1996 Trans America Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament

The 1996 Trans America Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament was held at Conrad Park on the campus of Stetson in DeLand, Florida. This was the eighteenth tournament championship held by the Trans America Athletic Conference. UCF won their third tournament championship in four years, and second of three in a row, and earned the conference's automatic bid to the 1996 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.[2]

1996 Trans America Athletic Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams6
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsUCF (3rd title)
Winning coachJay Bergman (3rd title)
MVPNick Presto, Florida Atlantic
1996 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
South
No. 22 Stetson x‍†‍‍y 12–6 .667  42–23 .646
UCF ‍‍‡‍y 9–9 .500  43–22 .662
Florida Atlantic ‍‍‍ 9–9 .500  39–23 .629
FIU ‍‍‍ 6–12 .333  35–24 .593
East
Georgia State x‍†‍‍ 12–6 .667  21–32 .396
Campbell ‍‍‍ 9–9 .500  23–33 .411
College of Charleston ‍‍‍ 8–10 .444  28–23 .549
Mercer ‍‍‍ 7–11 .389  25–30 .455
West
Jacksonville State x‍†‍‍ 12–6 .667  33–18 .647
Southeastern Louisiana ‍‍‍ 11–7 .611  34–24 .586
Centenary ‍‍‍ 7–11 .389  23–34 .404
Samford ‍‍‍ 6–12 .333  22–34 .393
x – Division champion
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1996[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

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.

TeamWLPct.Seed
South
Stetson3919.6721
UCF3820.6554
Florida Atlantic3621.6325
FIU3422.6076
TeamWLPct.Seed
East
Georgia State2132.396—
Campbell2333.411—
College of Charleston2823.549—
Mercer2530.455—
TeamWLPct.Seed
West
Jacksonville State3316.6732
Southeastern Louisiana3422.6073
Centenary2334.404—
Samford2234.393—

Bracket
  First round Second round Third round Semi-finals Finals
                                                 
  1 Stetson 5  
  6 FIU 3     1 Stetson 13  
    3 Southeastern Louisiana 9    
  3 Southeastern Louisiana 1         1 Stetson 3            
  4 UCF 2           4 UCF 6              
      4 UCF 3           3 UCF 6 —
      5 Florida Atlantic 1         5 Florida Atlantic 2 —
  2 Jacksonville State 7         1 Stetson 5    
  5 Florida Atlantic 11       5 Florida Atlantic 410     5 Florida Atlantic 8  
  6 FIU 10     6 FIU 3  
  2 Jacksonville State 8  

All-Tournament Team

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

POSPlayerSchool
PMarco RamirezUCF
Mike LyonsStetson
CBrad KingUCF
IFBrooks StephensStetson
Mike GarnerJacksonville State
Kevin ConnacherFlorida Atlantic
Garry KamphouseFlorida Atlantic
Nick PrestoFlorida Atlantic
Bryan BruceUCF
OFClint HendryStetson
Sean MahoneyFIU
Rich OzarowskiFlorida Atlantic
DHScott LoubierUCF

Most Valuable Player

Nick Presto was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Presto was an infielder for Florida Atlantic.[2]

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References
  1. Atlantic Sun Baseball Record Book (PDF). Atlantic Sun Conference. p. 5. Retrieved July 17, 2019.
  2. Baseball Record Book (PDF). Atlantic Sun Conference. Retrieved January 16, 2020.
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