1985 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball tournament

1985 Trans America Athletic Conference
baseball tournament
Teams2
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsGeorgia Southern (2nd title)
Winning coachJack Stallings (2nd title)
MVPCraig Cooper (Georgia Southern)
1985 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Georgia Southern x‍†‍‡‍ 14 – 3   .824 41 – 23   .641
Mercer ‍‍‍ 9 – 9   .500 24 – 28   .462
Samford ‍‍‍ 7 – 11   .389 21 – 36   .368
Georgia State ‍‍‍ 5 – 12   .294 17 – 28   .378
West
Hardin–Simmons x‍‍‍ 9 – 7   .563 30 – 31   .492
Centenary ‍‍‍ 7 – 8   .467 27 – 25   .519
Arkansas–Little Rock ‍‍‍ 7 – 8   .467 21 – 23   .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]

Format and seeding

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

Team W L Pct. GB Seed
East
Georgia Southern 14 3 .824 — 1E
Mercer 9 9 .500 5.5 —
Georgia State 7 11 .389 7.5 —
Samford 5 12 .294 9 —
Team W L Pct. GB Seed
West
Hardin–Simmons 9 7 .563 — 1W
Centenary 7 8 .467 1.5 —
Arkansas–Little Rock 7 8 .467 1.5 —

Bracket

Finals
     
1W Hardin–Simmons 1 6 —
1E Georgia Southern 3 10 —

All-Tournament Team

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

POS Player School
P Phil Dale Georgia Southern
Rich Klemke Hardin–Simmons
C Greg McMullen Georgia Southern
1B Craig Cooper Georgia Southern
2B Jeff Shireman Georgia Southern
SS Steve Arias Hardin–Simmons
3B Joe Piazza Hardin–Simmons
OF Shane Gravens Hardin–Simmons
Bobby Aiken Georgia Southern
Mike Shepherd Georgia Southern
DH Rob Haranda Georgia Southern

Most Valuable Player

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

References

  1. ^ Atlantic Sun Baseball Record Book (PDF). Atlantic Sun Conference. p. 5. Retrieved June 5, 2019.
  2. ^ 2019 Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Georgia Southern Eagles. p. 35. Retrieved June 6, 2019.
  3. ^ Baseball Record Book (PDF). Atlantic Sun Conference. p. 8. Retrieved June 6, 2019.
  4. ^ a b Baseball Record Book (PDF). Atlantic Sun Conference. p. 14. Retrieved June 6, 2019.