| Year: | 1998 |
| Conference: | Conference USA |
| Shortconference: | C-USA |
| Division: | I |
| Teams: | 10 |
| Format: | Play-in round followed by eight-team double-elimination tournament |
| Ballpark: | Zephyr Field |
| City: | New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Titlecount: | 2nd |
| Coach: | Rick Jones |
| Coachcount: | 2nd |
| Mvp: | Brian Hughes |
| Mvpteam: | Tulane |
The 1998 Conference USA baseball tournament was the 1998 postseason baseball championship of the NCAA Division I Conference USA, held at Zephyr Field in New Orleans, Louisiana, from May 12 through 17. defeated in the championship game, earning the conference's automatic bid to the 1998 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[1]
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Seed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | 5 | .815 | ||||
| 21 | 6 | .778 | ||||
| 19 | 8 | .704 | ||||
| 15 | 12 | .556 | ||||
| 14 | 13 | .519 | ||||
| 12 | 15 | .444 | ||||
| 12 | 15 | .444 | ||||
| 9 | 18 | .333 | ||||
| 4 | 20 | .167 | ||||
| 4 | 20 | .167 |
Two play-in games among the four teams with the worst regular season records decided which two teams would have the final two spots in the eight-team double-elimination bracket.
| Position | Player | School | |
|---|---|---|---|
| C | James McAuley | Louisville | |
| IF | Jeremy Schied | Southern Miss | |
| IF | Keith Graffagnini | Tulane | |
| IF | Gerald Parr | Charlotte | |
| IF | Bo Robinson | Charlotte | |
| OF | Brandon Caraway | Houston | |
| OF | Eric Lee | Houston | |
| OF | Brian Hughes | Tulane | |
| DH | Rob Partin | Louisville | |
| P | Craig Brown | Tulane | |
| RP | Brion Treadway | Charlotte | |
| MVP | Brian Hughes | Tulane |