1985 Trans America Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament

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]

1985 Trans America Athletic Conference
Baseball Tournament

Teams	2
Format	Double-elimination
Finals site	J. I. Clements Stadium Statesboro, Georgia
Champions	Georgia Southern (2nd title)
Winning coach	Jack Stallings (2nd title)
MVP	Craig 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

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. Baseball Record Book (PDF). Atlantic Sun Conference. p. 14. Retrieved June 6, 2019.