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The 1998 NCAA Division I baseball tournament was played at the end of the 1998 NCAA Division I baseball season to determine the national champion of college baseball. The tournament concluded with eight teams competing in the College World Series, a double-elimination tournament in its fifty-second year. Eight regional competitions were held to determine the participants in the final event. Each region was composed of six teams, resulting in 48 teams participating in the tournament at the conclusion of their regular season, and in some cases, after a conference tournament.[1] The fifty-second tournament's champion was Southern California, coached by Mike Gillespie. The championship was the Trojans' record 12th, but their first since 1978, the last under coach Rod Dedeaux. The Most Outstanding Player was USC second baseman Wes Rachels.

Regionals

The opening rounds of the tournament were played at eight regional sites across the country, each consisting of a six-team field. Each regional tournament is double-elimination, however region brackets are variable depending on the number of teams remaining after each round. Regional games were scheduled for Thursday, May 21 through Sunday, May 24; however, one final Sunday game (Arizona State vs. Georgia Tech at Wichita) had to be played the next day due to rainout. The winners of each regional advanced to the College World Series.[2]

In the final year of the 48-team tournament, six regionals required the full 11 games. Only Florida State and LSU advanced to the CWS unscathed, while Long Beach State won four games over three days after losing their first to North Carolina St.
Bold indicates winner.

East Regional at Clemson, SC

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Atlantic I Regional at Coral Gables, FL

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Atlantic II Regional at Tallahassee, FL

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Central Regional at College Station, TX

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Midwest Regional at Wichita, KS

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South I Regional at Gainesville, FL

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South II Regional at Baton Rouge, LA

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West Regional at Stanford, CA

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College World Series

The 1998 CWS was infamous for producing several high-scoring games, which was termed by media covering the Series as "Gorilla Ball" (or "Geaux-rilla Ball" among LSU fans), which placed a premium on home runs. LSU, which won the 1996 and 1997 national championships and set an NCAA record in 1997 by hitting 188 home runs, hit eight home runs in its first game (by seven different players) vs. USC, and added six more in its second game vs. Mississippi State to bring its season total to 157. Needing one victory to advance to the championship game for the third consecutive year, LSU fell twice to USC, hitting just one home run in 18 innings. USC and Pac-10 rival Arizona St. set numerous offensive records in the championship game, won by the Trojans 21–14.

Prior to the 1999 season, the NCAA adopted restrictions on aluminum bats, requiring the difference between the length and weight ("drop") of the bat to be no more than three (e.g. a 34-inch bat could not weigh less than 31 ounces). This reduced home run output slightly, but it was not until more sweeping changes in 2011 before aluminum bats would perform more like their wood counterparts.

Participants

Seeding School Conference Record (conference) Head coach CWS appearances CWS best finish CWS record
1 Florida SEC 46–16 (21–8) Andy Lopez 3
(last: 1996)
3rd
(1991)
5–6
2 Miami (FL) n/a 50–10 (n/a) Jim Morris 16
(last: 1997)
1st
(1982, 1985)
34–28
3 Florida State ACC 53–18 (18–4) Mike Martin 15
(last: 1996)
2nd
(1970, 1986)
19–30
4 Southern California Pac-10 44–16 (21–9) Mike Gillespie 18
(last: 1995)
1st
(1948, 1958, 1961, 1963,
1968, 1970, 1971, 1972,
1973, 1974, 1978)
67–21
5 Шаблон:CBSB link SEC 46–17 (21–9) Skip Bertman 9
(last: 1997)
1st
(1991, 1993, 1996, 1997)
23–11
6 Arizona State Pac-10 38–22 (18–11) Pat Murphy 17
(last: 1994)
1st
(1965, 1967, 1969, 1977, 1981)
52–29
7 Шаблон:CBSB link Big West 42–21–1 (23–7) Dave Snow 3
(last: 1993)
3rd
(1993)
4–6
8 Шаблон:CBSB link SEC 41–21 (14–15) Pat McMahon 6
(last: 1997)
3rd
(1985)
6–12

Results

Bracket

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Game results

Date Game Winner Score Loser Notes
May 29 Game 1 Arizona State 11–10 Florida State
Game 2 Miami (FL) 3–1 Шаблон:CBSB link
May 30 Game 3 Шаблон:CBSB link 12–10 Southern California
Game 4 Шаблон:CBSB link 14–13 Florida
May 31 Game 5 Arizona State 9–2 Miami (FL)
Game 6 Шаблон:CBSB link 7–4 Florida State Florida State eliminated
June 1 Game 7 Шаблон:CBSB link 10–8 Шаблон:CBSB link
Game 8 Southern California 12 – 10 (11 innings) Florida Florida eliminated
June 2 Game 9 Шаблон:CBSB link 6–3 Miami (FL) Miami (FL) eliminated
Game 10 Southern California 7–1 Шаблон:CBSB link Mississippi State eliminated
June 3 Game 11 Arizona State 14–4 Шаблон:CBSB link Long Beach State eliminated
June 4 Game 12 Southern California 5–4 Шаблон:CBSB link
June 5 Game 13 Southern California 7–3 Шаблон:CBSB link LSU eliminated
June 6 Final Southern California 21–14 Arizona State Southern California wins CWS

All-Tournament Team

The following players were members of the College World Series All-Tournament Team.

Position Player School
P Jack Krawczyk style=Шаблон:CollegePrimaryStyle|USC
Alex Santos style=Шаблон:CollegePrimaryStyle|Miami (FL)
C Eric Munson style=Шаблон:CollegePrimaryStyle|USC
1B Robb Gorr style=Шаблон:CollegePrimaryStyle|USC
2B Wes Rachels (MOP) style=Шаблон:CollegePrimaryStyle|USC
3B Andrew Beinbrink style=Шаблон:CollegeSecondaryStyle|Arizona State
SS Michael Collins style=Шаблон:CollegeSecondaryStyle|Arizona State
OF Rudy Arguellas style=Шаблон:CollegeSecondaryStyle|Arizona State
Cedrick Harris style=Шаблон:CollegePrimaryStyle|LSU
Brad Ticehurst style=Шаблон:CollegePrimaryStyle|USC
DH Jason Lane style=Шаблон:CollegePrimaryStyle|USC

Notable players

See also

References

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