1985 Trans America Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament

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1985 Trans America Athletic Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams2
Format Double-elimination
Finals site
Champions Georgia Southern  (2nd title)
Winning coach Jack Stallings  (2nd title)
MVPCraig Cooper (Georgia Southern)
1985 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
East
Georgia Southern  x143 .8244123 .641
Mercer  99 .5002428 .462
Samford  711 .3892136 .368
Georgia State  512 .2941728 .378
West
Hardin–Simmons  x97 .5633031 .492
Centenary  78 .4672725 .519
Arkansas–Little Rock  78 .4672123 .477
x Division champion
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1985 [1] ; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

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. [2] 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. [3]

Contents

Format and seeding

The winner of each of the conference's two divisions met in a best of three series.

TeamWLPct.GBSeed
East
Georgia Southern 143.8241E
Mercer 99.5005.5
Georgia State 711.3897.5
Samford 512.2949
TeamWLPct.GBSeed
West
Hardin–Simmons 97.5631W
Centenary 78.4671.5
Arkansas–Little Rock 78.4671.5

Bracket

Finals
     
1W Hardin–Simmons 1 6
1E Georgia Southern 310

All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team. An MVP was named for the first time in 1985. [4]

POSPlayerSchool
PPhil DaleGeorgia Southern
Rich KlemkeHardin–Simmons
CGreg McMullenGeorgia Southern
1BCraig CooperGeorgia Southern
2BJeff ShiremanGeorgia Southern
SSSteve AriasHardin–Simmons
3BJoe PiazzaHardin–Simmons
OFShane GravensHardin–Simmons
Bobby AikenGeorgia Southern
Mike ShepherdGeorgia Southern
DHRob HarandaGeorgia Southern

Most Valuable Player

Craig Cooper was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Cooper was a first baseman for Georgia Southern. [4]

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References

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