1999 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball tournament

The 1999 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball tournament was held at Osceola County Stadium in Kissimmee, Florida. This was the twenty-first tournament championship held by the Trans America Athletic Conference. Jacksonville won their first tournament championship and earned the conference's automatic bid to the 1999 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.^[2]

1999 Trans America Athletic Conference
baseball tournament

Teams	6
Format	Double-elimination
Finals site	Osceola County Stadium Kissimmee, Florida
Champions	Jacksonville (1st title)
Winning coach	Danny Price (1st title)
MVP	Mike Nebel (Mercer)
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1999 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 20 Florida Atlantic ‍†‍‍^y	26	–	4		.867			54	–	9		.857
Jacksonville ‍‍‡‍^y	22	–	8		.733			41	–	23		.641
Mercer ‍‍‍	19	–	11		.633			36	–	24		.600
UCF ‍‍‍	19	–	11		.633			38	–	21		.644
Troy State ‍‍‍	15	–	15		.500			31	–	28		.525
Centenary ‍‍‍	14	–	16		.467			21	–	35		.375
Georgia State ‍‍‍	13	–	17		.433			23	–	33		.411
Jacksonville State ‍‍‍	13	–	17		.433			22	–	30		.423
Stetson ‍‍‍	11	–	19		.367			23	–	31		.426
Samford ‍‍‍	8	–	22		.267			20	–	33		.377
Campbell ‍‍‍	5	–	25		.167			24	–	32		.429
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1999^[1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Format and seeding

The top six 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
Florida Atlantic	26	4	.867	—	1
Jacksonville	22	8	.733	4	2
Mercer	19	11	.633	7	3
UCF	19	11	.633	7	4
Troy State	15	15	.500	11	5
Centenary	14	16	.467	12	6
Georgia State	13	17	.433	13	—
Jacksonville State	13	17	.433	13	—
Stetson	11	19	.367	15	—
Samford	8	22	.267	18	—
Campbell	5	25	.167	21	—

Bracket

	First round					Second round					Third round					Semifinals					Final
						1	Florida Atlantic	4
						4	UCF	7
	1	Florida Atlantic	18								4	UCF	1
	6	Centenary	5								2	Jacksonville	5			2	Jacksonville	2
						2	Jacksonville	11
																3	Mercer	1
						6	Centenary	4
	3	Mercer	5
																					2	Jacksonville	9
	4	UCF	4
						3	Mercer	6													5	Troy State	4
						5	Troy State	3
	2	Jacksonville	3								3	Mercer	9
	5	Troy State	4								5	Troy State	10
						5	Troy State	11^10
						1	Florida Atlantic	4

All-Tournament Team

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

POS	Player	School
P	Trey Wright	Troy State
	James Ray	Jacksonville
C	Tom Gregorio	Troy State
IF	Jeff Nebel	Mercer
	Todd Lancaster	Troy State
	Paul Stryhas	Florida Atlantic
	Chad Olivia	Jacksonville
OF	Darryl Stephens	UCF
	Kirk Asche	Jacksonville
	Josh Hurrell	Jacksonville
DH	James Rodgers	Jacksonville

Most Valuable Player

Jeff Nebel was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Nebe was a pitcher for Mercer.^[2]

References

1. Atlantic Sun Baseball Record Book (PDF). Atlantic Sun Conference. p. 5. Retrieved July 17, 2019.
2. Baseball Record Book (PDF). Atlantic Sun Conference. Retrieved January 19, 2020.