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. 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.
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. Team W L Pct. Seed 39 19 1 38 20 4 36 21 5 34 22 6 Team W L Pct. Seed 21 32 — 23 33 — 28 23 — 25 30 — Team W L Pct. Seed 33 16 2 34 22 3 23 34 — 22 34 —
Bracket
All-Tournament Team The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team. POS Player School P Marco Ramirez UCF Mike Lyons Stetson C Brad King UCF IF Brooks Stephens Stetson Mike Garner Jacksonville State Kevin Connacher Florida Atlantic Garry Kamphouse Florida Atlantic Nick Presto Florida Atlantic Bryan Bruce UCF OF Clint Hendry Stetson Sean Mahoney FIU Rich Ozarowski Florida Atlantic DH Scott Loubier UCF
Most Valuable Player Nick Presto was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Presto was an infielder for Florida Atlantic.
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