1998 TranSouth Athletic Conference Tournament

The 1998 TranSouth Athletic Conference baseball tournament was held May 1+4 at Scrushy-Striplin Field in Birmingham, AL. #1 Birmingham-Southern College defeated #2 Union University for the title.

Participating Teams

Seed	School	Conf. Record	Head Coach
1	Birmingham-Southern College		Brian Shoop
2	Union University		Andy Rushing
3	Berry College		David Beasley
4	David Lipscomb University		Mel Brown
5	Freed-Hardeman University		Chuck Box
6	Martin Methodist College		Jeff Dodson

Results

Bracket

	First round					Second Round					Third Round					Semi-Finals					Finals
	1	Birmingham-Southern	16
	6	Martin Methodist	2			1	Birmingham-Southern	1
						4	David Lipscomb	3
											4	David Lipscomb	5
											5	Freed-Hardeman	7			5	Freed-Hardeman	4
						6	Martin Methodist	1								2	Union (TN)	5
						5	Freed-Hardeman	12
	2	Union (TN)	8																		2	Union (TN)	6
	5	Freed-Hardeman	0																		1	Birmingham-Southern	20
						2	Union (TN)	W
						3	Berry	L
	3	Berry	6								2	Union (TN)	3
	4	David Lipscomb	2								1	Birmingham-Southern	14
						3	Berry	4
						1	Birmingham-Southern	5

Game Results

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
May 1
Game 1	Union University	8-0	Freed-Hardeman University
Game 2	Berry College	6-2	David Lipscomb University
Game 3	Birmingham-Southern College	16-2	Martin Methodist College
May 2
Game 4	Freed-Hardeman University	12-1	Martin Methodist College	Martin Methodist eliminated
Game 5	David Lipscomb University	3-1	Birmingham-Southern College
Game 6	Union University		Berry College
May 3
Game 7	Birmingham-Southern College	5-4	Berry College	Berry eliminated
Game 8	Freed-Hardeman University	7-5	David Lipscomb University	David Lipsomb eliminated
Game 9	Birmingham-Southern College	14-3	Union University
May 4
Game 10	Union University	5-4	Freed-Hardeman University	Freed-Hardeman eliminated
Game 11	Birmingham-Southern College	20-6	Union University	Birmingham-Southern advances to NAIA tournament