1997 Trans America Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament

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1997 Trans America Athletic Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams6
Format Double-elimination
Finals site
Champions UCF  (4th title)
Winning coach Jay Bergman  (4th title)
MVPGreg Pacitti (UCF)
1997 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
South
Stetson  xy1080 .55637261 .586
FIU  xy1080 .55642210 .667
Florida Atlantic  890 .47132240 .571
UCF  y7100 .41240240 .625
East
Mercer  x1260 .66736230 .610
Georgia State  1080 .55623300 .434
Campbell  7110 .38917400 .298
College of Charleston  7110 .38925291 .464
West
Jacksonville State  x1440 .77839130 .750
Southeastern Louisiana  1170 .61134240 .586
Samford  8100 .44431290 .517
Centenary  3150 .16711390 .220
x Division champion
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1997 [1] ; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1997 Trans America Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament was held at Conrad Park on the campus of Stetson in DeLand, Florida. This was the nineteenth tournament championship held by the Trans America Athletic Conference. UCF won their fourth tournament championship in five years, and third in a row, and earned the conference's automatic bid to the 1997 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament. [2]

Contents

Format and seeding

The top six finishers by overall winning percentage qualified for the tournament, with the top seed playing the lowest seed in the first round. Florida Atlantic and Jacksonville State did not qualify as they completed their transition from NCAA Division II.

TeamWLTPct.Seed
South
Stetson 34221.6052
FIU 40170.7024
Florida Atlantic 32240.571
UCF 36220.6216
TeamWLTPct.Seed
East
Mercer 36210.6321
Georgia State 23300.434
Campbell 17400.298
College of Charleston 25291.464
TeamWLTPct.Seed
West
Jacksonville State 39130.750
Southeastern Louisiana 34220.6073
Samford 30270.5265
Centenary 11390.220

Bracket

 First roundSecond roundThird roundSemi-finalsFinals
                         
 1 Mercer 4 
 6 UCF 11  6UCF17 
  3Southeastern Louisiana9  
 3 Southeastern Louisiana 5    6UCF8      
 4 FIU 8     4FIU4       
   4FIU312     6UCF14
   2Stetson2    2Stetson9
 2 Stetson 4    4FIU3  
 5 Samford 3   2Stetson6  2Stetson4 
 1Mercer0  5Samford3 
 5Samford6 

All-Tournament Team

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

POSPlayerSchool
PJeff NewmanSamford
Eric KnottStetson
CEric JohnsonUCF
IFPat WilliamsonUCF
Clint ChryslerStetson
Eric RiggsUCF
Bryan BruceUCF
OFSean MahoneyFIU
C.J. FaganStetson
Todd BellhornUCF
Gregg PacittiUCF

Most Valuable Player

Greg Pacitti was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Pacitti was an outfielder 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 17, 2020.