1999 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball tournament


The 1999 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball tournament was held at Osceola County Stadium in Kissimmee, Florida. This was the twenty-first tournament championship held by the Trans America Athletic Conference. Jacksonville won their first tournament championship and earned the conference's automatic bid to the 1999 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[2]

1999 Trans America Athletic Conference
baseball tournament
Teams6
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsJacksonville (1st title)
Winning coachDanny Price (1st title)
MVPMike Nebel (Mercer)
1999 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 20 Florida Atlantic ‍‍‍y 26 4   .867 54 9   .857
Jacksonville ‍‍y 22 8   .733 41 23   .641
Mercer ‍‍‍ 19 11   .633 36 24   .600
UCF ‍‍‍ 19 11   .633 38 21   .644
Troy State ‍‍‍ 15 15   .500 31 28   .525
Centenary ‍‍‍ 14 16   .467 21 35   .375
Georgia State ‍‍‍ 13 17   .433 23 33   .411
Jacksonville State ‍‍‍ 13 17   .433 22 30   .423
Stetson ‍‍‍ 11 19   .367 23 31   .426
Samford ‍‍‍ 8 22   .267 20 33   .377
Campbell ‍‍‍ 5 25   .167 24 32   .429
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1999[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Format and seeding

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The top six finishers by conference winning percentage qualified for the tournament, with the top seed playing the lowest seed in the first round.

Team W L Pct. GB Seed
Florida Atlantic 26 4 .867 1
Jacksonville 22 8 .733 4 2
Mercer 19 11 .633 7 3
UCF 19 11 .633 7 4
Troy State 15 15 .500 11 5
Centenary 14 16 .467 12 6
Georgia State 13 17 .433 13
Jacksonville State 13 17 .433 13
Stetson 11 19 .367 15
Samford 8 22 .267 18
Campbell 5 25 .167 21

Bracket

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First roundSecond roundThird roundSemifinalsFinal
1Florida Atlantic4
4UCF7
1Florida Atlantic184UCF1
6Centenary52Jacksonville52Jacksonville2
2Jacksonville11
3Mercer1
6Centenary4
3Mercer5
2Jacksonville9
4UCF4
3Mercer65Troy State4
5Troy State3
2Jacksonville33Mercer9
5Troy State45Troy State10
5Troy State1110
1Florida Atlantic4

All-Tournament Team

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

POS Player School
P Trey Wright Troy State
James Ray Jacksonville
C Tom Gregorio Troy State
IF Jeff Nebel Mercer
Todd Lancaster Troy State
Paul Stryhas Florida Atlantic
Chad Olivia Jacksonville
OF Darryl Stephens UCF
Kirk Asche Jacksonville
Josh Hurrell Jacksonville
DH James Rodgers Jacksonville

Most Valuable Player

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Jeff Nebel was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Nebe was a pitcher for Mercer.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Atlantic Sun Baseball Record Book (PDF). Atlantic Sun Conference. p. 5. Retrieved July 17, 2019.
  2. ^ a b c Baseball Record Book (PDF). Atlantic Sun Conference. Retrieved January 19, 2020.