1996 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball tournament

1996 Trans America Athletic Conference
baseball tournament
Teams	6
Format	Double-elimination
Finals site	Conrad Park; DeLand, Florida;
Champions	UCF (3rd title)
Winning coach	Jay Bergman (3rd title)
MVP	Nick Presto (Florida Atlantic)
	← 1995; baseball tournament; 1997 →;

1996 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		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

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]

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.

Team	W	L	Pct.	Seed
South
Stetson	39	19	.672	1
UCF	38	20	.655	4
Florida Atlantic	36	21	.632	5
FIU	34	22	.607	6

Team	W	L	Pct.	Seed
East
Georgia State	21	32	.396	—
Campbell	23	33	.411	—
College of Charleston	28	23	.549	—
Mercer	25	30	.455	—

Team	W	L	Pct.	Seed
West
Jacksonville State	33	16	.673	2
Southeastern Louisiana	34	22	.607	3
Centenary	23	34	.404	—
Samford	22	34	.393	—

Bracket


First round			Second round			Third round			Semifinals			Final



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]

POS	Player	School
P	Marco Ramirez	UCF
P	Mike Lyons	Stetson
C	Brad King	UCF
IF	Brooks Stephens	Stetson
	Mike Garner	Jacksonville State
	Kevin Connacher	Florida Atlantic
	Garry Kamphouse	Florida Atlantic
	Nick Presto	Florida Atlantic
	Bryan Bruce	UCF
OF	Clint Hendry	Stetson
	Sean Mahoney	FIU
	Rich Ozarowski	Florida Atlantic
DH	Scott Loubier	UCF

Most Valuable Player

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

References

^ Atlantic Sun Baseball Record Book (PDF). Atlantic Sun Conference. p. 5. Retrieved July 17, 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c Baseball Record Book (PDF). Atlantic Sun Conference. Retrieved January 16, 2020.

[1] Atlantic Sun Baseball Record Book (PDF). Atlantic Sun Conference. p. 5. Retrieved July 17, 2019.

[ASUNRecordBook-2] Baseball Record Book (PDF). Atlantic Sun Conference. Retrieved January 16, 2020.

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