1998 Southern Conference Tournament

The 1998 Southern Conference baseball tournament was held at Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Park in Charleston, SC. #2 The Citadel defeated #1 University of North Carolina at Greensboro for the title. Brian Rogers of Citadel was named MVP.

Participating Teams

Seed	School	Conf. Record	Head Coach
1	University of North Carolina at Greensboro	22-5	Mike Gaski
2	The Citadel	21-5	Fred Jordan
3	Western Carolina University	20-6	Rodney Hennon
4	Furman University	12-12	Ron Smith
5	Wofford College	10-12	Ernie May
6	Georgia Southern University	9-15	Jack Stallings
7	Davidson College	8-16	Dick Cooke
8	East Tennessee State University	8-18	Ken Campbell

Results

Bracket

	Round 1					Round 2					Round 3										Finals
	1	UNC Greensboro	10
	8	East Tennessee St.	3
						1	UNC Greensboro	14
						4	Furman	2
	4	Furman	11
	5	Wofford	3
											1	UNC Greensboro	0
											2	The Citadel	9
	2	The Citadel	11
	7	Davidson	2
						2	The Citadel	5
						3	Western Carolina	0
	3	Western Carolina	6
	6	Georgia Southern	5																		2	The Citadel	12
																					1	UNC Greensboro	1
	Losers Bracket 1					Losers Bracket 2					Losers Bracket 3					Losers Bracket 4
						3	Western Carolina	9
	8	East Tennessee St.	2			5	Wofford	4								1	UNC Greensboro	4
	5	Wofford	3								3	Western Carolina	2			3	Western Carolina	2
											4	Furman	1
						4	Furman	6
	7	Davidson	3			6	Georgia Southern	5
	6	Georgia Southern	6

Game Results

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
Game 1	Furman University	11-3	Wofford College
Game 2	University of North Carolina at Greensboro	10-3	East Tennessee State University
Game 3	Western Carolina University	6-5	Georgia Southern University
Game 4	The Citadel	11-2	Davidson College
Game 5	Wofford College	3-2	East Tennessee State University	East Tennessee State eliminated
Game 6	Georgia Southern University	6-3	Davidson College	Davidson eliminated
Game 7	University of North Carolina at Greensboro	14-2	Furman University
Game 8	The Citadel	5-0	Western Carolina University
Game 9	Furman University	6-5	Georgia Southern University	Georgia Southern eliminated
Game 10	Western Carolina University	9-4	Wofford College	Wofford eliminated
Game 11	The Citadel	9-0	University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Game 12	Western Carolina University	2-1	Furman University	Furman eliminated
Game 13	University of North Carolina at Greensboro	4-2	Western Carolina University	Western Carolina eliminated
Game 14	The Citadel	12-1	University of North Carolina at Greensboro	Citadel advances to NCAA tournament

All-Tournament Team

• P Brian Rogers, Citadel
• C Jay Morgan, Citadel
• 1B Philip Hartig, Citadel
• 2B Dominic Pattie, UNCG
• SS Terrence Smalls, Citadel
• 3B Aaron Haigler, Citadel
• OF Kevin Durham, Citadel
• OF Kenny Vawter, UNCG
• OF Eric Johnson, Western Carolina
• DH Lance Surridge, UNCG