The 1998 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball tournament was held at Osceola County Stadium in Kissimmee, Florida. This was the twentieth tournament championship held by the Trans America Athletic Conference. won their second tournament championship and earned the conference's automatic bid to the 1998 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.
Format and seeding The top six finishers by overall winning percentage qualified for the tournament, with the top seed playing the lowest seed in the first round. College of Charleston was ineligible as it completed its transition from NAIA. Team W L T Pct. Seed 36 22 0 1 39 19 0 3 29 29 1 5 29 28 0 6 Team W L T Pct. Seed 23 29 0 — 31 26 0 — 28 30 0 — 27 26 1 — Team W L T Pct. Seed 34 19 0 2 34 18 0 4 21 36 0 — 13 43 0 —
Bracket
All-Tournament Team The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team. POS Player School P Edwin Franco FIU Trey Wright Troy C Jeff Rodriguez FIU IF Fred Case Troy Jason Vetter FIU Dustin Brisson UCF Tim Boeth UCF OF Ned French Stetson Ricky Rowe Troy Sean Mahoney FIU Jim Molina FIU DH Jorge Soto Troy
Most Valuable Player Edwin Franco was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Franco was a pitcher for FIU.
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