1982 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball tournament

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1982 Trans America Athletic Conference
baseball tournament
Teams4
Format Double-elimination
Finals site
Champions Hardin–Simmons  (1st title)
Winning coach Larry Martindale  (1st title)
1982 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
East
Mercer  x82 .8003522 .614
Georgia Southern  55 .5003433 .507
Arkansas–Little Rock  28 .2001131 .262
West
Northeast Louisiana  x75 .5832229 .431
Hardin–Simmons  xy75 .5832332 .418
Centenary  x75 .5831826 .409
Northwestern State  39 .2501823 .439
x Division champion
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1982 [1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1982 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball tournament was held at Luther Williams Field on the campus of Mercer University in Macon, Georgia, from April 29 through May 1. This was the fourth tournament championship held by the Trans America Athletic Conference, in its fourth year of existence. Hardin–Simmons won their first tournament championship and advanced to the 1982 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. [2]

Contents

Seeding and format

The TAAC brought the two division winners and second place team from each division to the tournament. Each division winner played the opposite division runner up in the first round in the four team double elimination tournament. Hardin-Simmons and Northeast Louisiana claimed the West's first and second seeds, respectively, by tiebreaker. [3]

TeamWLPct.GBSeed
East
Mercer 82.8001E
Georgia Southern 55.50032E
Arkansas–Little Rock 28.2006
TeamWLPct.GBSeed
West
Hardin–Simmons 75.5831W
Northeast Louisiana 75.5832W
Centenary 75.583
Northwestern State 39.2504

Bracket

Upper round 1Upper finalFinal
1E Mercer 9
2W Northeast Louisiana 2
1EMercer2
1WHardin–Simmons3
1W Hardin–Simmons 7
2E Georgia Southern 5
1WHardin–Simmons411
1EMercer89
Lower round 1Lower final
1EMercer12
2WNortheast Louisiana72WNortheast Louisiana2
2EGeorgia Southern6

All-Tournament Team

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

POSPlayerSchool
PScott BarnhouseMercer
Mike RichardHardin–Simmons
CLawrence WalterMercer
1BDave PregonGeorgia Southern
2BDave MahoneyMercer
SSBobby DoeHardin–Simmons
3BByron RobertsHardin–Simmons
OFFrank MillerdMercer
Mike MontgomeryMercer
Mark ReedyHardin–Simmons
DHScott StoneNortheast Louisiana

References

  1. Atlantic Sun Baseball Record Book (PDF). Atlantic Sun Conference. p. 5. Retrieved February 5, 2019.
  2. Baseball Record Book (PDF). Atlantic Sun Conference. p. 8. Retrieved February 5, 2019.
  3. "Baseball Record Book" (PDF). Atlantic Sun Conference. p. 8. Retrieved February 5, 2019.
  4. Baseball Record Book (PDF). Atlantic Sun Conference. p. 15. Retrieved February 5, 2019.