1987 Trans America Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament

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1987 Trans America Athletic Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams2
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsGeorgia Southern (4th title)
Winning coachJack Stallings (4th title)
MVPBrett Hendley (Georgia Southern)
1987 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
No. 29 Georgia Southern x‍†‍‡‍y 13 – 5   .722 33 – 30   .524
Stetson  ‍‍‍ 12 – 6   .667 37 – 22   .627
Mercer ‍‍‍ 6 – 9   .400 27 – 22   .551
Samford ‍‍‍ 2 – 13   .133 6 – 41   .128
West
Hardin–Simmons x‍‍‍ 10 – 6   .625 27 – 31   .466
Arkansas–Little Rock ‍‍‍ 9 – 7   .563 25 – 20   .556
Centenary ‍‍‍ 5 – 11   .313 19 – 25   .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]

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.

Team W L Pct. GB Seed
East
Georgia Southern 13 5 .722 — 1E
Stetson 12 6 1 — 2E
Mercer 6 9 .400 5.5 —
Samford 2 13 .133 9.5 —
Team W L Pct. GB Seed
West
Hardin–Simmons 10 6 .625 — 1W
Arkansas–Little Rock 9 7 .563 1 2W
Centenary 5 11 .313 5 —

Bracket[]

  First Round Semi-Finals Finals
                             
1E Georgia Southern 10  
2W Arkansas–Little Rock 7  
  1E Georgia Southern 18  
  2E Stetson 0  
1W Hardin–Simmons 4
2E Stetson 16  
  1E Georgia Southern 8 —
  2E Stetson 6 —
2W Arkansas–Little Rock 9  
1W Hardin–Simmons 14  
  2E Stetson 10
  1W Hardin–Simmons 8  

All-Tournament Team[]

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

POS Player School
P Keith Richardson Georgia Southern
Steve Woide Stetson
C Mike Robinson Stetson
1B Brett Hendley Georgia Southern
2B Shawn Lee Stetson
SS Jeff Shireman Georgia Southern
3B Scott Foith Hardin–Simmons
OF Mike Shepherd Georgia Southern
Frank Vashaw Georgia Southern
Lynn Turner Hardin–Simmons
DH Pat Harding Stetson

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. ^ a b Baseball Record Book (PDF). Atlantic Sun Conference. p. 14. Retrieved June 17, 2019.
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