1997 Trans America Athletic Conference Tournament

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The 1997 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball tournament was held at Conrad Park in DeLand, FL. The tournament was preceded by an opening round in which all 12 conference teams were paired up in best of three matchups. The 6 winners advanced to the tournament. Jacksonville State which had the best record in the conference was upset by Central Florida in the opening round. #6 University of Central Florida defeated #2 Stetson University for the title. Gregg Pacitti of Central Florida was named MVP.

Participating Teams[edit]

Seed School Conf. Record Head Coach
1 Mercer University 12-6 Barry Myers
2 Stetson University 10-8 Pete Dunn
3 Southeastern Louisiana University 11-7 Greg Marten
4 Florida International University 10-8 Danny Price
5 Samford University 8-10 Tommy Walker
6 University of Central Florida 7-10 Jay Bergman

Results[edit]

Bracket[edit]

  First round Second round Third round Semi-finals Finals
                                                 
  1 Mercer 4  
  6 Central Florida 1     6 Central Florida 17  
    3 SE Louisiana 9    
  2 Stetson 4         6 Central Florida 8            
  5 Samford 3           4 Florida International 4              
      2 Stetson 2           6 Central Florida 14 x
      4 Florida International 3         2 Stetson 9 x
  3 SE Louisiana 5         4 Florida International 3    
  4 Florida International 8       2 Stetson 6     2 Stetson 4  
  1 Mercer 0     5 Samford 3  
  5 Samford 6  


Game Results[edit]

Game Winner Score Loser Notes
Game 1 Florida International University 8-5 Southeastern Louisiana University
Game 2 University of Central Florida 11-4 Mercer University
Game 3 Stetson University 4-3 Samford University
Game 4 Samford University 6-0 Mercer University Mercer eliminated
Game 5 University of Central Florida 17-9 Southeastern Louisiana University Southeastern Louisiana eliminated
Game 6 Florida International University 3-2 (12) Stetson University
Game 7 University of Central Florida 8-4 Florida International University
Game 8 Stetson University 6-3 Samford University Samford eliminated
Game 9 Stetson University 4-3 Florida International University Florida International eliminated
Game 10 University of Central Florida 14-9 Stetson University Central Florida advances to NCAA tournament

All-Tournament Team[edit]

  • P Jeff Newman Sam
  • P Eric Knott Stet
  • C Eric Johnson UCF
  • IF Pat Williamson UCF
  • IF Clint Chrysler Stet
  • IF Eric Riggs UCF
  • IF Bryan Bruce UCF
  • OF Sean Mahoney FIU
  • OF C.J. Fagan Stet
  • OF Todd Bellhorn UCF
  • OF Gregg Pacitti UCF
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