1998 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball tournament


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]

1998 Trans America Athletic Conference
baseball tournament
Teams6
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsFIU (2nd title)
Winning coachDanny Price (2nd title)
MVPEdwin Franco (FIU)
1998 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
South
FIU xy 15 5 0   .750 41 24 0   .631
UCF ‍‍‍ 14 7 0   .667 41 21 0   .661
Stetson ‍‍‍ 9 12 0   .429 30 31 1   .492
Florida Atlantic ‍‍‍ 6 14 0   .300 29 30 0   .492
East
Georgia State x‍‍‍ 11 9 0   .550 23 29 0   .442
College of Charleston ‍‍‍ 10 11 0   .476 31 26 0   .544
Campbell ‍‍‍ 10 11 0   .476 28 30 0   .483
Mercer ‍‍‍ 7 13 0   .350 27 26 1   .509
West
Troy State x‍‍‍ 13 7 0   .650 37 21 0   .638
Jacksonville State ‍‍‍ 13 8 0   .619 34 20 0   .630
Centenary ‍‍‍ 9 12 0   .429 21 36 0   .368
Samford ‍‍‍ 6 14 0   .300 13 43 0   .232
x – Division champion
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1998[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. College of Charleston was ineligible as it completed its transition from NAIA.

Team W L T Pct. Seed
South
FIU 36 22 0 .621 1
UCF 39 19 0 .672 3
Stetson 29 29 1 .500 5
Florida Atlantic 29 28 0 .509 6
Team W L T Pct. Seed
East
Georgia State 23 29 0 .442
College of Charleston 31 26 0 .544
Campbell 28 30 0 .483
Mercer 27 26 1 .509
Team W L T Pct. Seed
West
Troy State 34 19 0 .642 2
Jacksonville State 34 18 0 .654 4
Centenary 21 36 0 .368
Samford 13 43 0 .232

Bracket

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First roundSecond roundThird roundSemifinalsFinal
1FIU9
6Florida Atlantic81FIU3
4Jacksonville State1
3UCF51FIU3
4Jacksonville State03UCF2
3UCF51FIU9
5Stetson32Troy State4
2Troy State43UCF9
5Stetson5105Stetson32Troy State12
2Troy State112Troy State8
6Florida Atlantic6

All-Tournament Team

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

POS Player School
P Edwin Franco FIU
Trey Wright Troy
C Jeff Rodriguez FIU
IF Fred Case Troy
Jason Vetter FIU
Dustin Brisson UCF
Tim Boeth UCF
OF Ned French Stetson
Ricky Rowe Troy
Sean Mahoney FIU
Jim Molina FIU
DH Jorge Soto Troy

Most Valuable Player

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Edwin Franco was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Franco was a pitcher for FIU.[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 19, 2020.