1998 Sun Belt Conference Tournament

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The 1998 Sun Belt Conference baseball tournament was held May 13 - 16 in Mobile, AL. #2 University of Southwestern Louisiana defeated #5 University of New Orleans for the title. P/OF/1B B.J. Ryan of Southwestern Louisiana was named tournament MVP.

Participating Teams[edit]

Seed School Conf. Record Head Coach
1 University of South Alabama 19-6 Steve Kittrell
2 University of Southwestern Louisiana 18-7 Tony Robichaux
3 Lamar University 15-9 Jim Gilligan
4 Arkansas State University 14-11 Bill Bethea
5 University of New Orleans 13-13 Tom Schwaner
6 Jacksonville University 13-14 Terry Alexander

Results[edit]

Bracket[edit]

  First round Second round Third round Semi-finals Finals
                                                 
  1 South Alabama 16  
  6 Jacksonville 2     1 South Alabama 10  
    4 Arkansas State 1    
  2 SW Louisiana 8         1 South Alabama 4            
  5 New Orleans 6           2 SW Louisiana 11              
      2 SW Louisiana 11           2 SW Louisiana 5 10
      3 Lamar 4         5 New Orleans 20 7
  3 Lamar 4         1 South Alabama 8    
  4 Arkansas State 3       3 Lamar 8     5 New Orleans 11  
  6 Jacksonville 3     5 New Orleans 9  
  5 New Orleans 6  


Game Results[edit]

Game Winner Score Loser Notes
Game 1 Lamar University 4-3 (13) Arkansas State University
Game 2 University of Southwestern Louisiana 8-6 University of New Orleans
Game 3 University of South Alabama 16-2 Jacksonville University
Game 4 University of New Orleans 6-3 Jacksonville University Jacksonville eliminated
Game 5 University of Southwestern Louisiana 11-4 Lamar University
Game 6 University of South Alabama 10-1 Arkansas State University Arkansas State eliminated
Game 7 University of New Orleans 9-8 Lamar University Lamar eliminated
Game 8 University of Southwestern Louisiana 11-4 University of South Alabama
Game 9 University of New Orleans 11-8 University of South Alabama South Alabama eliminated
Game 10 University of New Orleans 20-5 University of Southwestern Louisiana
Game 11 University of Southwestern Louisiana 10-7 University of New Orleans Southwestern Louisiana advances to NCAA tournament