1983 Trans America Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament

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1983 Trans America Athletic Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams8
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsMercer (3rd title)
Winning coachBarry 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]

Format[]

The teams played an 8-team double-elimination tournament, involving all teams in the conference.

Bracket[]

  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  

All-Tournament Team[]

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

References[]

  1. ^ Atlantic Sun Baseball Record Book (PDF). Atlantic Sun Conference. p. 5. Retrieved June 2, 2019.
  2. ^ 2019 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Little Rock Trojans. p. 67. Retrieved June 2, 2019.
  3. ^ Baseball Record Book (PDF). Atlantic Sun Conference. p. 8. Retrieved June 2, 2019.
  4. ^ Baseball Record Book (PDF). Atlantic Sun Conference. p. 14. Retrieved June 2, 2019.
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