1987 Trans America Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament

The 1987 Trans America Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament was held at J. I. Clements Stadium on the campus of Georgia Southern in Statesboro, Georgia from April 30 to May 2.[2] This was the ninth tournament championship held by the Trans America Athletic Conference, in its ninth year of existence. Georgia Southern won their third tournament championship and earned the conference's automatic bid to the 1987 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.[3]

1987 Trans America Athletic Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams2
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsGeorgia Southern (4th title)
Winning coachJack Stallings (4th title)
MVPBrett Hendley, Georgia Southern
1987 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
East
No. 29 Georgia Southern x‍†‍‡‍y 13–5 .722  33–30 .524
Stetson  ‍‍‍ 12–6 .667  37–22 .627
Mercer ‍‍‍ 6–9 .400  27–22 .551
Samford ‍‍‍ 2–13 .133  6–41 .128
West
Hardin–Simmons x‍‍‍ 10–6 .625  27–31 .466
Arkansas–Little Rock ‍‍‍ 9–7 .563  25–20 .556
Centenary ‍‍‍ 5–11 .313  19–25 .432
x – Division champion
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1987[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Format and seeding

The top two finishers from each division by conference winning percentage qualified for the tournament, with the top seed from one division playing the second seed from the opposite in the first round.

TeamWLPct.GBSeed
East
Georgia Southern135.722—1E
Stetson1261—2E
Mercer69.4005.5—
Samford213.1339.5—
TeamWLPct.GBSeed
West
Hardin–Simmons106.625—1W
Arkansas–Little Rock97.56312W
Centenary511.3135—

Bracket
  First Round Semi-Finals Finals
                             
1E Georgia Southern 10  
2W Arkansas–Little Rock 7  
  1E Georgia Southern 18  
  2E Stetson 0  
1W Hardin–Simmons 4
2E Stetson 16  
  1E Georgia Southern 8 —
  2E Stetson 6 —
2W Arkansas–Little Rock 9  
1W Hardin–Simmons 14  
  2E Stetson 10
  1W Hardin–Simmons 8  

All-Tournament Team

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

POSPlayerSchool
PKeith RichardsonGeorgia Southern
Steve WoideStetson
CMike RobinsonStetson
1BBrett HendleyGeorgia Southern
2BShawn LeeStetson
SSJeff ShiremanGeorgia Southern
3BScott FoithHardin–Simmons
OFMike ShepherdGeorgia Southern
Frank VashawGeorgia Southern
Lynn TurnerHardin–Simmons
DHPat HardingStetson

Most Valuable Player

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

References
  1. Atlantic Sun Baseball Record Book (PDF). Atlantic Sun Conference. p. 5. Retrieved July 17, 2019.
  2. 2019 Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Georgia Southern Eagles. p. 35. Retrieved July 17, 2019.
  3. Baseball Record Book (PDF). Atlantic Sun Conference. p. 8. Retrieved July 17, 2019.
  4. Baseball Record Book (PDF). Atlantic Sun Conference. p. 14. Retrieved June 17, 2019.
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