2001 Trans America Athletic Conference Tournament

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The 2001 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball tournament was held at Alexander Brest Field in Jacksonville, FL. #1 University of Central Florida defeated #3 Jacksonville University for the title. Jeremy Kurella of Central Florida was named MVP.

Participating Teams[edit]

Seed School Conf. Record Head Coach
1 University of Central Florida 22-5 Jay Bergman
2 Stetson University 19-8 Pete Dunn
3 Jacksonville University 18-9 Terry Alexander
4 Campbell University 17-10 Chip Smith
5 Florida Atlantic University 14-13 Kevin Cooney
6 Troy State University 12-15 John Mayotte

Results[edit]

Bracket[edit]

  First round Second round Third round Semi-finals Finals
                                                 
  1 Central Florida 18  
  6 Troy St. 1     1 Central Florida 8  
    4 Campbell 3    
  2 Stetson 1         1 Central Florida 6            
  5 Florida Atlantic 2           5 Florida Atlantic 5              
      5 Florida Atlantic 7           1 Central Florida 9 11
      3 Jacksonville 3         3 Jacksonville 10 2
  3 Jacksonville 5         5 Florida Atlantic 5    
  4 Campbell 1       3 Jacksonville 10     3 Jacksonville 12  
  2 Stetson 2     6 Troy St. 6  
  6 Troy St. 5  


Game Results[edit]

Game Winner Score Loser Notes
Game 1 University of Central Florida 18-1 Troy State University
Game 2 Florida Atlantic University 2-1 Stetson University
Game 3 Jacksonville University 5-1 Campbell University
Game 4 Troy State University 5-2 Stetson University Stetson eliminated
Game 5 University of Central Florida 8-3 Campbell University Campbell eliminated
Game 6 Florida Atlantic University 7-3 Jacksonville University
Game 7 University of Central Florida 6-5 (10) Florida Atlantic University
Game 8 Jacksonville University 10-6 Troy State University Troy State eliminated
Game 9 Jacksonville University 12-5 Florida Atlantic University Florida Atlantic eliminated
Game 10 Jacksonville University 10-9 University of Central Florida
Game 11 University of Central Florida 11-2 Jacksonville University Central Florida advances to NCAA tournament

All-Tournament Team[edit]

  • P Justin Pope UCF
  • P Von Stertzbach UCF
  • P Burt Clark UCF
  • P Jason Arnold UCF
  • C Chad Oliva JAX
  • IF Jeremy Kurella UCF
  • IF Mike Fox UCF
  • IF Chad Ehrnsberger UCF
  • IF Chris Reier JAX
  • OF Phil Nover JAX
  • OF Mike Myers UCF
  • OF B.J. Weed JAX