1999 Trans America Athletic Conference Tournament

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The 1999 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball tournament was held at Osceola County Stadium in Kissimmee, FL. 1999 saw the elimination of the controversial opening round used the previous three years. #2 Jacksonville University defeated #5 Troy State University for the title. Jeff Nebel of Mercer was named MVP.

Participating Teams[edit]

Seed School Conf. Record Head Coach
1 Florida Atlantic University 26-4 Kevin Cooney
2 Jacksonville University 22-8 Terry Alexander
3 Mercer University 19-11 Barry Myers
4 University of Central Florida 19-11 Jay Bergman
5 Troy State University 15-15 John Mayotte
6 Centenary College of Louisiana 14-16 Ed McCann

Results[edit]

Bracket[edit]

  First round Semifinals Third Round Semi-Finals Finals
                                               
  1 Florida Atlantic 18  
  6 Centenary (LA) 5     1 Florida Atlantic 4  
    4 Central Florida 7    
      4 Central Florida 1  
      2 Jacksonville 5     2 Jacksonville 2  
  6 Centenary (LA) 4         3 Mercer 1    
  2 Jacksonville 11        
  2 Jacksonville 3         2 Jacksonville 9
  5 Troy St. 4           5 Troy St. 4
      5 Troy St. 3        
      3 Mercer 6          
  3 Mercer 5           3 Mercer 9              
  4 Central Florida 4         5 Troy St. 10            
  5 Troy St. 11    
  1 Florida Atlantic 4  


Game Results[edit]

Game Winner Score Loser Notes
Game 1 Florida Atlantic University 18-5 Centenary College of Louisiana
Game 2 Troy State University 4-3 Jacksonville University
Game 3 Mercer University 5-4 University of Central Florida
Game 4 Jacksonville University 11-4 Centenary College of Louisiana Centenary eliminated
Game 5 University of Central Florida 7-4 Florida Atlantic University
Game 6 Mercer University 6-3 Troy State University
Game 7 Troy State University 11-4 (10) Florida Atlantic University Florida Atlantic eliminated
Game 8 Jacksonville University 5-1 University of Central Florida Central Florida
Game 9 Troy State University 10-9 Mercer University
Game 10 Jacksonville University 2-1 Mercer University Mercer eliminated
Game 11 Jacksonville University 9-4 Troy State University Jacksonville advances to NCAA tournament

All-Tournament Team[edit]

  • P Trey Wright Troy
  • P James Ray JAX
  • C Tom Gregorio Troy
  • IF Jeff Nebel Mer
  • IF Todd Lancaster Troy
  • IF Paul Stryhas FAU
  • IF Chad Oliva JAX
  • OF Darryl Stephens UCF
  • OF Kirk Asche JAX
  • OF Josh Hurrell JAX
  • DH James Rodgers JAX