| Teams | 8 |
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| Format | Double-elimination |
| Finals site |
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| Champions | Mercer (3rd title) |
| Winning coach | Barry Myers (3rd title) |
| MVP | () |
| 1983 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia Southern | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 38 | – | 24 | – | 0 | .613 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nicholls State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 38 | – | 24 | – | 0 | .613 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas–Little Rock | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 23 | – | 20 | – | 1 | .534 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mercer ‡ | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 29 | – | 26 | – | 1 | .527 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 26 | – | 30 | – | 0 | .464 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Centenary | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 18 | – | 22 | – | 0 | .450 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hardin–Simmons | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 22 | – | 27 | – | 0 | .449 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Samford | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 4 | – | 37 | – | 0 | .098 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 1983 [1] ; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 1983 Trans America Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament was held at Centenary Park on the campus of Centenary College of Louisiana in Shreveport, Louisiana from May 2 through 4. [2] This was the fifth tournament championship held by the Trans America Athletic Conference, in its fifth year of existence. Mercer won their third tournament championship. [3]
The teams played an 8-team double-elimination tournament, involving all teams in the conference.
| First Round | Second Round | Third Round | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Winner's Bracket | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nicholls State | 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Samford | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nicholls State | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas–Little Rock | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas–Little Rock | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern State | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas–Little Rock | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mercer | 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mercer | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia Southern | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mercer | 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hardin–Simmons | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hardin–Simmons | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Centenary | 7 | Mercer | 16 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas–Little Rock | 4 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Loser's Bracket | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Samford | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern State | 9 | Hardin–Simmons | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern State | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern State | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia Southern | 13 | Georgia Southern | 6 | Arkansas–Little Rock | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Centenary | 9 | Nicholls State | 4 | Georgia Southern | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia Southern | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team. No MVP was named until 1985. [4]
| POS | Player | School |
|---|---|---|
| P | Larry Hinson | Arkansas–Little Rock |
| Billy Brooks | Georgia Southern | |
| C | Wayne Rathbun | Centenary |
| 1B | Brian Perry | Arkansas–Little Rock |
| 2B | Jim Kubik | Centenary |
| SS | Dave Reynolds | Northwestern State |
| 3B | Jack Pool | Mercer |
| OF | Gil Herndon | Northwestern State |
| Alan Balcomb | Georgia Southern | |
| Tim Smith | Mercer | |
| DH | Steve Peruso | Georgia Southern |
The 1979 Trans America Athletic Conference (TAAC) Baseball Tournament, the first-ever for the league known since the 2001–02 school year as the Atlantic Sun Conference, was held at Centenary Park on the campus of Centenary College in Shreveport, Louisiana from May 10 through 13. Mercer won the first tournament championship. As a new conference, the TAAC did not have an automatic bid to the 1979 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.
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.
The 1981 Trans America Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament was held at Hunter Field on the campus of Hardin–Simmons University in Abilene, Texas from April 30 through May 2. This was the third tournament championship held by the Trans America Athletic Conference, in its third year of existence. Mercer won their second tournament championship.
The 1986 Trans America Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament was held at Hunter Field on the campus of Hardin–Simmons in Abilene, Texas on April 25 and 26. This was the eighth tournament championship held by the Trans America Athletic Conference, in its eighth year of existence. Georgia Southern won their third tournament championship.
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The 1992 NCAA Division I baseball season, play of college baseball in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) began in the spring of 1992. The season progressed through the regular season and concluded with the 1992 College World Series. The College World Series, held for the forty sixth time in 1992, consisted of one team from each of eight regional competitions and was held in Omaha, Nebraska at Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium as a double-elimination tournament. Pepperdine claimed the championship for the first time.
The 1996 NCAA Division I baseball season, play of college baseball in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) began in the spring of 1996. The season progressed through the regular season and concluded with the 1996 College World Series. The College World Series, held for the fiftieth time in 1996, consisted of one team from each of eight regional competitions and was held in Omaha, Nebraska at Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium as a double-elimination tournament. LSU claimed the championship for the third time.
The 1998 NCAA Division I baseball season, play of college baseball in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) began in the spring of 1998. The season progressed through the regular season and concluded with the 1998 College World Series. The College World Series, held for the fifty second time in 1998, consisted of one team from each of eight regional competitions and was held in Omaha, Nebraska at Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium as a double-elimination tournament. Southern California claimed the championship for the twelfth time, and first since 1978.
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.
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. UCF won its fifth tournament championship to earn the Trans America Athletic Conference's automatic bid to the 2001 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.
The 1984 Trans America Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament was held at Centenary Park on the campus of Centenary College of Louisiana in Shreveport, Louisiana from May 13 through 15. This was the sixth tournament championship held by the Trans America Athletic Conference, in its sixth year of existence. Nicholls State won their first tournament championship.
The 1985 Trans America Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament was held at J. I. Clements Stadium on the campus of Georgia Southern in Statesboro, Georgia on May 6 and 7. This was the seventh tournament championship held by the Trans America Athletic Conference, in its seventh year of existence. Georgia Southern won their second tournament championship.
The 1987 Trans America Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament was held at J. I. Clements Stadium on the campus of Georgia Southern in Statesboro, Georgia from April 30 to May 2. This was the ninth tournament championship held by the Trans America Athletic Conference, in its ninth year of existence. Georgia Southern won their third tournament championship and earned the conference's automatic bid to the 1987 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.
The 1988 Trans America Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament was held at Centenary Park on the campus of Centenary College of Louisiana in Shreveport, Louisiana. This was the tenth tournament championship held by the Trans America Athletic Conference, in its tenth year of existence. Stetson won their first tournament championship and earned the conference's automatic bid to the 1988 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.
The 1990 Trans America Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament was held at Centenary Park on the campus of Centenary College of Louisiana in Shreveport, Louisiana. This was the twelfth tournament championship held by the Trans America Athletic Conference, in its twelfth year of existence. Stetson won their third consecutive and overall tournament championship and earned the conference's automatic bid to the 1990 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.
The 1991 Trans America Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament was held at Conrad Park on the campus of Stetson University in DeLand, Florida. This was the thirteenth tournament championship held by the Trans America Athletic Conference, in its thirteenth year of existence. FIU won their first tournament championship in their first year in the conference and earned the conference's automatic bid to the 1991 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.
The 1992 Trans America Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament was held at Southeastern Louisiana Diamond on the campus of Southeastern Louisiana University in Hammond, Louisiana. This was the fourteenth tournament championship held by the Trans America Athletic Conference, in its fourteenth year of existence. Southeastern Louisiana won their first tournament championship in their first year in the league and earned the conference's automatic bid to the 1992 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.
The 1993 Trans America Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament was held at Conrad Park on the campus of Stetson University in DeLand, Florida. This was the fifteenth tournament championship held by the Trans America Athletic Conference, in its fifteenth year of existence. UCF won their first tournament championship in their first year in the league and earned the conference's automatic bid to the 1993 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.
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