1997 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball tournament explained

Year:	1997
Conference:	Trans America Athletic Conference
Teams:	6
Format:	Double-elimination
Ballpark:	Conrad Park
City:	DeLand, Florida
Titlecount:	4th
Coach:	Jay Bergman
Coachcount:	4th
Mvp:	Greg Pacitti
Mvpteam:	UCF

The 1997 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball tournament was held at Conrad Park on the campus of Stetson in DeLand, Florida. This was the nineteenth tournament championship held by the Trans America Athletic Conference. won their fourth tournament championship in five years, and third in a row, and earned the conference's automatic bid to the 1997 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. Florida Atlantic and Jacksonville State did not qualify as they completed their transition from NCAA Division II.

Team W L T Pct. Seed 34 22 1 2 40 17 0 4 32 24 0 — 36 22 0 6

Team W L T Pct. Seed 36 21 0 1 23 30 0 — 17 40 0 — 25 29 1 —

Team W L T Pct. Seed 39 13 0 — 34 22 0 3 30 27 0 5 11 39 0 —

All-Tournament Team

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

POS	Player	School
P	Jeff Newman	Samford
	Eric Knott	Stetson
C	Eric Johnson	UCF
IF	Pat Williamson	UCF
	Clint Chrysler	Stetson
	Eric Riggs	UCF
	Bryan Bruce	UCF
OF	Sean Mahoney	FIU
	C.J. Fagan	Stetson
	Todd Bellhorn	UCF
	Gregg Pacitti	UCF

Most Valuable Player

Greg Pacitti was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Pacitti was an outfielder for UCF.^[1]

Notes and References

1. Book: Baseball Record Book. Atlantic Sun Conference. January 17, 2020.