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[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 |
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