1982 Trans America Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament

The 1982 Trans America Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament was held at Luther Williams Field on the campus of Mercer University in Macon, Georgia from April 29 through May 1. This was the fourth tournament championship held by the Trans America Athletic Conference, in its fourth year of existence. Hardin–Simmons won their first tournament championship and advanced to the 1982 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.[2]

1982 Trans America Athletic Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams4
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsHardin–Simmons (1st title)
Winning coachLarry Martindale (1st title)
MVP,
1982 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
East
Mercer x‍†‍‍ 8–2 .800  35–22 .614
Georgia Southern ‍‍‍ 5–5 .500  34–33 .507
Arkansas–Little Rock ‍‍‍ 2–8 .200  11–31 .262
West
Northeast Louisiana x‍‍‍ 7–5 .583  22–29 .431
Hardin–Simmons x‍‍‡‍y 7–5 .583  23–32 .418
Centenary x‍‍‍ 7–5 .583  18–26 .409
Northwestern State ‍‍‍ 3–9 .250  18–23 .439
x – Division champion
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1982[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Seeding and format

The TAAC brought the two division winners and second place team from each division to the tournament. Each division winner played the opposite division runner up in the first round in the four team double elimination tournament. Hardin-Simmons and Northeast Louisiana claimed the West's first and second seeds, respectively, by tiebreaker.[3]

TeamWLPct.GBSeed
East
Mercer82.800—1E
Georgia Southern55.50032E
Arkansas–Little Rock28.2006—
TeamWLPct.GBSeed
West
Hardin–Simmons75.583—1W
Northeast Louisiana75.583—2W
Centenary75.583——
Northwestern State39.2504—

Bracket
  First round Semifinals Finals
                             
1E Mercer 9  
2W Northeast Louisiana 2  
  1E Mercer 2  
  1W Hardin–Simmons 3  
1W Hardin–Simmons 7
2E Georgia Southern 5  
  1W Hardin–Simmons 4 11
  1E Mercer 8 9
2W Northeast Louisiana 7  
2E Georgia Southern 6  
  1E Mercer 12
  2W Northeast Louisiana 2  

All-Tournament Team

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

POSPlayerSchool
PScott BarnhouseMercer
Mike RichardHardin–Simmons
CLawrence WalterMercer
1BDave PregonGeorgia Southern
2BDave MahoneyMercer
SSBobby DoeHardin–Simmons
3BByron RobertsHardin–Simmons
OFFrank MillerdMercer
Mike MontgomeryMercer
Mark ReedyHardin–Simmons
DHScott StoneNortheast Louisiana

References
  1. Atlantic Sun Baseball Record Book (PDF). Atlantic Sun Conference. p. 5. Retrieved February 5, 2019.
  2. Baseball Record Book (PDF). Atlantic Sun Conference. p. 8. Retrieved February 5, 2019.
  3. "Baseball Record Book" (PDF). Atlantic Sun Conference. p. 8. Retrieved February 5, 2019.
  4. Baseball Record Book (PDF). Atlantic Sun Conference. p. 15. Retrieved February 5, 2019.
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