1997 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball tournament

American college baseball tournament August 2023 June 2026 1997 Trans America Athletic Conference 6 Double-elimination Conrad Park DeLand, Florida 1997 UCF Golden Knights UCF 4th Jay Bergman 4th Greg Pacitti UCF The 1997 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball tournament was held at Conrad Park on the campus of Stetson in DeLand, Florida. This was the nineteenth tournament championship held by the Trans America Athletic Conference. 1997 UCF Golden Knights UCF won their fourth tournament championship in five years, and third in a row, and earned the conference's automatic bid to the 1997 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.http://asunsports.org/sports/bsb/2018-19/files/ASUN_Baseball_Record_Book.pdf Atlantic Sun Conference Baseball Record Book January 17, 2020 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. Florida Atlantic and Jacksonville State did not qualify as they completed their transition from NCAA Division II. Team W L T Pct. SeedSouth 1997 Stetson Hatters Stetson 34 22 1 34 22 1 2 1997 FIU Golden Panthers FIU 40 17 0 40 17 4 1997 Florida Atlantic Blue Wave Florida Atlantic 32 24 0 32 24 — 1997 UCF Golden Knights UCF 36 22 0 36 22 6 Team W L T Pct. SeedEast 1997 Mercer Bears Mercer 36 21 0 36 21 1 1997 Georgia State Panthers Georgia State 23 30 0 23 30 — 1997 Campbell Fighting Camels Campbell 17 40 0 17 40 — 1997 College of Charleston Cougars College of Charleston 25 29 1 25 29 1 — Team W L T Pct. SeedWest 1997 Jacksonville State Gamecocks Jacksonville State 39 13 0 39 13 — 1997 Southeastern Louisiana Lions Southeastern Louisiana 34 22 0 34 22 3 1997 Samford Bulldogs Samford 30 27 0 30 27 5 1997 Centenary Gentlemen Centenary 11 39 0 11 39 — Bracket 1 1997 Mercer Bears Mercer 4 6 1997 UCF Golden Knights UCF 11 3 1997 Southeastern Louisiana Lions Southeastern Louisiana 5 4 1997 FIU Golden Panthers FIU 8 2 1997 Stetson Hatters Stetson 4 5 1997 Samford Bulldogs Samford 3 6 UCF 17 3 Southeastern Louisiana 9 4 FIU 312 2 Stetson 2 1 Mercer 0 5 Samford 6 6 UCF 8 4 FIU 4 2 Stetson 6 5 Samford 3 4 FIU 3 2 Stetson 4 6 UCF 14 — 2 Stetson 9 — All-Tournament Team The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team. POS Player School P Jeff Newman Samford Eric Knott Stetson C Eric Johnson UCF IF Pat Williamson UCF Clint Chrysler Stetson Eric Riggs UCF Bryan Bruce UCF OF Sean Mahoney FIU C.J. Fagan Stetson Todd Bellhorn UCF Gregg Pacitti UCF Most Valuable Player Greg Pacitti was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Pacitti was an outfielder for UCF. References Tournament Category:ASUN Conference baseball tournament Trans America Athletic Conference baseball tournament Category:Baseball competitions in DeLand, Florida Category:College baseball tournaments in Florida