1998 Peach Belt Conference Tournament

The 1998 Peach Belt Conference baseball tournament consisted of 2 rounds. The first round was a best of 3 series hosted by the higher seed. The 4 winners then played a double elimination tournament held in Kennesaw, GA. #1 Kennesaw State University defeated #7 Columbus State University for the title. Brannon Whatley of Kennesaw St. was named MVP for the second year in a row.

Participating Teams

Seed	School	Conf. Record	Head Coach
1	Kennesaw State University	27-1	Mike Sansing
2	University of North Florida	15-11	Jack Rhodes
3	Georgia College and State University	16-12	Steve Mrowka
4	Lander University	15-12	Rusty Stroupe
5	Francis Marion University	15-14	Gerry Griffin
6	Armstrong Atlantic State University	15-14	Joe Roberts
7	Columbus State University	14-14	Greg Appleton
8	University of South Carolina Aiken	13-16	Tony Casas

Results

Finals Bracket

	First Round					Second Round					Final
	1	Kennesaw St.	6
	7	Columbus St.	5
						1	Kennesaw St.	6
						6	Armstrong Atlantic St.	0
	5	Francis Marion	4
	6	Armstrong Atlantic St.	6
											1	Kennesaw St.	12	x
											7	Columbus St.	2	x
						6	Armstrong Atlantic St.	2
	7	Columbus St.	10			7	Columbus St.	8
	5	Francis Marion	7

Game Results

First Round

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
Game 1	Kennesaw State University	15-2	University of South Carolina Aiken
Game 2	University of South Carolina Aiken	7-5	Kennesaw State University
Game 3	Kennesaw State University	8-1	University of South Carolina Aiken	Kennesaw State advances to finals

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
Game 1	Columbus State University	11-8	University of North Florida
Game 2	Columbus State University	17-4	University of North Florida	Columbus State advances to finals

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
Game 1	Armstrong Atlantic State University	3-2	Georgia College and State University
Game 2	Georgia College and State University	7-4	Armstrong Atlantic State University
Game 3	Armstrong Atlantic State University	12-5	Georgia College and State University	Armstrong Atlantic advances to finals

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
Game 1	Lander University	6-3	Francis Marion University
Game 2	Francis Marion University	6-3	Lander University
Game 3	Francis Marion University	14-5	Lander University	Francis Marion advances to finals

Finals

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
Game 1	Armstrong Atlantic State University	6-4	Francis Marion University
Game 2	Kennesaw State University	6-5	Columbus State University
Game 3	Columbus State University	10-7	Francis Marion University	Francis Marion eliminated
Game 4	Kennesaw State University	6-0	Armstrong Atlantic State University
Game 5	Columbus State University	8-2	Armstrong Atlantic State University	Armstrong Atlantic eliminated
Game 6	Kennesaw State University	12-2	Columbus State University	Kennesaw State advances to NCAA tournament

All-Tournament

• Jason Alford Francis Marion
• Noah Theiss Armstrong
• Dustin Sands Francis Marion
• Jeremy Wedel Armstrong
• Pat McPhee Kennesaw State
• Tony Pierce Columbus State
• Damon Santimauro Kennesaw State
• Robert Cornett Columbus State
• Dusty Keppen Kennesaw State
• Shane Hopper Columbus State
• Chris Bowen Kennesaw State
• Brad Bender Columbus State
• Jason Jones Kennesaw State
• Brad Bouras Columbus State
• Brannon Whatley, Kennesaw St.