The 1998 Big West Conference baseball tournament determined the conference champion for the Big West Conference at the end of the 1998 season. The six teams met at Cal State Fullerton's on campus venue, Titan Field from May 14 through 17. This would be the last Big West Conference postseason championship event, as the tournament was discontinued after the 1998 season. It has not been revived, as of the 2023 season.[2]
Teams | 6 |
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Format | Double-elimination tournament |
Finals site | |
Champions | Long Beach State (1st title) |
Winning coach | Dave Snow (1st title) |
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Nevada x | 17 | – | 10 | .630 | 31 | – | 22 | .585 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sacramento State | 15 | – | 19 | .441 | 23 | – | 25 | .479 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pacific | 12 | – | 17 | .414 | 25 | – | 22 | .532 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Mexico State | 8 | – | 21 | .276 | 23 | – | 29 | .442 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 11 Cal State Fullerton x | 25 | – | 5 | .833 | 47 | – | 17 | .734 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 4 Long Beach State ‡ | 23 | – | 7 | .767 | 37 | – | 20 | .649 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UC Santa Barbara | 11 | – | 18 | .379 | 18 | – | 30 | .375 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cal Poly | 7 | – | 21 | .250 | 16 | – | 42 | .276 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the 1998 NCAA Division I baseball tournament As of June 30, 1985[1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball |
Seeding and format
editThe top team from each of the conference's two divisions after the regular season received the top two seeds, while the four teams with the highest conference winning percentage regardless of division were seeded three through six in the double-elimination tournament.
Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Seed |
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North Division
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Nevada | 17 | 10 | .630 | – |
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Sacramento State | 15 | 19 | .441 | 5.5 |
4
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Pacific | 12 | 17 | .414 | 6 |
5
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New Mexico State | 8 | 21 | .276 | 10 |
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South Division
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Cal State Fullerton | 25 | 5 | .833 | – |
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Long Beach State | 23 | 7 | .767 | 2 |
3
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UC Santa Barbara | 11 | 18 | .379 | 13.5 |
6
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Cal Poly | 7 | 21 | .250 | 17 |
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Bracket
editThe bracket below depicts the results of the tournament.[2][3][4][5][6][7]
First round | Second round | Third round | Final | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Cal State Fullerton | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Sacramento State | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Cal State Fullerton | 4 | 4 | Sacramento State | 15 | ||||||||||||||
6 | UC Santa Barbara | 2 | 6 | UC Santa Barbara | 11 | ||||||||||||||
6 | UC Santa Barbara | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Pacific | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Long Beach State | 8 | 4 | Sacramento State | 10 | — | |||||||||||||
4 | Sacramento State | 7 | 3 | Long Beach State | 24 | — | |||||||||||||
3 | Long Beach State | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Nevada | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Nevada | 29 | 3 | Long Beach State | 12 | ||||||||||||||
5 | Pacific | 1 | 1 | Cal State Fullerton | 0 | ||||||||||||||
1 | Cal State Fullerton | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Nevada | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
Tournament notes
edit- Nevada's 29 runs are a tournament record
References
edit- ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1998". Boydsworld.com. Retrieved January 1, 2013.
- ^ a b Cal State Fullerton Titans Record Book (PDF). Cal State Fullerton. p. 142. Retrieved January 1, 2013.[permanent dead link ]
- ^ Nevada Baseball Record Book (PDF). Nevada Wolf Pack. p. 22. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 7, 2014. Retrieved January 3, 2013.
- ^ 2010 Long Beach State Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Long Beach State. p. 52. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 7, 2014. Retrieved January 3, 2013.
- ^ 2012 Baseball Media Guide (PDF). hornetsports.com. p. 48. Retrieved January 5, 2013.[permanent dead link ]
- ^ 2012 Pacific Baseball Media Guide. Pacific Tigers. p. 77. Retrieved January 5, 2013.
- ^ Summer Record Book (PDF). UCSB Gauchos. p. 14. Retrieved January 5, 2013.[permanent dead link ]