1990 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball tournament

1990 Trans America Athletic Conference
baseball tournament
Teams4
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsStetson (3rd title)
Winning coachPete Dunn (3rd title)
MVPTodd Greene (Georgia Southern)
1990 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
No. 8 Georgia Southern x‍†‍‍y 17 – 1   .944 50 – 19   .725
Stetson ‍‍‡‍y 10 – 8   .556 33 – 31   .516
Samford ‍‍‍ 5 – 11   .313 25 – 28   .472
Mercer ‍‍‍ 2 – 14   .125 15 – 34   .306
West
Centenary x‍‍‍ 12 – 3   .800 40 – 18   .690
Arkansas–Little Rock ‍‍‍ 8 – 7   .533 33 – 20   .623
Hardin–Simmons ‍‍‍ 3 – 9   .250 16 – 41   .281
x – Division champion
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1990[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball


The 1990 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 twelfth tournament championship held by the Trans America Athletic Conference, in its twelfth year of existence. Stetson won their third consecutive and overall tournament championship and earned the conference's automatic bid to the 1990 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 17 1 .944 — 1E
Stetson 10 8 .556 7 2E
Samford 5 11 .313 11 —
Mercer 2 14 .412 14 —
Team W L Pct. GB Seed
West
Centenary 12 3 .800 — 1W
Arkansas–Little Rock 8 7 .533 4 2W
Hardin–Simmons 3 9 .250 7.5 —

Bracket

First roundSemi-finalsFinals
1EGeorgia Southern6
2WArkansas–Little Rock8
2WArkansas–Little Rock8
2EStetson11
1WCentenary10
2EStetson14
2EStetson215
1EGeorgia Southern54
Lower round 1Lower final
2WArkansas–Little Rock4
1EGeorgia Southern141EGeorgia Southern14
1WCentenary5

All-Tournament Team

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

POS Player School
P Jim Waring Stetson
Randall Clayton Arkansas–Little Rock
C Rick Murray Stetson
1B Mike Yuro Georgia Southern
2B Mike Ferreira Stetson
3B Mike Pinckes Stetson
SS Steven Booras Centenary
OF Todd Greene Georgia Southern
Mike Sempeles Stetson
Wes Sullivan Arkansas–Little Rock
DH Rob Fitzpatrick Georgia Southern

Most Valuable Player

Todd Greene was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Greene was an outfielder for Georgia Southern.[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 October 12, 2019.