1988 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball tournament

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1988 Trans America Athletic Conference
baseball tournament
Teams2
Format Double-elimination
Finals site
Champions Stetson  (1st title)
Winning coach Pete Dunn  (1st title)
MVP Mike Sempeles (Stetson)
1988 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
East
Georgia Southern  x134 .7653027 .526
No. 20 Stetson  y98 .5293525 .583
Mercer  710 .4122425 .490
Samford  512 .294849 .140
West
Centenary  x115 .6883020 .600
Arkansas–Little Rock  88 .5002729 .482
Hardin–Simmons  511 .3133030 .500
x Division champion
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1988 [1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1988 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball tournament was held at Centenary Park on the campus of Centenary College of Louisiana in Shreveport, Louisiana. This was the tenth tournament championship held by the Trans America Athletic Conference, in its tenth year of existence. Stetson won their first tournament championship and earned the conference's automatic bid to the 1988 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. [2]

Contents

Format and seeding

The top two finishers from each division by conference winning percentage qualified for the tournament, with the top seed from one division playing the second seed from the opposite in the first round.

TeamWLPct.GBSeed
East
Georgia Southern 134.7651E
Stetson 98.52942E
Mercer 710.4126
Samford 512.2948
TeamWLPct.GBSeed
West
Centenary 115.6881W
Arkansas–Little Rock 88.50032W
Hardin–Simmons 511.3136

Bracket

First roundSemi-finalsFinals
1E Georgia Southern 14
2W UALR 13
1EGeorgia Southern2
2EStetson4
1W Centenary 2
2E Stetson 4
2EStetson5
1EGeorgia Southern3
Lower round 1Lower final
1EGeorgia Southern4
2WUALR52WUALR0
1WCentenary4

All-Tournament Team

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

POSPlayerSchool
PCraig RisdonStetson
Jeff JayGeorgia Southern
CRob FitzpatrickGeorgia Southern
1BBrett HendleyGeorgia Southern
2BEloy GarciaUALR
SSEddie CorbettStetson
3BShawn LeeStetson
OFRoy GilbertCentenary
Tom RiginosStetson
Mike SempelesStetson
DHKevin WeickelStetson

Most Valuable Player

Mike Sempeles was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Hendley was an outfielder for Stetson. [2]

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References

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