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
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
South
Stetson xy 1080 .556  37261 .586
FIU xy 1080 .556  42210 .667
Florida Atlantic  890 .471  32240 .571
UCF y 7100 .412  40240 .625
East
Mercer x 1260 .667  36230 .610
Georgia State  1080 .556  23300 .434
Campbell  7110 .389  17400 .298
College of Charleston  7110 .389  25291 .464
West
Jacksonville State x 1440 .778  39130 .750
Southeastern Louisiana  1170 .611  34240 .586
Samford  8100 .444  31290 .517
Centenary  3150 .167  11390 .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

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.

TeamWLTPct.Seed
South
Stetson34221.6052
FIU40170.7024
Florida Atlantic32240.571
UCF36220.6216
TeamWLTPct.Seed
East
Mercer36210.6321
Georgia State23300.434
Campbell17400.298
College of Charleston25291.464
TeamWLTPct.Seed
West
Jacksonville State39130.750
Southeastern Louisiana34220.6073
Samford30270.5265
Centenary11390.220

Bracket

  First round Second round Third round Semi-finals Finals
                                                 
  1 Mercer 4  
  6 UCF 11     6 UCF 17  
    3 Southeastern Louisiana 9    
  3 Southeastern Louisiana 5         6 UCF 8            
  4 FIU 8           4 FIU 4              
      4 FIU 312           6 UCF 14
      2 Stetson 2         2 Stetson 9
  2 Stetson 4         4 FIU 3    
  5 Samford 3       2 Stetson 6     2 Stetson 4  
  1 Mercer 0     5 Samford 3  
  5 Samford 6  

All-Tournament Team

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

POSPlayerSchool
PJeff NewmanSamford
Eric KnottStetson
CEric JohnsonUCF
IFPat WilliamsonUCF
Clint ChryslerStetson
Eric RiggsUCF
Bryan BruceUCF
OFSean MahoneyFIU
C.J. FaganStetson
Todd BellhornUCF
Gregg PacittiUCF

Most Valuable Player

Greg Pacitti was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Pacitti was an outfielder for UCF.[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 17, 2020.
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