1980 Trans America Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament

The 1980 Trans America Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament was held at Luther Williams Field on the campus of Mercer University in Macon, Georgia from May 1 through 4. This was the second tournament championship held by the Trans America Athletic Conference, in its second year of existence. Georgia Southern won their first tournament championship. The Eagles earned a bid to the 1980 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament, the first for the league.

1980 Trans America Athletic Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams5
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsGeorgia Southern (1st title)
Winning coachJack Stallings (1st title)
MVP,
1980 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Georgia Southern y 00   3821 .644
Mercer  00   3118 .633
Centenary  00   3419 .642
Northeast Louisiana  00   2015 .571
Hardin–Simmons  00   2525 .500
Northwestern State  00   2323 .500
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1980[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Format

The league again used a blind draw to determine matchups, and conference teams again played few games against each other prior to the tournament. The teams played a six team, double elimination tournament.[2][3]

Results

  First round Semifinals Semi- Finals
                                       
  Northeast Louisiana 12*  
  Northwestern State 9*     Northeast Louisiana 6  
    Georgia Southern 8    
      Georgia Southern 11  
      Northwestern State 4    
  Northwestern State 8          
  Hardin–Simmons 2        
  Centenary 4         Georgia Southern 5 15
  Georgia Southern 3           Mercer 4 1
      Centenary 3        
      Mercer 12          
  Mercer 8           Mercer 7    
  Hardin–Simmons 3         Northeast Louisiana 0  
  Northeast Louisiana 14    
  Centenary 7  

* - Indicates game required 12 innings.

All-Tournament Team

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

POSPlayerSchool
PScott BarnhouseMercer
PCarlos ColonGeorgia Southern
PKen MarksCentenary
CMarty PeveyGeorgia Southern
CFrank ScelfoNortheast Louisiana
2BDoug GueldeNortheast Louisiana
SSBob LaurieGeorgia Southern
3BDerrell BakerGeorgia Southern
OFDavid KlickNortheast Louisiana
OFFrank MillerdMercer
OFTim SmithMercer

References

  1. Atlantic Sun Baseball Record Book (PDF). Atlantic Sun Conference. p. 3. Retrieved September 21, 2013.
  2. Atlantic Sun Baseball Record Book (PDF). Atlantic Sun Conference. p. 2. Retrieved September 21, 2013.
  3. "2013 Media Guide". Mercer Bears. p. 71. Archived from the original on 2013-09-26. Retrieved September 21, 2013.
  4. Atlantic Sun Baseball Record Book (PDF). Atlantic Sun Conference. p. 21. Retrieved September 21, 2013.
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