1998 Southern Conference baseball tournament

The 1998 Southern Conference baseball tournament was held at Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park in Charleston, South Carolina, from April 30 through May 3. Second seeded The Citadel won the tournament and earned the Southern Conference's automatic bid to the 1998 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. It was the Bulldogs fourth tournament win

1998 Southern Conference
baseball tournament
Teams8
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsThe Citadel (4th title)
Winning coachFred Jordan (3rd title)
MVPBrian Rogers (The Citadel)
Attendance22,644
1998 Southern Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
UNC Greensboro   225 .8154018 .690
The Citadel  y 215 .8083724 .607
Western Carolina   206 .7694215 .737
Furman   1212 .5002127 .438
Wofford   1012 .4551532 .319
Georgia Southern   915 .3752230 .423
Davidson   816 .3331338 .255
East Tennessee State   818 .3081831 .367
VMI   717 .2921435 .286
Appalachian State   617 .2611328 .317
Conference champion
SoCon Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1998
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The tournament used a double-elimination format. Only the top eight teams participated, so VMI and Appalachian State were not in the field. 1998 was the first season with UNC Greensboro and Wofford in the league, having joined the conference in the previous offseason.

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