1991 Trans America Athletic Conference
baseball tournament
Teams4
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsFIU (1st title)
Winning coachDanny Price (1st title)
MVPKevin Lucero (FIU)
1991 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
East
Stetson x 1350 .72236221 .619
FIU y 1170 .61143230 .652
Georgia Southern  1080 .55633270 .550
Mercer  2160 .11115310 .326
West
Samford x 950 .64323260 .469
Centenary  770 .50028230 .549
Arkansas–Little Rock  6100 .37528270 .509
x Division champion
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1991[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1991 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball tournament was held at Conrad Park on the campus of Stetson University in DeLand, Florida. This was the thirteenth tournament championship held by the Trans America Athletic Conference, in its thirteenth year of existence. FIU won their first tournament championship in their first year in the conference and earned the conference's automatic bid to the 1991 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[2]

Format and seeding

The top two finishers from each division by conference winning percentage qualified for the tournament, with the top seed from one division playing the second seed from the opposite in the first round.

TeamWLPct.GBSeed
East
Stetson135.7221E
FIU117.61122E
Georgia Southern108.5563
Mercer216.11111
TeamWLPct.GBSeed
West
Samford95.6431W
Centenary77.50022W
Arkansas–Little Rock610.3754

Bracket

Upper round 1Upper finalFinal
1EStetson9
2WCentenary3
1EStetson9
2EFIU5
1WSamford4
2EFIU6
1EStetson72
2EFIU910
Lower round 1Lower final
2EFIU10
2WCentenary51WSamford1
1WSamford8

All-Tournament Team

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

POSPlayerSchool
PKevin LuceroFIU
Jerry SantosFIU
CBill ScalzittiFIU
1BMike KashSamford
2BEric CruzFIU
3BGary HaightFIU
SSWes WegerStetson
DHNathan HarveyFIU
OFMike SempelesStetson
Aaron IatarolaStetson
Chad OttSamford

Most Valuable Player

Kevin Lucero was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Lucero was a pitcher for FIU.[2]

References

  1. Atlantic Sun Baseball Record Book (PDF). Atlantic Sun Conference. p. 5. Retrieved July 17, 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Atlantic Sun Conference. Retrieved December 2, 2019.
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