1988 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball tournament

1988 Trans America Athletic Conference
baseball tournament
Teams2
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsStetson (1st title)
Winning coachPete Dunn (1st title)
MVPMike Sempeles (Stetson)
1988 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Georgia Southern x‍†‍‍ 13 – 4   .765 30 – 27   .526
No. 20 Stetson ‍‍‡‍y 9 – 8   .529 35 – 25   .583
Mercer ‍‍‍ 7 – 10   .412 24 – 25   .490
Samford ‍‍‍ 5 – 12   .294 8 – 49   .140
West
Centenary x‍‍‍ 11 – 5   .688 30 – 20   .600
Arkansas–Little Rock ‍‍‍ 8 – 8   .500 27 – 29   .482
Hardin–Simmons ‍‍‍ 5 – 11   .313 30 – 30   .500
x – Division champion
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1988[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball


The 1988 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball tournament was held at Centenary Park on the campus of Centenary College of Louisiana in Shreveport, Louisiana. This was the tenth tournament championship held by the Trans America Athletic Conference, in its tenth year of existence. Stetson won their first tournament championship and earned the conference's automatic bid to the 1988 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[2]

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
East
Georgia Southern 13 4 .765 — 1E
Stetson 9 8 .529 4 2E
Mercer 7 10 .412 6 —
Samford 5 12 .294 8 —
Team W L Pct. GB Seed
West
Centenary 11 5 .688 — 1W
Arkansas–Little Rock 8 8 .500 3 2W
Hardin–Simmons 5 11 .313 6 —

Bracket

First roundSemi-finalsFinals
1EGeorgia Southern14
2WUALR13
1EGeorgia Southern2
2EStetson4
1WCentenary2
2EStetson4
2EStetson5—
1EGeorgia Southern3—
Lower round 1Lower final
1EGeorgia Southern4
2WUALR52WUALR0
1WCentenary4

All-Tournament Team

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

POS Player School
P Craig Risdon Stetson
Jeff Jay Georgia Southern
C Rob Fitzpatrick Georgia Southern
1B Brett Hendley Georgia Southern
2B Eloy Garcia UALR
SS Eddie Corbett Stetson
3B Shawn Lee Stetson
OF Roy Gilbert Centenary
Tom Riginos Stetson
Mike Sempeles Stetson
DH Kevin Weickel Stetson

Most Valuable Player

Mike Sempeles was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Hendley was an outfielder for Stetson.[2]

References

  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 September 10, 2019.