut St. 3  
    3 UMass Dartmouth 2    
  2 Southern Maine 12         1 Eastern Connecticut St. 17            
  5 Rhode Island Coll. 0           4 Plymouth St. 2              
      2 Southern Maine 2           1 Eastern Connecticut St.
      4 Plymouth St. 3        
  3 UMass Dartmouth 1         4 Plymouth St. rain    
  4 Plymouth St. 3       2 Southern Maine 12     2 Southern Maine rain  
  6 Western Connecticut St. 7     5 Rhode Island Coll. 0  
  5 Rhode Island Coll. 15  


Game Results[edit]

Game Winner Score Loser Notes
May 7
Game 1 Eastern Connecticut State University 5-4 Western Connecticut State University
Game 2 University of Southern Maine 12-0 Rhode Island College
Game 3 Plymouth State College 3-1 University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
May 8
Game 4 Rhode Island College 15-7 Western Connecticut State University Western Connecticut State eliminated
Game 5 Eastern Connecticut State University 3-2 University of Massachusetts Dartmouth UMass Dartmouth eliminated
Game 6 Plymouth State College 3-2 University of Southern Maine
May 9
Game 7 Eastern Connecticut State University 17-2 Plymouth State College
Game 8 University of Southern Maine 12-0 Rhode Island College Rhode Island Coll. eliminated
May 10
Game 9-10 Games rained out. Eastern Connecticut declared champion