1998 Lone Star Conference Tournament

The 1998 Lone Star Conference baseball tournament was held in Abilene, TX. Texas A&M University-Kingsville defeated Tarleton State University for the title. Brian Shultz of Texas A&M-Kingsville was named MVP.

Participating Teams

Seed	School	Conf. Record	Head Coach
	Abilene Christian University	15-5	Britt Bonneau
	University of Central Oklahoma	16-6	Wendell Simmons
	Texas A&M University-Kingsville	14-6	Hector Salinas
	Tarleton State University	14-6	Jack Allen

Results

Bracket

	First Round					Second Round					Final
		Tarleton State	6
		Abilene Christian	1
							Tarleton State	3
							Texas A&M-Kingsville	2
		Texas A&M-Kingsville	10
		Central Oklahoma	7
												Tarleton State	20	3
												Texas A&M-Kingsville	21	20
							Texas A&M-Kingsville	19
		Abilene Christian	5				Central Oklahoma	17
		Central Oklahoma	6

Game Results

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
Game 1	Texas A&M University-Kingsville	10-7 (10)	University of Central Oklahoma
Game 2	Tarleton State University	6-1	Abilene Christian University
Game 3	University of Central Oklahoma	6-5	Abilene Christian University	Abilene Christian eliminated
Game 4	Tarleton State University	3-2	Texas A&M University-Kingsville
Game 5	Texas A&M University-Kingsville	19-17	University of Central Oklahoma	Central Oklahoma eliminated
Game 6	Texas A&M University-Kingsville	21-20	Tarleton State University
Game 7	Texas A&M University-Kingsville	20-3	Tarleton State University	Texas A&M-Kingsville advances to NCAA tournament

All-Tournament Team

• 1B- Marshall Stephens, Tarleton State
• 2B- Orlando Ruiz, Texas A&M-Kingsville
• SS- Chad Hemphill, Central Oklahoma
• 3B- Mike Gutierrez, Texas A&M-Kingsville
• OF- Steve Foley, Texas A&M-Kingsville
• OF- Mark Thompson, Abilene Christian
• OF- Brian Shultz, Texas A&M-Kingsville
• C- Carlos Lazcano, Texas A&M-Kingsville
• DH- Mike Gonzalez, Tarleton State
• P- Ricky Sandate, Texas A&M-Kingsville
• P- Brent Wachtman, Tarleton State