1983 Trans America Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament

The 1983 Trans America Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament was held at Centenary Park on the campus of Centenary College of Louisiana in Shreveport, Louisiana from May 2 through 4.[2] This was the fifth tournament championship held by the Trans America Athletic Conference, in its fifth year of existence. Mercer won their third tournament championship.[3]

1983 Trans America Athletic Conference
Baseball Tournament

Teams	8
Format	Double-elimination
Finals site	Centenary Park Shreveport, Louisiana
Champions	Mercer (3rd title)
Winning coach	Barry Myers (3rd title)
MVP	,

1983 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball standings
	Conf									Overall
Team	W		L		T		PCT			W		L		T		PCT
Georgia Southern ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0		–			38	–	24	–	0		.613
Nicholls State ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0		–			38	–	24	–	0		.613
Arkansas–Little Rock ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0		–			23	–	20	–	1		.534
Mercer ‍‍‡‍	0	–	0	–	0		–			29	–	26	–	1		.527
Northwestern State ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0		–			26	–	30	–	0		.464
Centenary ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0		–			18	–	22	–	0		.450
Hardin–Simmons ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0		–			22	–	27	–	0		.449
Samford ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0		–			4	–	37	–	0		.098
‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 1983[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Format

The teams played an 8-team double-elimination tournament, involving all teams in the conference.

Bracket

	First Round					Second Round					Third Round					Semifinals					Finals
	Winner's Bracket
		Nicholls State	21
		Samford	2
							Nicholls State	2
							Arkansas–Little Rock	3
		Arkansas–Little Rock	8
		Northwestern State	4
												Arkansas–Little Rock	5
												Mercer	17
		Mercer	8
		Georgia Southern	6
							Mercer	21
							Hardin–Simmons	4
		Hardin–Simmons	8
		Centenary	7																			Mercer	16	—
																						Arkansas–Little Rock	4	—
	Loser's Bracket
		Samford	1
		Northwestern State	9				Hardin–Simmons	3
							Northwestern State	7
												Northwestern State	5
		Georgia Southern	13									Georgia Southern	6				Arkansas–Little Rock	8
		Centenary	9				Nicholls State	4									Georgia Southern	7
							Georgia Southern	9

All-Tournament Team

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

POS	Player	School
P	Larry Hinson	Arkansas–Little Rock
	Billy Brooks	Georgia Southern
C	Wayne Rathbun	Centenary
1B	Brian Perry	Arkansas–Little Rock
2B	Jim Kubik	Centenary
SS	Dave Reynolds	Northwestern State
3B	Jack Pool	Mercer
OF	Gil Herndon	Northwestern State
	Alan Balcomb	Georgia Southern
	Time Smith	Mercer
DH	Steve Peruso	Georgia Southern

References

1. Atlantic Sun Baseball Record Book (PDF). Atlantic Sun Conference. p. 5. Retrieved June 2, 2019.
2. 2019 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Little Rock Trojans. p. 67. Retrieved June 2, 2019.
3. Baseball Record Book (PDF). Atlantic Sun Conference. p. 8. Retrieved June 2, 2019.
4. Baseball Record Book (PDF). Atlantic Sun Conference. p. 14. Retrieved June 2, 2019.