1988 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball tournament

American college baseball tournament August 2023 June 2026 1988 Trans America Athletic Conference 2 Double-elimination Centenary Park Shreveport, Louisiana 1988 Stetson Hatters Stetson 1st Pete Dunn 1st Mike Sempeles Stetson The 1988 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball tournament was held at Centenary Park on the campus of Centenary College of Louisiana in Shreveport, Louisiana. This was the tenth tournament championship held by the Trans America Athletic Conference, in its tenth year of existence. 1988 Stetson Hatters Stetson won their first tournament championship and earned the conference's automatic bid to the 1988 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.http://asunsports.org/sports/bsb/2018-19/files/ASUN_Baseball_Record_Book.pdf Atlantic Sun Conference Baseball Record Book September 10, 2019 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. Team W L Pct. GB SeedEast 1988 Georgia Southern Eagles Georgia Southern 13 4 .765 — 1E 1988 Stetson Hatters Stetson 9 8 .529 4 2E 1988 Mercer Bears Mercer 7 10 .412 6 — 1988 Samford Bulldogs Samford 5 12 .294 8 — Team W L Pct. GB SeedWest 1988 Centenary Gentlemen Centenary 11 5 .688 — 1W 1988 Arkansas–Little Rock Trojans Arkansas–Little Rock 8 8 .500 3 2W 1988 Hardin–Simmons Cowboys Hardin–Simmons 5 11 .313 6 — Bracket First round Semi-finals Finals 1E 1988 Georgia Southern Eagles Georgia Southern 14 2W 1988 Arkansas–Little Rock Trojans UALR 13 1W 1988 Centenary Gentlemen Centenary 2 2E 1988 Stetson Hatters Stetson 4 2W UALR 5 1W Centenary 4 1E Georgia Southern 2 2E Stetson 4 1E Georgia Southern 4 2W UALR 0 2E Stetson 5 — 1E Georgia Southern 3 — All-Tournament Team The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team. POS Player School P Craig Risdon Stetson Jeff Jay Georgia Southern C Rob Fitzpatrick Georgia Southern 1B Brett Hendley Georgia Southern 2B Eloy Garcia UALR SS Eddie Corbett Stetson 3B Shawn Lee Stetson OF Roy Gilbert Centenary Tom Riginos Stetson Mike Sempeles Stetson DH Kevin Weickel Stetson Most Valuable Player Mike Sempeles was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Hendley was an outfielder for Stetson. References Tournament Category:ASUN Conference baseball tournament Category:1988 in sports in Louisiana Category:Baseball competitions in Shreveport, Louisiana Category:College baseball tournaments in Louisiana