Collegiate baseball tournament
| Teams | 6 |
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| Format | Double-elimination |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | Nicholls State (1st title) |
| Winning coach | Jim Pizzolatto (1st title) |
| MVP | Jacques Jobert (Nicholls State) |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern State † | 15 | – | 8 | .652 | 40 | – | 20 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northeast Louisiana | 13 | – | 9 | .591 | 33 | – | 22 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| McNeese State | 13 | – | 10 | .565 | 30 | – | 26 | .536 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nicholls State ‡ | 13 | – | 11 | .542 | 28 | – | 34 | .452 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southwest Texas State | 13 | – | 11 | .542 | 28 | – | 28 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sam Houston State | 12 | – | 11 | .522 | 29 | – | 28 | .509 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas–Arlington | 9 | – | 13 | .409 | 20 | – | 29 | .408 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southeastern Louisiana | 9 | – | 14 | .391 | 29 | – | 27 | .518 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas–San Antonio | 7 | – | 17 | .292 | 23 | – | 28 | .451 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1998 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 1998 Southland Conference baseball tournament was held from May 13 to 16, 1998 to determine the champion of the Southland Conference in the sport of college baseball for the 1998 season. The event pitted the top six finishers from the conference's regular season in a double-elimination tournament held at Fair Grounds Field in Shreveport, Louisiana. Fourth-seeded Nicholls State won their first championship and claimed the automatic bid to the 1998 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.
Seeding and format
The top six finishers from the regular season were seeded one through six. They played a double-elimination tournament.
| Team | W | L | T | Pct | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northwestern State | 15 | 8 | .652 | — | 1 |
| Northeast Louisiana | 13 | 9 | .591 | 1.5 | 2 |
| McNeese State | 13 | 10 | .565 | 2 | 3 |
| Nicholls State | 13 | 11 | .542 | 2.5 | 4 |
| Southwest Texas State | 13 | 11 | .542 | 2.5 | 5 |
| Sam Houston State | 12 | 11 | .522 | 3 | 6 |
| Texas–Arlington | 9 | 13 | .409 | 5.5 | — |
| Southeastern Louisiana | 9 | 14 | .391 | 6 | — |
| UTSA | 7 | 17 | .292 | 8.5 | — |
Bracket and results
| First round | Second round | Third round | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Northwestern State | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Sam Houston State | 6 | 6 | Sam Houston State | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | McNeese State | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | McNeese State | 9 | 6 | Sam Houston State | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Nicholls State | 12 | 4 | Nicholls State | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Nicholls State | 7 | 4 | Nicholls State | 5 | — | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Southwest Texas State | 1 | 1 | Northwestern State | 4 | — | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Northeast Louisiana | 1 | 6 | Sam Houston State | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Southwest Texas State | 9 | 5 | Southwest Texas State | 3 | 1 | Northwestern State | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Northwestern State | 11 | 1 | Northwestern State | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Northeast Louisiana | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
All-Tournament Team
The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.
| Pos. | Name | School |
|---|---|---|
| P | Cheyenne Jenke | Nicholls State |
| Cody Arcement | Nicholls State | |
| C | Chris Phillips | Northwestern State |
| 1B | Scott Duplantis | Nicholls State |
| 2B | Jacques Jobert | Nicholls State |
| 3B | Kevin Perret | Nicholls State |
| SS | Ryan Anholt | Northwestern State |
| OF | Brent Trosclair | Northwestern State |
| Fred Knox | Nicholls State | |
| Chris Roosma | Nicholls State | |
| DH | Tommy Cliffe | Sam Houston State |
Most Valuable Player
Jacques Jobert was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Jobert was a second baseman for Nicholls State.
References
- "2018 Southland Conference Baseball" (PDF). Southland Conference. p. 15. Retrieved January 2, 2019.
- 2018 Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Northwestern State Demons. p. 44. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
- ^ 2018 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Southland Conference. p. 28. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
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