2001 Trans America Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament

The 2001 Trans America Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament was held at Alexander Brest Field on the campus of Jacksonville University in Jacksonville, Florida from May 16 through 19.[2] UCF won its fifth tournament championship to earn the Trans America Athletic Conference's automatic bid to the 2001 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.[3]

2001 Trans America Athletic Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams6
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsUCF (5th title)
Winning coachJay Bergman (5th title)
MVPJeremy Kurella, UCF
2001 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 17 UCF  y 225 .815  5114 .785
Stetson  y 198 .704  4317 .717
Jacksonville  y 189 .667  3925 .609
Campbell   1710 .630  3321 .611
Florida Atlantic   1413 .519  3624 .600
Troy State   1215 .444  2728 .491
Samford   1215 .444  2034 .370
Mercer   1017 .370  2428 .462
Georgia State   819 .296  2035 .364
Jacksonville State   324 .111  1139 .220
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 2001[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Seeding

The top six teams (based on conference results) from the conference earn invites to the tournament.

TeamWLPCTGBSeed
UCF225.8151
Stetson198.70432
Jacksonville189.66743
Campbell1710.63054
Florida Atlantic1413.51985
Troy State1215.444106
Samford1215.44410
Mercer1017.37012
Georgia State819.29614
Jacksonville State324.11119

Results

  First round Second round Third round Semi-finals Finals
                                                 
  1 UCF 18  
  6 Troy State 1     1 UCF 8  
    4 Campbell 3    
  3 Jacksonville 5         1 UCF 610            
  4 Campbell 1           5 Florida Atlantic 5              
      3 Jacksonville 3           1 UCF 9 11
      5 Florida Atlantic 7         3 Jacksonville 10 2
  2 Stetson 1         5 Florida Atlantic 5    
  5 Florida Atlantic 2       3 Jacksonville 10     3 Jacksonville 12  
  6 Troy State 5     6 Troy State 6  
  2 Stetson 2  

All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[4]

PosNameTeam
PJustin PopeUCF
Von StertzbachUCF
Burt ClarkUCF
Jason ArnoldUCF
CChad OlivaJacksonville
IFJeremy KurellaUCF
Mike FoxUCF
Chad EhrnsbergerUCF
Chris ReierJacksonville
OFPhil NoverJacksonville
Mike MyersUCF
B.J. WeedJacksonville

Tournament Most Valuable Player

Jeremy Kurella was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Kurella was an infielder for UCF.[4]

References

  1. 2019 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Atlantic Sun Conference. p. 4. Retrieved April 6, 2019.
  2. Baseball Media Guide (PDF). UCF Knights. p. 68. Retrieved April 7, 2019.
  3. Baseball Record Book (PDF). Atlantic Sun Conference. p. 7. Retrieved April 7, 2019.
  4. Baseball Record Book (PDF). Atlantic Sun Conferece. p. 13. Retrieved April 5, 2019.
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