1988 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball tournament explained

Year:1988
Conference:Trans America Athletic Conference
Teams:2
Format:Double-elimination
Ballpark:Centenary Park
City:Shreveport, Louisiana
Titlecount:1st
Coach:Pete Dunn
Coachcount:1st
Mvp:Mike Sempeles
Mvpteam: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. won their first tournament championship and earned the conference's automatic bid to the 1988 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[1]

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 Seed
13 4 .765 1E
9 8 .529 4 2E
7 10 .412 6
5 12 .294 8
Team W L Pct. GB Seed
11 5 .688 1W
8 8 .500 3 2W
5 11 .313 6

All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[1]

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.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Baseball Record Book. Atlantic Sun Conference. September 10, 2019.