1997 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball tournament


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]

1997 Trans America Athletic Conference
baseball tournament
Teams6
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsUCF (4th title)
Winning coachJay Bergman (4th title)
MVPGreg Pacitti (UCF)
1997 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
South
Stetson x‍‍‍y 10 8 0   .556 37 26 1   .586
FIU x‍‍‍y 10 8 0   .556 42 21 0   .667
Florida Atlantic ‍‍‍ 8 9 0   .471 32 24 0   .571
UCF ‍‍y 7 10 0   .412 40 24 0   .625
East
Mercer x‍‍‍ 12 6 0   .667 36 23 0   .610
Georgia State ‍‍‍ 10 8 0   .556 23 30 0   .434
Campbell ‍‍‍ 7 11 0   .389 17 40 0   .298
College of Charleston ‍‍‍ 7 11 0   .389 25 29 1   .464
West
Jacksonville State x‍‍ 14 4 0   .778 39 13 0   .750
Southeastern Louisiana ‍‍‍ 11 7 0   .611 34 24 0   .586
Samford ‍‍‍ 8 10 0   .444 31 29 0   .517
Centenary ‍‍‍ 3 15 0   .167 11 39 0   .220
x – Division champion
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1997[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Format and seeding

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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.

Team W L T Pct. Seed
South
Stetson 34 22 1 .605 2
FIU 40 17 0 .702 4
Florida Atlantic 32 24 0 .571
UCF 36 22 0 .621 6
Team W L T Pct. Seed
East
Mercer 36 21 0 .632 1
Georgia State 23 30 0 .434
Campbell 17 40 0 .298
College of Charleston 25 29 1 .464
Team W L T Pct. Seed
West
Jacksonville State 39 13 0 .750
Southeastern Louisiana 34 22 0 .607 3
Samford 30 27 0 .526 5
Centenary 11 39 0 .220

Bracket

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First roundSecond roundThird roundSemifinalsFinal
1Mercer4
6UCF116UCF17
3Southeastern Louisiana9
3Southeastern Louisiana56UCF8
4FIU84FIU4
4FIU3126UCF14
2Stetson22Stetson9
2Stetson44FIU3
5Samford32Stetson62Stetson4
1Mercer05Samford3
5Samford6

All-Tournament Team

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

POS Player School
P Jeff Newman Samford
Eric Knott Stetson
C Eric Johnson UCF
IF Pat Williamson UCF
Clint Chrysler Stetson
Eric Riggs UCF
Bryan Bruce UCF
OF Sean Mahoney FIU
C.J. Fagan Stetson
Todd Bellhorn UCF
Gregg Pacitti UCF

Most Valuable Player

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Greg Pacitti was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Pacitti was an outfielder for UCF.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Atlantic Sun Baseball Record Book (PDF). Atlantic Sun Conference. p. 5. Retrieved July 17, 2019.
  2. ^ a b c Baseball Record Book (PDF). Atlantic Sun Conference. Retrieved January 17, 2020.