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
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
South
FIU xy 1550 .750  41240 .631
UCF  1470 .667  41210 .661
Stetson  9120 .429  30311 .492
Florida Atlantic  6140 .300  29300 .492
East
Georgia State x 1190 .550  23290 .442
College of Charleston  10110 .476  31260 .544
Campbell  10110 .476  28300 .483
Mercer  7130 .350  27261 .509
West
Troy State x 1370 .650  37210 .638
Jacksonville State  1380 .619  34200 .630
Centenary  9120 .429  21360 .368
Samford  6140 .300  13430 .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

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.

TeamWLTPct.Seed
South
FIU36220.6211
UCF39190.6723
Stetson29291.5005
Florida Atlantic29280.5096
TeamWLTPct.Seed
East
Georgia State23290.442
College of Charleston31260.544
Campbell28300.483
Mercer27261.509
TeamWLTPct.Seed
West
Troy State34190.6422
Jacksonville State34180.6544
Centenary21360.368
Samford13430.232

Bracket

  First round Second round Third round Semi-finals Finals
                                                 
  1 FIU 9  
  6 Florida Atlantic 8     1 FIU 3  
    4 Jacksonville State 1    
  3 UCF 5         1 FIU 3            
  4 Jacksonville State 0           3 UCF 2              
      3 UCF 5           1 FIU 9
      5 Stetson 3         2 Troy State 4
  2 Troy State 4         3 UCF 9    
  5 Stetson 510       5 Stetson 3     2 Troy State 12  
  2 Troy State 11     2 Troy State 8  
  6 Florida Atlantic 6  

All-Tournament Team

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

POSPlayerSchool
PEdwin FrancoFIU
Trey WrightTroy
CJeff RodriguezFIU
IFFred CaseTroy
Jason VetterFIU
Dustin BrissonUCF
Tim BoethUCF
OFNed FrenchStetson
Ricky RoweTroy
Sean MahoneyFIU
Jim MolinaFIU
DHJorge SotoTroy

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. Baseball Record Book (PDF). Atlantic Sun Conference. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
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