1998 Sun Belt Conference Tournament

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

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

Bracket

	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

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