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The 1996 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball tournament was held at Conrad Park on the campus of Stetson in DeLand, Florida. This was the eighteenth tournament championship held by the Trans America Athletic Conference. UCF won their third tournament championship in four years, and second of three in a row, and earned the conference's automatic bid to the 1996 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[2]

Teams6
Finals site
ChampionsUCF (3rd title)
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1996 Trans America Athletic Conference
baseball tournament
Teams6
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsUCF (3rd title)
Winning coachJay Bergman (3rd title)
MVPNick Presto (Florida Atlantic)
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1996 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
South
No. 22 Stetson x‍†‍‍y 12–6 .66742–23 .646
UCF ‍‍‡‍y 9–9 .50043–22 .662
Florida Atlantic ‍‍‍ 9–9 .50039–23 .629
FIU ‍‍‍ 6–12 .33335–24 .593
East
Georgia State x‍†‍‍ 12–6 .66721–32 .396
Campbell ‍‍‍ 9–9 .50023–33 .411
College of Charleston ‍‍‍ 8–10 .44428–23 .549
Mercer ‍‍‍ 7–11 .38925–30 .455
West
Jacksonville State x‍†‍‍ 12–6 .66733–18 .647
Southeastern Louisiana ‍‍‍ 11–7 .61134–24 .586
Centenary ‍‍‍ 7–11 .38923–34 .404
Samford ‍‍‍ 6–12 .33322–34 .393
x – Division champion
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1996[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
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Format and seeding

The top six finishers by overall winning percentage qualified for the tournament, with the top seed playing the lowest seed in the first round.

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TeamWLPct.Seed
South
Stetson3919.6721
UCF3820.6554
Florida Atlantic3621.6325
FIU3422.6076
TeamWLPct.Seed
East
Georgia State2132.396—
Campbell2333.411—
College of Charleston2823.549—
Mercer2530.455—
TeamWLPct.Seed
West
Jacksonville State3316.6732
Southeastern Louisiana3422.6073
Centenary2334.404—
Samford2234.393—
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Bracket

First roundSecond roundThird roundSemifinalsFinal
1Stetson5
6FIU31Stetson13
3Southeastern Louisiana9
3Southeastern Louisiana11Stetson3
4UCF24UCF6
4UCF33UCF6—
5Florida Atlantic15Florida Atlantic2—
2Jacksonville State71Stetson5
5Florida Atlantic115Florida Atlantic4105Florida Atlantic8
6FIU106FIU3
2Jacksonville State8

All-Tournament Team

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

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POSPlayerSchool
PMarco RamirezUCF
Mike LyonsStetson
CBrad KingUCF
IFBrooks StephensStetson
Mike GarnerJacksonville State
Kevin ConnacherFlorida Atlantic
Garry KamphouseFlorida Atlantic
Nick PrestoFlorida Atlantic
Bryan BruceUCF
OFClint HendryStetson
Sean MahoneyFIU
Rich OzarowskiFlorida Atlantic
DHScott LoubierUCF
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Most Valuable Player

Nick Presto was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Presto was an infielder for Florida Atlantic.[2]

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