1993 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball tournament

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1993 Trans America Athletic Conference
baseball tournament
Teams4
Format Double-elimination
Finals site
Champions UCF  (1st title)
Winning coach Jay Bergman  (1st title)
MVP Tony Marrillia (UCF)
1993 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
East
Stetson  x1170 .61138170 .691
UCF  y990 .50031310 .500
College of Charleston  990 .50018240 .429
FIU  7110 .38927290 .482
West
Southeastern Louisiana  x1950 .79238170 .691
Centenary  1580 .65227250 .519
Samford  9150 .37516321 .337
Georgia State  7140 .33312350 .255
Mercer  6140 .30015340 .306
x Division champion
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1993 [1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1993 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball tournament was held at Conrad Park on the campus of Stetson University in DeLand, Florida. This was the fifteenth tournament championship held by the Trans America Athletic Conference, in its fifteenth year of existence. UCF won their first tournament championship in their first year in the league and earned the conference's automatic bid to the 1993 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 117.6111E
UCF 99.50022E
College of Charleston 99.5002
FIU 711.3894
TeamWLPct.GBSeed
West
Southeastern Louisiana 195.7921W
Centenary 158.6523.52W
Samford 915.37510
Georgia State 714.33310.5
Mercer 614.30011

Bracket

First roundSemi-finalsFinals
1E Stetson 4
2W Centenary 5 11
2WCentenary2
2EUCF5
1W Southeastern Louisiana 2
2E UCF 4
2EUCF313
2WCentenary52
Lower round 1Lower final
2WCentenary14
1EStetson111EStetson4
1WSoutheastern Louisiana5

All-Tournament Team

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

POSPlayerSchool
PJeremy HadleyCentenary
Jason SchluttUCF
CGabe DeLaCruzCentenary
1BTodd ToccoUCF
2BTim KroekerCentenary
3BCraig CorbettStetson
Brian StierCentenary
SSKiley HughesSoutheastern Louisiana
OFAaron IatarolaStetson
Tony MarrilliaUCF
Alex MoralesUCF

Most Valuable Player

Tony Marrillia was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Marrillia was an outfielder for UCF. [2]

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References

  1. Atlantic Sun Baseball Record Book (PDF). Atlantic Sun Conference. p. 5. Retrieved July 17, 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Atlantic Sun Conference. Retrieved December 2, 2019.