| 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) |
| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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.
| Upper round 1 | Upper round 2 | Upper final | Final | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lower round 1 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 3 | Lower final | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Hardin–Simmons | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Samford | 1 | Northwestern State | 7 | Arkansas–Little Rock | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern State | 9 | Northwestern State | 5 | Georgia Southern | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia Southern | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nicholls State | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia Southern | 13 | Georgia Southern | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Centenary | 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.
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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 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.
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