1998 North Central Conference Tournament

The 1998 North Central Conference baseball tournament was held in Mankato, MN. University of Northern Colorado defeated University of North Dakota for the title.

Participating Teams

Seed	School	Conf. Record	Head Coach
1	University of Northern Colorado	13-5	Terry Hensley
2	University of North Dakota	13-6	Kelvin Ziegler
3	University of Nebraska at Omaha	10-8	Bob Gates
4	South Dakota State University	11-9	Mark Ekeland

Results

Bracket

	First Round					Second Round					Final
	1	Northern Colorado	12
	4	South Dakota State	7
						1	Northern Colorado	6
						3	Nebraska Omaha	5
	2	North Dakota	6
	3	Nebraska Omaha	8
											1	Northern Colorado	3	x
											2	North Dakota	2	x
						3	Nebraska Omaha	5
	4	South Dakota State	4			2	North Dakota	8
	2	North Dakota	5

Game Results

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
Game 1	University of Northern Colorado	12-7	South Dakota State University
Game 2	University of Nebraska at Omaha	8-6	University of North Dakota
Game 3	University of North Dakota	5-4	South Dakota State University	South Dakota State eliminated
Game 4	University of Northern Colorado	6-5	University of Nebraska at Omaha
Game 5	University of North Dakota	8-5	University of Nebraska at Omaha	Nebraska Omaha eliminated
Game 6	University of Northern Colorado	3-2	University of North Dakota	Northern Colorado advances to NCAA tournament