1998 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball tournament

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1998 Trans America Athletic Conference
baseball tournament
Teams6
Format Double-elimination
Finals site
Champions FIU  (2nd title)
Winning coach Danny Price  (2nd title)
MVP Edwin Franco (FIU)
1998 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
South
FIU  xy1550 .75041240 .631
UCF  1470 .66741210 .661
Stetson  9120 .42930311 .492
Florida Atlantic  6140 .30029300 .492
East
Georgia State  x1190 .55023290 .442
College of Charleston  10110 .47631260 .544
Campbell  10110 .47628300 .483
Mercer  7130 .35027261 .509
West
Troy State  x1370 .65037210 .638
Jacksonville State  1380 .61934200 .630
Centenary  9120 .42921360 .368
Samford  6140 .30013430 .232
x Division champion
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1998 [1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1998 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball tournament was held at Osceola County Stadium in Kissimmee, Florida. This was the twentieth tournament championship held by the Trans America Athletic Conference. FIU won their second tournament championship and earned the conference's automatic bid to the 1998 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. College of Charleston was ineligible as it completed its transition from NAIA.

TeamWLTPct.Seed
South
FIU 36220.6211
UCF 39190.6723
Stetson 29291.5005
Florida Atlantic 29280.5096
TeamWLTPct.Seed
East
Georgia State 23290.442
College of Charleston 31260.544
Campbell 28300.483
Mercer 27261.509
TeamWLTPct.Seed
West
Troy State 34190.6422
Jacksonville State 34180.6544
Centenary 21360.368
Samford 13430.232

Bracket

First roundSecond roundThird roundSemifinalsFinal
1 FIU 9
6 Florida Atlantic 81FIU3
4Jacksonville State1
3 UCF 51FIU3
4 Jacksonville State 03UCF2
3UCF51FIU9
5Stetson32Troy State4
2 Troy State 43UCF9
5 Stetson 5105Stetson32Troy State12
2Troy State112Troy State8
6Florida Atlantic6

All-Tournament Team

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

POSPlayerSchool
PEdwin FrancoFIU
Trey WrightTroy
CJeff RodriguezFIU
IFFred CaseTroy
Jason VetterFIU
Dustin BrissonUCF
Tim BoethUCF
OFNed FrenchStetson
Ricky RoweTroy
Sean MahoneyFIU
Jim MolinaFIU
DHJorge SotoTroy

Most Valuable Player

Edwin Franco was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Franco was a pitcher for FIU. [2]

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 January 19, 2020.