| Year: | 1998 |
| Conference: | Southern Conference |
| Teams: | 8 |
| Format: | Double-elimination tournament |
| Ballpark: | Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park |
| City: | Charleston, South Carolina |
| Champions: | The Citadel |
| Titlecount: | 4th |
| Coach: | Fred Jordan |
| Coachcount: | 3rd |
| Mvp: | Brian Rogers |
| Mvpteam: | The Citadel |
| Attendance: | 22,644 |
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
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.
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | Seed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | 5 | .815 | ||||
| The Citadel | 21 | 5 | .808 | |||
| 20 | 6 | .769 | ||||
| 12 | 12 | .500 | ||||
| 10 | 12 | .455 | ||||
| 9 | 15 | .375 | ||||
| 8 | 16 | .333 | ||||
| 8 | 18 | .308 | ||||
| 7 | 17 | .292 | ||||
| 6 | 17 | .261 |
| Position | Player | School | |
|---|---|---|---|
| P | Brian Rogers | The Citadel | |
| C | Jay Morgan | The Citadel | |
| 1B | Philip Hartig | The Citadel | |
| 2B | Dominic Pattie | UNC Greensboro | |
| 3B | Aaron Haigler | The Citadel | |
| SS | Terrence Smalls | The Citadel | |
| OF | Kevin Durham | The Citadel | |
| OF | Eric Johnson | Western Carolina | |
| OF | Kenny Vawter | UNC Greensboro | |
| DH | Lance Surridge | UNC Greensboro |