1998 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball tournament

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1998 Trans America Athletic Conference
baseball tournament
Teams6
Format
FIU (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
 x‍†‍‡‍y 		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


The 1998 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball tournament was held at

FIU won their second tournament championship and earned the conference's automatic bid to the 1998 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[2]

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.

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

First roundSecond roundThird roundSemifinalsFinal
1
Troy State
43UCF9
5Stetson5105Stetson32Troy State12
2Troy State112Troy State8
6Florida Atlantic6

All-Tournament Team

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

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. ^ a b c Baseball Record Book (PDF). Atlantic Sun Conference. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
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