1998 Little East Conference Tournament

The 1998 Little East Conference baseball tournament was held May 7-10 in Willimantic, CT. The final days games were rained out. #1 Eastern Connecticut State University was declared champion as the only undefeated team remaining. Jon Krot of Eastern Connecticut St. was named Most Outstanding Player.

Participating Teams

Seed	School	Conf. Record	Head Coach
1	Eastern Connecticut State University	12-2	Bill Holowaty
2	University of Southern Maine	11-3	Ed Flaherty
3	University of Massachusetts Dartmouth	11-3	Bruce Wheeler
4	Plymouth State College	6-8	Dennis McManus
5	Rhode Island College	4-10	Scott Perry
6	Western Connecticut State University	3-11	Moe Morhardt

Results

Bracket

	First round					Second round					Third round					Semi-finals					Finals
	1	Eastern Connecticut St.	5
	6	Western Connecticut St.	4			1	Eastern Connecticut St.	3
						3	UMass Dartmouth	2
	2	Southern Maine	12								1	Eastern Connecticut St.	17
	5	Rhode Island Coll.	0								4	Plymouth St.	2
						2	Southern Maine	2													1	Eastern Connecticut St.
						4	Plymouth St.	3
	3	UMass Dartmouth	1													4	Plymouth St.	rain
	4	Plymouth St.	3								2	Southern Maine	12			2	Southern Maine	rain
						6	Western Connecticut St.	7			5	Rhode Island Coll.	0
						5	Rhode Island Coll.	15

Game Results

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
May 7
Game 1	Eastern Connecticut State University	5-4	Western Connecticut State University
Game 2	University of Southern Maine	12-0	Rhode Island College
Game 3	Plymouth State College	3-1	University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
May 8
Game 4	Rhode Island College	15-7	Western Connecticut State University	Western Connecticut State eliminated
Game 5	Eastern Connecticut State University	3-2	University of Massachusetts Dartmouth	UMass Dartmouth eliminated
Game 6	Plymouth State College	3-2	University of Southern Maine
May 9
Game 7	Eastern Connecticut State University	17-2	Plymouth State College
Game 8	University of Southern Maine	12-0	Rhode Island College	Rhode Island Coll. eliminated
May 10
Game 9-10	Games rained out. Eastern Connecticut declared champion