1984 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball tournament


The 1984 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball tournament was held at Centenary Park on the campus of Centenary College of Louisiana in Shreveport, Louisiana, from May 13 through 15.[2] This was the sixth tournament championship held by the Trans America Athletic Conference, in its sixth year of existence. Nicholls State won their first tournament championship.[3]

1984 Trans America Athletic Conference
baseball tournament
Teams4
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsNicholls State (1st title)
Winning coachMike Knight (1st title)
1984 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Georgia Southern x‍‍‍ 13 4   .765 32 37   .464
Mercer ‍‍‍ 10 6   .625 23 23   .500
Georgia State ‍‍‍ 5 11   .313 22 31   .415
Samford ‍‍‍ 5 12   .294 8 42   .160
West
Nicholls State x 18 5   .783 38 21   .644
Hardin–Simmons ‍‍‍ 17 6   .739 25 31   .446
Arkansas–Little Rock ‍‍‍ 10 14   .417 20 30   .400
Centenary ‍‍‍ 7 14   .333 28 25   .528
Northwestern State ‍‍‍ 7 17   .292 17 45   .274
x – Division champion
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1984[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Format and seeding

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At the end of the conference regular season, the top two finishers in each division advanced to the tournament with each division winner playing the runner up from the opposite division in the first round of the double-elimination tournament.

Team W L Pct. GB Seed
East
Georgia Southern 13 4 .765 1E
Mercer 10 6 .625 2.5 2E
Georgia State 5 11 .313 7.5
Samford 5 12 .294 8
Team W L Pct. GB Seed
West
Nicholls State 18 5 .783 1W
Hardin–Simmons 17 6 .739 1 2W
Arkansas–Little Rock 10 14 .417 8.5
Centenary 7 14 .333 10
Northwestern State 7 17 .292 11.5

Bracket

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First roundSemi-finalsFinals
1EGeorgia Southern410
2WHardin–Simmons3
1EGeorgia Southern3
1WNicholls State6
1WNicholls State18
2EMercer1
1WNicholls State16
1EGeorgia Southern4
Lower round 1Lower final
1EGeorgia Southern14
2WHardin–Simmons62EMercer4
2EMercer812

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 Stan Fabre Nicholls State
John Faciane Nicholls State
C Greg McMullen Georgia Southern
1B Matt Bergeron Nicholls State
2B Jeff Petzoldt Georgia Southern
SS Bobby Dickerson Nicholls State
3B Tracy Thomas Hardin–Simmons
OF Darryl Hamilton Nicholls State
Ben Abner Georgia Southern
Mike Tullier Nicholls State
DH Pat Chasco Nicholls State

References

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  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. 34. Retrieved June 5, 2019.
  3. ^ Baseball Record Book (PDF). Atlantic Sun Conference. p. 8. Retrieved June 5, 2019.
  4. ^ Baseball Record Book (PDF). Atlantic Sun Conference. p. 14. Retrieved June 5, 2019.