1991 Trans America Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament

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1991 Trans America Athletic Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams4
Format Double-elimination
Finals site
Champions FIU  (1st title)
Winning coach Danny Price  (1st title)
MVPKevin Lucero (FIU)
1991 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
East
Stetson  x1350 .72236221 .619
FIU  y1170 .61143230 .652
Georgia Southern  1080 .55633270 .550
Mercer  2160 .11115310 .326
West
Samford  x950 .64323260 .469
Centenary  770 .50028230 .549
Arkansas–Little Rock  6100 .37528270 .509
x Division champion
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1991 [1] ; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1991 Trans America Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament was held at Conrad Park on the campus of Stetson University in DeLand, Florida. This was the thirteenth tournament championship held by the Trans America Athletic Conference, in its thirteenth year of existence. FIU won their first tournament championship in their first year in the conference and earned the conference's automatic bid to the 1991 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
Stetson 135.7221E
FIU 117.61122E
Georgia Southern 108.5563
Mercer 216.11111
TeamWLPct.GBSeed
West
Samford 95.6431W
Centenary 77.50022W
Arkansas–Little Rock 610.3754

Bracket

 First roundSemifinalsFinals
               
1E Stetson 9 
2W Centenary 3 
 1EStetson9 
 2EFIU5 
1W Samford 4
2E FIU 6 
 1EStetson72
 2EFIU910
2WCentenary5 
1WSamford8 
 2EFIU10
 1WSamford1 

All-Tournament Team

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

POSPlayerSchool
PKevin LuceroFIU
Jerry SantosFIU
CBill ScalzittiFIU
1BMike KashSamford
2BEric CruzFIU
3BGary HaightFIU
SSWes WegerStetson
DHNathan HarveyFIU
OFMike SempelesStetson
Aaron IatarolaStetson
Chad OttSamford

Most Valuable Player

Kevin Lucero was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Lucero was a pitcher for FIU. [2]

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References

  1. Atlantic Sun Baseball Record Book (PDF). Atlantic Sun Conference. p. 5. Retrieved July 17, 2019.
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