2001 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball tournament


The 2001 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball tournament was held at Alexander Brest Field on the campus of Jacksonville University in Jacksonville, Florida, from May 16 through 19.[2] UCF won its fifth tournament championship to earn the Trans America Athletic Conference's automatic bid to the 2001 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[3]

2001 Trans America Athletic Conference
baseball tournament
Teams6
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsUCF (5th title)
Winning coachJay Bergman (5th title)
MVPJeremy Kurella (UCF)
2001 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 17 UCF  ‍y 22 5   .815 51 14   .785
Stetson  ‍‍‍y 19 8   .704 43 17   .717
Jacksonville  ‍‍‍y 18 9   .667 39 25   .609
Campbell  ‍‍‍ 17 10   .630 33 21   .611
Florida Atlantic  ‍‍‍ 14 13   .519 36 24   .600
Troy State  ‍‍‍ 12 15   .444 27 28   .491
Samford  ‍‍‍ 12 15   .444 20 34   .370
Mercer  ‍‍‍ 10 17   .370 24 28   .462
Georgia State  ‍‍‍ 8 19   .296 20 35   .364
Jacksonville State  ‍‍‍ 3 24   .111 11 39   .220
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2001[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Seeding

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The top six teams (based on conference results) from the conference earn invites to the tournament.

Team W L PCT GB Seed
UCF 22 5 .815 1
Stetson 19 8 .704 3 2
Jacksonville 18 9 .667 4 3
Campbell 17 10 .630 5 4
Florida Atlantic 14 13 .519 8 5
Troy State 12 15 .444 10 6
Samford 12 15 .444 10
Mercer 10 17 .370 12
Georgia State 8 19 .296 14
Jacksonville State 3 24 .111 19

Results

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First roundSecond roundThird roundSemifinalsFinal
1UCF18
6Troy State11UCF8
4Campbell3
3Jacksonville51UCF610
4Campbell15Florida Atlantic5
3Jacksonville31UCF911
5Florida Atlantic73Jacksonville102
2Stetson15Florida Atlantic5
5Florida Atlantic23Jacksonville103Jacksonville12
6Troy State56Troy State6
2Stetson2

All-Tournament Team

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The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[4]

Pos Name Team
P Justin Pope UCF
Von Stertzbach UCF
Burt Clark UCF
Jason Arnold UCF
C Chad Oliva Jacksonville
IF Jeremy Kurella UCF
Mike Fox UCF
Chad Ehrnsberger UCF
Chris Reier Jacksonville
OF Phil Nover Jacksonville
Mike Myers UCF
B.J. Weed Jacksonville

Tournament Most Valuable Player

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Jeremy Kurella was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Kurella was an infielder for UCF.[4]

References

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  1. ^ 2019 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Atlantic Sun Conference. p. 4. Retrieved April 6, 2019.
  2. ^ Baseball Media Guide (PDF). UCF Knights. p. 68. Retrieved April 7, 2019.
  3. ^ Baseball Record Book (PDF). Atlantic Sun Conference. p. 7. Retrieved April 7, 2019.
  4. ^ a b Baseball Record Book (PDF). Atlantic Sun Conference. p. 13. Retrieved April 5, 2019.