| Year: | 1998 |
| Conference: | Southland Conference |
| Teams: | 6 |
| Format: | Double-elimination |
| Ballpark: | Fair Grounds Field |
| City: | Shreveport, Louisiana |
| Titlecount: | 1st |
| Coach: | Jim Pizzolatto |
| Coachcount: | 1st |
| Mvp: | Jacques Jobert |
| Mvpteam: | Nicholls State |
The 1998 Southland Conference baseball tournament was held from May 13 to 16, 1998[1] to determine the champion of the Southland Conference in the sport of college baseball for the 1998 season. The event pitted the top six finishers from the conference's regular season in a double-elimination tournament held at Fair Grounds Field in Shreveport, Louisiana. Fourth-seeded won their first championship and claimed the automatic bid to the 1998 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[2]
The top six finishers from the regular season were seeded one through six. They played a double-elimination tournament.
| Team | W | L | T | Pct | Seed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | 8 | .652 | — | 1 | ||
| 13 | 9 | .591 | 1.5 | 2 | ||
| 13 | 10 | .565 | 2 | 3 | ||
| 13 | 11 | .542 | 2.5 | 4 | ||
| 13 | 11 | .542 | 2.5 | 5 | ||
| 12 | 11 | .522 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 9 | 13 | .409 | 5.5 | — | ||
| 9 | 14 | .391 | 6 | — | ||
| 7 | 17 | .292 | 8.5 | — |
The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.
| Pos. | Name | School | |
|---|---|---|---|
| P | Cheyenne Jenke | Nicholls State | |
| Cody Arcement | Nicholls State | ||
| C | Chris Phillips | Northwestern State | |
| 1B | Scott Duplantis | Nicholls State | |
| 2B | Jacques Jobert | Nicholls State | |
| 3B | Kevin Perret | Nicholls State | |
| SS | Ryan Anholt | Northwestern State | |
| OF | Brent Trosclair | Northwestern State | |
| Fred Knox | Nicholls State | ||
| Chris Roosma | Nicholls State | ||
| DH | Tommy Cliffe | Sam Houston State |
Jacques Jobert was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Jobert was a second baseman for Nicholls State.