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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)
1982 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   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

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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]

Team W L Pct. GB Seed
East
Mercer 8 2 .800 — 1E
Georgia Southern 5 5 .500 3 2E
Arkansas–Little Rock 2 8 .200 6 —
Team W L Pct. GB Seed
West
Hardin–Simmons 7 5 .583 — 1W
Northeast Louisiana 7 5 .583 — 2W
Centenary 7 5 .583 — —
Northwestern State 3 9 .250 4 —

Bracket

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Upper round 1Upper finalFinal
1EMercer9
2WNortheast Louisiana2
1EMercer2
1WHardin–Simmons3
1WHardin–Simmons7
2EGeorgia Southern5
1WHardin–Simmons411
1EMercer89
Lower round 1Lower final
1EMercer12
2WNortheast Louisiana72WNortheast Louisiana2
2EGeorgia Southern6

All-Tournament Team

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

POS Player School
P Scott Barnhouse Mercer
Mike Richard Hardin–Simmons
C Lawrence Walter Mercer
1B Dave Pregon Georgia Southern
2B Dave Mahoney Mercer
SS Bobby Doe Hardin–Simmons
3B Byron Roberts Hardin–Simmons
OF Frank Millerd Mercer
Mike Montgomery Mercer
Mark Reedy Hardin–Simmons
DH Scott Stone Northeast Louisiana

References

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  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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