1998 ACC Baseball Tournament
Encyclopedia
The 1998 ACC Baseball Tournament was held at the Durham Bulls Athletic Park
in Durham, NC from May 12th through May 17th. Wake Forest
won the tournament and earned the Atlantic Coast Conference
's automatic bid to the 1998 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament
.
(*)Denotes Unanimous Selection
Durham Bulls Athletic Park
Durham Bulls Athletic Park, frequently called the DBAP , is a ballpark in Durham, North Carolina that is home to the Durham Bulls, the AAA affiliate of the Tampa Bay Rays of Major League Baseball. It is also home to the Duke Blue Devils and North Carolina Central Eagles college baseball teams. The...
in Durham, NC from May 12th through May 17th. Wake Forest
Wake Forest Demon Deacons
Originally, Wake Forest's athletic teams were known as the Fighting Baptists, due to its association with the Baptist Convention...
won the tournament and earned the Atlantic Coast Conference
Atlantic Coast Conference
The Atlantic Coast Conference is a collegiate athletic league in the United States. Founded in 1953 in Greensboro, North Carolina, the ACC sanctions competition in twenty-five sports in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association for its twelve member universities...
's automatic bid to the 1998 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament
1998 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament
The 1998 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament was held from May 21 through June 6, 1998. Forty-eight NCAA Division I college baseball teams met after having played their way through a regular season, and for some, a conference tournament, to play in the NCAA Tournament...
.
Play-In Game
- The two teams with the worst records in regular season conference play faced each other in a single elimination situation to earn the 8th spot in the conference tournament.
- (*) Denotes 10 Innings
Seeding Procedure
From TheACC.com:
On Saturday (The Semifinals) of the ACC Baseball Tournament, the match-up between the four remaining teams is determined by previous opponents. If teams have played previously in the tournament, every attempt will be made to avoid a repeat match-up between teams, regardless of seed. If it is impossible to avoid a match-up that already occurred, then the determination is based on avoiding the most recent, current tournament match-up, regardless of seed. If no match-ups have occurred, the team left in the winners bracket will play the lowest seeded team from the losers bracket.
Bracket
- (*) Denotes 10 Innings
All-Tournament Team
Position | Player | School |
---|---|---|
1B | Jon Palmieri | Wake Forest |
2B | Brian Ward | NC State |
3B | Corey Slavik | Wake Forest |
SS | Brian Roberts Brian Roberts Brian Michael Roberts is an American Major League Baseball All Star second baseman, nicknamed B-Rob.He made his Major League debut in and has spent his entire professional career with the Baltimore Orioles organization, located in Baltimore, Maryland.-Early life, education and college-baseball... |
North Carolina |
C | Jeremy Salazar | Florida State |
OF | Matt Diaz Matt Diaz Matthew Edward Diaz is a Major League Baseball outfielder who plays for the Atlanta Braves. He grew up in Lakeland, Florida.-Amateur career:... |
Florida State |
OF | Scott Daeley | Wake Forest |
OF | Brian Cox | Florida State |
DH | Brad Piercy | NC State |
P | John Hendricks | Wake Forest |
P | Danny Borrell | Wake Forest |
MVP | John Hendricks | Wake Forest |
(*)Denotes Unanimous Selection