2001 Trans America Athletic Conference
baseball tournament
Teams6
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsUCF (5th title)
Winning coachJay Bergman (5th title)
MVPJeremy Kurella (UCF)
2001 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 17 UCF  ‍†‍‡‍y 22–5 .81551–14 .785
Stetson  ‍‍‍y 19–8 .70443–17 .717
Jacksonville  ‍‍‍y 18–9 .66739–25 .609
Campbell  ‍‍‍ 17–10 .63033–21 .611
Florida Atlantic  ‍‍‍ 14–13 .51936–24 .600
Troy State  ‍‍‍ 12–15 .44427–28 .491
Samford  ‍‍‍ 12–15 .44420–34 .370
Mercer  ‍‍‍ 10–17 .37024–28 .462
Georgia State  ‍‍‍ 8–19 .29620–35 .364
Jacksonville State  ‍‍‍ 3–24 .11111–39 .220
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2001[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2001 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball tournament was held at Alexander Brest Field on the campus of Jacksonville University in Jacksonville, Florida, from May 16 through 19.[2] UCF won its fifth tournament championship to earn the Trans America Athletic Conference's automatic bid to the 2001 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[3]

Seeding

The top six teams (based on conference results) from the conference earn invites to the tournament.

TeamWLPCTGBSeed
UCF225.815—1
Stetson198.70432
Jacksonville189.66743
Campbell1710.63054
Florida Atlantic1413.51985
Troy State1215.444106
Samford1215.44410—
Mercer1017.37012—
Georgia State819.29614—
Jacksonville State324.11119—

Results

First roundSecond roundThird roundSemifinalsFinal
1UCF18
6Troy State11UCF8
4Campbell3
3Jacksonville51UCF610
4Campbell15Florida Atlantic5
3Jacksonville31UCF911
5Florida Atlantic73Jacksonville102
2Stetson15Florida Atlantic5
5Florida Atlantic23Jacksonville103Jacksonville12
6Troy State56Troy State6
2Stetson2

All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[4]

PosNameTeam
PJustin PopeUCF
Von StertzbachUCF
Burt ClarkUCF
Jason ArnoldUCF
CChad OlivaJacksonville
IFJeremy KurellaUCF
Mike FoxUCF
Chad EhrnsbergerUCF
Chris ReierJacksonville
OFPhil NoverJacksonville
Mike MyersUCF
B.J. WeedJacksonville

Tournament Most Valuable Player

Jeremy Kurella was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Kurella was an infielder for UCF.[4]

References

  1. ↑ 2019 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Atlantic Sun Conference. p. 4. Retrieved April 6, 2019.
  2. ↑ Baseball Media Guide (PDF). UCF Knights. p. 68. Retrieved April 7, 2019.
  3. ↑ Baseball Record Book (PDF). Atlantic Sun Conference. p. 7. Retrieved April 7, 2019.
  4. 1 2 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Atlantic Sun Conference. p. 13. Retrieved April 5, 2019.
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