1983 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball tournament

1983 Trans America Athletic Conference
baseball tournament
Teams8
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsMercer (3rd title)
Winning coachBarry Myers (3rd title)
1983 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball standings
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

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalFinal
Nicholls State21
Samford2
Nicholls State2
Arkansas–Little Rock3
Arkansas–Little Rock8
Northwestern State4
Arkansas–Little Rock5
Mercer17
Mercer8
Georgia Southern6
Mercer21
Hardin–Simmons4
Hardin–Simmons8
Centenary7Mercer16—
Arkansas–Little Rock4—
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower round 3Lower final
Hardin–Simmons3
Samford1Northwestern State7Arkansas–Little Rock8
Northwestern State9Northwestern State5Georgia Southern7
Georgia Southern6
Nicholls State4
Georgia Southern13Georgia Southern9
Centenary9

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.