1987 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball tournament

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1987 Trans America Athletic Conference
baseball tournament
Teams2
Format Double-elimination
Finals site
Champions Georgia Southern  (4th title)
Winning coach Jack Stallings  (4th title)
MVP Brett Hendley (Georgia Southern)
1987 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
East
No. 29 Georgia Southern  xy135 .7223330 .524
Stetson  126 .6673722 .627
Mercer  69 .4002722 .551
Samford  213 .133641 .128
West
Hardin–Simmons  x106 .6252731 .466
Arkansas–Little Rock  97 .5632520 .556
Centenary  511 .3131925 .432
x Division champion
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1987 [1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

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. [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. [3]

Contents

Format and seeding

The top two finishers from each division by conference winning percentage qualified for the tournament, with the top seed from one division playing the second seed from the opposite in the first round.

TeamWLPct.GBSeed
East
Georgia Southern 135.7221E
Stetson 12612E
Mercer 69.4005.5
Samford 213.1339.5
TeamWLPct.GBSeed
West
Hardin–Simmons 106.6251W
Arkansas–Little Rock 97.56312W
Centenary 511.3135

Bracket

First roundSemi-finalsFinals
1E Georgia Southern 10
2W Arkansas–Little Rock 7
1EGeorgia Southern18
2EStetson0
1W Hardin–Simmons 4
2E Stetson 16
1EGeorgia Southern8
2EStetson6
Lower round 1Lower final
2EStetson10
2WArkansas–Little Rock91WHardin–Simmons8
1WHardin–Simmons14

All-Tournament Team

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

POSPlayerSchool
PKeith RichardsonGeorgia Southern
Steve WoideStetson
CMike RobinsonStetson
1BBrett HendleyGeorgia Southern
2BShawn LeeStetson
SSJeff ShiremanGeorgia Southern
3BScott FoithHardin–Simmons
OFMike ShepherdGeorgia Southern
Frank VashawGeorgia Southern
Lynn TurnerHardin–Simmons
DHPat HardingStetson

Most Valuable Player

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

References

  1. Atlantic Sun Baseball Record Book (PDF). Atlantic Sun Conference. p. 5. Retrieved July 17, 2019.
  2. 2019 Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Georgia Southern Eagles. p. 35. Retrieved July 17, 2019.
  3. Baseball Record Book (PDF). Atlantic Sun Conference. p. 8. Retrieved July 17, 2019.
  4. 1 2 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Atlantic Sun Conference. p. 14. Retrieved June 17, 2019.