1983 Trans America Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament

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]

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
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
Georgia Southern  000   38240 .613
Nicholls State  000   38240 .613
Arkansas–Little Rock  000   23201 .534
Mercer  000   29261 .527
Northwestern State  000   26300 .464
Centenary  000   18220 .450
Hardin–Simmons  000   22270 .449
Samford  000   4370 .098
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1983[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

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]

POSPlayerSchool
PLarry HinsonArkansas–Little Rock
Billy BrooksGeorgia Southern
CWayne RathbunCentenary
1BBrian PerryArkansas–Little Rock
2BJim KubikCentenary
SSDave ReynoldsNorthwestern State
3BJack PoolMercer
OFGil HerndonNorthwestern State
Alan BalcombGeorgia Southern
Tim SmithMercer
DHSteve PerusoGeorgia 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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