1998 NAIA College World Series

The 1998 NAIA College World Series was held at Drillers Stadium in Tulsa, OK. The eight team field was composed of eight teams that qualified for the tournament by winning their Regional Tournaments. Albertson College of Idaho defeated Indiana Institute of Technology in the championship game.

Participating Teams

Seed	School	Conference	Record (Conference)	Head Coach	CWS Appearances	CWS Best Finish
1	Albertson College of Idaho	Cascade Collegiate Conference	51-7 (29-1)	Tim Mooney	0 (last:none)	none
2	St. Thomas University	Florida Sun Conference	53-12	Manny Matrana	1 (last:1996)	3rd
3	Cumberland University	Mid-South Conference	50-12	Woody Hunt	5 (last:1997)	2nd
4	Bellevue University	Midlands Collegiate Athletic Conference	46-12	Mike Evans	2 (last:1997)	1st
5	Oklahoma City University	Sooner Athletic Conference	42-18	Denney Crabaugh	3 (last:1992)	3rd
6	Point Park College	Keystone-Empire Collegiate Conference	46-4-2	Mark Jackson	9 (last:1991)	3rd
7	Indiana Institute of Technology		44-18	Lance Hershberger	0 (last:none)	none
8	Culver-Stockton College	Heart of America Athletic Conference	39-15	Wes Shaw	0 (last:none)	none

Results

1998 College World Series Bracket

	First round					Second round					Third round
	1	Albertson Idaho	8
	8	Culver-Stockton	7
						1	Albertson Idaho	6
						4	Bellevue	4
	4	Bellevue	7
	5	Oklahoma City	2
											1	Albertson Idaho	19
											7	Indiana Tech	5
	2	St. Thomas	2
	7	Indiana Tech	11
						7	Indiana Tech	16
						3	Cumberland	4
	3	Cumberland	8
	6	Point Park	4
						Loser's bracket
						8	Culver-Stockton	6
						5	Oklahoma City	9			3	Cumberland	3
											5	Oklahoma City	18
						2	St. Thomas	13
						6	Point Park	8			4	Bellevue	16
											2	St. Thomas	8

	Semifinals					Elimination					Final
	Re-ordered Semifinals
	1	Albertson Idaho	4								1	Albertson Idaho	6
	5	Oklahoma City	5								7	Indiana Tech	3
						5	Oklahoma City	6
						7	Indiana Tech	8
	7	Indiana Tech	7
	4	Bellevue	4

Game Results

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
May 18
Game 1	Cumberland University	8-4	Point Park College
Game 2	Indiana Institute of Technology	11-2	St. Thomas University
Game 3	Albertson College of Idaho	8-7	Culver-Stockton College
Game 4	Bellevue University	7-2	Oklahoma City University
May 19
Game 5	St. Thomas University	13-8 (10 inn)	Point Park College	Point Park eliminated
Game 6	Oklahoma City University	9-6	Culver-Stockton College	Culver-Stockton eliminated
Game 7	Indiana Institute of Technology	16-4	Cumberland University
Game 8	Albertson College of Idaho	6-4	Bellevue University
May 21
Game 9	Oklahoma City University	18-3	Cumberland University	Cumberland eliminated
Game 10	Bellevue University	16-8	St. Thomas University	St. Thomas eliminated
Game 11	Albertson College of Idaho	19-5	Indiana Institute of Technology
May 22
Game 12	Indiana Institute of Technology	7-4	Bellevue University	Bellevue eliminated
Game 13	Oklahoma City University	5-4	Albertson College of Idaho
May 23
Game 14	Indiana Institute of Technology	8-6	Oklahoma City University	Oklahoma City eliminated
May 24
Game 15	Albertson College of Idaho	6-3	Indiana Institute of Technology