1998 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball tournament explained

Year:	1998
Conference:	Trans America Athletic Conference
Teams:	6
Format:	Double-elimination
Ballpark:	Osceola County Stadium
City:	Kissimmee, Florida
Titlecount:	2nd
Coach:	Danny Price
Coachcount:	2nd
Mvp:	Edwin Franco
Mvpteam:	FIU

The 1998 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball tournament was held at Osceola County Stadium in Kissimmee, Florida. This was the twentieth tournament championship held by the Trans America Athletic Conference. won their second tournament championship and earned the conference's automatic bid to the 1998 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. College of Charleston was ineligible as it completed its transition from NAIA.

Team W L T Pct. Seed 36 22 0 1 39 19 0 3 29 29 1 5 29 28 0 6

Team W L T Pct. Seed 23 29 0 — 31 26 0 — 28 30 0 — 27 26 1 —

Team W L T Pct. Seed 34 19 0 2 34 18 0 4 21 36 0 — 13 43 0 —

All-Tournament Team

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

POS	Player	School
P	Edwin Franco	FIU
	Trey Wright	Troy
C	Jeff Rodriguez	FIU
IF	Fred Case	Troy
	Jason Vetter	FIU
	Dustin Brisson	UCF
	Tim Boeth	UCF
OF	Ned French	Stetson
	Ricky Rowe	Troy
	Sean Mahoney	FIU
	Jim Molina	FIU
DH	Jorge Soto	Troy

Most Valuable Player

Edwin Franco was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Franco was a pitcher for FIU.^[1]

Notes and References

1. Book: Baseball Record Book. Atlantic Sun Conference. January 19, 2020.