1980 Trans America Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament

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1980 Trans America Athletic Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams5
Format Double-elimination
Finals site
Champions Georgia Southern  (1st title)
Winning coach Jack Stallings  (1st title)
1980 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Georgia Southern  y00 3821 .644
Mercer  00 3118 .633
Centenary  00 3419 .642
Northeast Louisiana  00 2015 .571
Hardin–Simmons  00 2525 .500
Northwestern State  00 2323 .500
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1980 [1] ; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1980 Trans America Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament was held at Luther Williams Field on the campus of Mercer University in Macon, Georgia from May 1 through 4. This was the second tournament championship held by the Trans America Athletic Conference, in its second year of existence. Georgia Southern won their first tournament championship. The Eagles earned a bid to the 1980 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament, the first for the league.

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Format

The league again used a blind draw to determine matchups, and conference teams again played few games against each other prior to the tournament. The teams played a six team, double elimination tournament. [2] [3]

Results

First roundSecond roundThird roundFinal
Northeast Louisiana6
Georgia Southern8
Northeast Louisiana 12*Georgia Southern11
Northwestern State 9*Northwestern State4
Northwestern State8
Hardin–Simmons2
Centenary 4Georgia Southern515
Georgia Southern 3Mercer41
Centenary3
Mercer12
Mercer 8Mercer7
Hardin–Simmons 3Northeast Louisiana0
Northeast Louisiana14
Centenary7

* - Indicates game required 12 innings.

All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team. No MVP was named until 1985. [4]

POSPlayerSchool
PScott BarnhouseMercer
PCarlos ColonGeorgia Southern
PKen MarksCentenary
CMarty PeveyGeorgia Southern
CFrank ScelfoNortheast Louisiana
2BDoug GueldeNortheast Louisiana
SSBob LaurieGeorgia Southern
3BDerrell BakerGeorgia Southern
OFDavid KlickNortheast Louisiana
OFFrank MillerdMercer
OFTim SmithMercer

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