1991 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball tournament explained

Year:1991
Conference:Trans America Athletic Conference
Teams:4
Format:Double-elimination
Ballpark:Conrad Park
City:DeLand, Florida
Titlecount:1st
Coach:Danny Price
Coachcount:1st
Mvp:Kevin Lucero
Mvpteam:FIU

The 1991 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball tournament was held at Conrad Park on the campus of Stetson University in DeLand, Florida. This was the thirteenth tournament championship held by the Trans America Athletic Conference, in its thirteenth year of existence. won their first tournament championship in their first year in the conference and earned the conference's automatic bid to the 1991 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 5 .722 1E
11 7 .611 2 2E
10 8 .556 3
2 16 .111 11
Team W L Pct. GB Seed
9 5 .643 1W
7 7 .500 2 2W
6 10 .375 4

All-Tournament Team

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

POS Player School
P Kevin Lucero FIU
Jerry Santos FIU
C Bill Scalzitti FIU
1B Mike Kash Samford
2B Eric Cruz FIU
3B Gary Haight FIU
SS Wes Weger Stetson
DH Nathan Harvey FIU
OF Mike Sempeles Stetson
Aaron Iatarola Stetson
Chad Ott Samford

Most Valuable Player

Kevin Lucero was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Lucero was a pitcher for FIU.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Baseball Record Book. Atlantic Sun Conference. December 2, 2019.