1995 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball tournament

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1995 Trans America Athletic Conference
baseball tournament
Teams4
Format Double-elimination
Finals site
Champions UCF  (2nd title)
Winning coach Jay Bergman  (2nd title)
MVP Todd Tocco (UCF)
1995 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
No. 20 FIU  y2730 .90050110 .820
No. 21 UCF  y2370 .76749130 .790
Stetson  19110 .63334250 .576
Florida Atlantic  17130 .56727310 .466
Centenary  14130 .51923270 .460
Campbell  12180 .40026290 .473
Georgia State  11170 .39320330 .377
Southeastern Louisiana  10180 .35717310 .354
Mercer  9180 .33315362 .302
Samford  10200 .33321300 .412
College of Charleston  8220 .26717290 .370
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1995 [1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1995 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball tournament was held at Homestead Sports Complex in Homestead, Florida. This was the seventeenth tournament championship held by the Trans America Athletic Conference, in its seventeenth year of existence. UCF won their second tournament championship in three years, and first of three in a row, and earned the conference's automatic bid to the 1995 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. [2]

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Format and seeding

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

TeamWLPct.GBSeed
FIU 273.9001
UCF 237.76742
Stetson 1911.63383
Florida Atlantic 1713.567104
Centenary 1413.51911.5
Campbell 1218.40015
Georgia State 1117.39315
Southeastern Louisiana 1018.35716
Mercer 918.33316.5
Samford 1020.33317
College of Charleston 822.26719

Bracket

First roundSemi-finalsFinals
1 FIU 0
4 Florida Atlantic 1
4Florida Atlantic5
2UCF7
2 UCF 4
3 Stetson 3
2UCF
3Stetson
Lower round 1Lower final
4Florida Atlantic0
1FIU53Stetson6
3Stetson6

All-Tournament Team

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

POSPlayerSchool
PJavier GomezStetson
Ken WagnerFlorida Atlantic
CJeff SmithStetson
1BTodd ToccoUCF
2BRookie GageUCF
3BAndy MoserUCF
SSKevin NicholsonStetson
OFClint HendryStetson
Tony MarrilliaUCF
Alex MoralesUCF
DHMatt BranzStetson

Most Valuable Player

Todd Tocco was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Tocco was a first baseman for UCF. [2]

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Atlantic Sun Conference. Retrieved January 15, 2020.