1996 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball tournament


The 1996 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball tournament was held at Conrad Park on the campus of Stetson in DeLand, Florida. This was the eighteenth tournament championship held by the Trans America Athletic Conference. UCF won their third tournament championship in four years, and second of three in a row, and earned the conference's automatic bid to the 1996 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[2]

1996 Trans America Athletic Conference
baseball tournament
Teams6
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsUCF (3rd title)
Winning coachJay Bergman (3rd title)
MVPNick Presto (Florida Atlantic)
1996 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
South
No. 22 Stetson x‍‍y 12 6   .667 42 23   .646
UCF ‍‍y 9 9   .500 43 22   .662
Florida Atlantic ‍‍‍ 9 9   .500 39 23   .629
FIU ‍‍‍ 6 12   .333 35 24   .593
East
Georgia State x‍‍ 12 6   .667 21 32   .396
Campbell ‍‍‍ 9 9   .500 23 33   .411
College of Charleston ‍‍‍ 8 10   .444 28 23   .549
Mercer ‍‍‍ 7 11   .389 25 30   .455
West
Jacksonville State x‍‍ 12 6   .667 33 18   .647
Southeastern Louisiana ‍‍‍ 11 7   .611 34 24   .586
Centenary ‍‍‍ 7 11   .389 23 34   .404
Samford ‍‍‍ 6 12   .333 22 34   .393
x – Division champion
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1996[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Format and seeding

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The top six finishers by overall winning percentage qualified for the tournament, with the top seed playing the lowest seed in the first round.

Team W L Pct. Seed
South
Stetson 39 19 .672 1
UCF 38 20 .655 4
Florida Atlantic 36 21 .632 5
FIU 34 22 .607 6
Team W L Pct. Seed
East
Georgia State 21 32 .396
Campbell 23 33 .411
College of Charleston 28 23 .549
Mercer 25 30 .455
Team W L Pct. Seed
West
Jacksonville State 33 16 .673 2
Southeastern Louisiana 34 22 .607 3
Centenary 23 34 .404
Samford 22 34 .393

Bracket

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First roundSecond roundThird roundSemifinalsFinal
1Stetson5
6FIU31Stetson13
3Southeastern Louisiana9
3Southeastern Louisiana11Stetson3
4UCF24UCF6
4UCF33UCF6
5Florida Atlantic15Florida Atlantic2
2Jacksonville State71Stetson5
5Florida Atlantic115Florida Atlantic4105Florida Atlantic8
6FIU106FIU3
2Jacksonville State8

All-Tournament Team

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The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[2]

POS Player School
P Marco Ramirez UCF
Mike Lyons Stetson
C Brad King UCF
IF Brooks Stephens Stetson
Mike Garner Jacksonville State
Kevin Connacher Florida Atlantic
Garry Kamphouse Florida Atlantic
Nick Presto Florida Atlantic
Bryan Bruce UCF
OF Clint Hendry Stetson
Sean Mahoney FIU
Rich Ozarowski Florida Atlantic
DH Scott Loubier UCF

Most Valuable Player

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Nick Presto was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Presto was an infielder for Florida Atlantic.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Atlantic Sun Baseball Record Book (PDF). Atlantic Sun Conference. p. 5. Retrieved July 17, 2019.
  2. ^ a b c Baseball Record Book (PDF). Atlantic Sun Conference. Retrieved January 16, 2020.