1996 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball tournament explained

Year:	1996
Conference:	Trans America Athletic Conference
Teams:	6
Format:	Double-elimination
Ballpark:	Conrad Park
City:	DeLand, Florida
Titlecount:	3rd
Coach:	Jay Bergman
Coachcount:	3rd
Mvp:	Nick Presto
Mvpteam:	Florida Atlantic

The 1996 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball tournament was held at Conrad Park on the campus of Stetson in DeLand, Florida. This was the eighteenth tournament championship held by the Trans America Athletic Conference. won their third tournament championship in four years, and second of three in a row, and earned the conference's automatic bid to the 1996 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.^[1]

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.

Team W L Pct. Seed 39 19 1 38 20 4 36 21 5 34 22 6

Team W L Pct. Seed 21 32 — 23 33 — 28 23 — 25 30 —

Team W L Pct. Seed 33 16 2 34 22 3 23 34 — 22 34 —

All-Tournament Team

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

POS	Player	School
P	Marco Ramirez	UCF
	Mike Lyons	Stetson
C	Brad King	UCF
IF	Brooks Stephens	Stetson
	Mike Garner	Jacksonville State
	Kevin Connacher	Florida Atlantic
	Garry Kamphouse	Florida Atlantic
	Nick Presto	Florida Atlantic
	Bryan Bruce	UCF
OF	Clint Hendry	Stetson
	Sean Mahoney	FIU
	Rich Ozarowski	Florida Atlantic
DH	Scott Loubier	UCF

Most Valuable Player

Nick Presto was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Presto was an infielder for Florida Atlantic.^[1]

Notes and References

1. Book: Baseball Record Book. Atlantic Sun Conference. January 16, 2020.