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1995 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball tournament

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1995 Trans America Athletic Conference
baseball tournament
Teams4
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsUCF (2nd title)
Winning coachJay Bergman (2nd title)
MVPTodd Tocco (UCF)
1995 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
No. 20 FIU ‍‍‍y 27 3 0   .900 50 11 0   .820
No. 21 UCF ‍‍y 23 7 0   .767 49 13 0   .790
Stetson ‍‍‍ 19 11 0   .633 34 25 0   .576
Florida Atlantic ‍‍‍ 17 13 0   .567 27 31 0   .466
Centenary ‍‍‍ 14 13 0   .519 23 27 0   .460
Campbell ‍‍‍ 12 18 0   .400 26 29 0   .473
Georgia State ‍‍‍ 11 17 0   .393 20 33 0   .377
Southeastern Louisiana ‍‍‍ 10 18 0   .357 17 31 0   .354
Mercer ‍‍‍ 9 18 0   .333 15 36 2   .302
Samford ‍‍‍ 10 20 0   .333 21 30 0   .412
College of Charleston ‍‍‍ 8 22 0   .267 17 29 0   .370
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1995[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball


The 1995 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball tournament was held at Homestead Sports Complex in Homestead, Florida. This was the seventeenth tournament championship held by the Trans America Athletic Conference, in its seventeenth year of existence. UCF won their second tournament championship in three years, and first of three in a row, and earned the conference's automatic bid to the 1995 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[2]

Format and seeding

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The top four finishers by conference winning percentage qualified for the tournament, with the top seed playing the lowest seed in the first round.

Team W L Pct. GB Seed
FIU 27 3 .900 1
UCF 23 7 .767 4 2
Stetson 19 11 .633 8 3
Florida Atlantic 17 13 .567 10 4
Centenary 14 13 .519 11.5
Campbell 12 18 .400 15
Georgia State 11 17 .393 15
Southeastern Louisiana 10 18 .357 16
Mercer 9 18 .333 16.5
Samford 10 20 .333 17
College of Charleston 8 22 .267 19

Bracket

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First roundSemi-finalsFinals
1FIU0
4Florida Atlantic1
4Florida Atlantic5
2UCF7
2UCF4
3Stetson3
2UCF
3Stetson
Lower round 1Lower final
4Florida Atlantic0
1FIU53Stetson6
3Stetson6

All-Tournament Team

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The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[2]

POS Player School
P Javier Gomez Stetson
Ken Wagner Florida Atlantic
C Jeff Smith Stetson
1B Todd Tocco UCF
2B Rookie Gage UCF
3B Andy Moser UCF
SS Kevin Nicholson Stetson
OF Clint Hendry Stetson
Tony Marrillia UCF
Alex Morales UCF
DH Matt Branz Stetson

Most Valuable Player

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Todd Tocco was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Tocco was a first baseman for UCF.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Atlantic Sun Baseball Record Book (PDF). Atlantic Sun Conference. p. 5. Retrieved July 17, 2019.
  2. ^ a b c Baseball Record Book (PDF). Atlantic Sun Conference. Retrieved January 15, 2020.