1985 Trans America Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament
The 1985 Trans America Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament was held at J. I. Clements Stadium on the campus of Georgia Southern in Statesboro, Georgia on May 6 and 7.[2] This was the seventh tournament championship held by the Trans America Athletic Conference, in its seventh year of existence. Georgia Southern won their second tournament championship.[3]
| Teams | 2 |
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| Format | Double-elimination |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | Georgia Southern (2nd title) |
| Winning coach | Jack Stallings (2nd title) |
| MVP | Craig Cooper, Georgia Southern |
| 1985 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia Southern x†‡ | 14 | – | 3 | .824 | 41 | – | 23 | .641 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mercer | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 24 | – | 28 | .462 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Samford | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 21 | – | 36 | .368 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia State | 5 | – | 12 | .294 | 17 | – | 28 | .378 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hardin–Simmons x | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 30 | – | 31 | .492 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Centenary | 7 | – | 8 | .467 | 27 | – | 25 | .519 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas–Little Rock | 7 | – | 8 | .467 | 21 | – | 23 | .477 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| x – Division champion † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 1985[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Format and seeding
The winner of each of the conference's two divisions met in a best of three series.
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Bracket
| Finals | ||||||
| 1W | Hardin–Simmons | 1 | 6 | — | ||
| 1E | Georgia Southern | 3 | 10 | — | ||
All-Tournament Team
The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team. An MVP was named for the first time in 1985.[4]
| POS | Player | School |
|---|---|---|
| P | Phil Dale | Georgia Southern |
| Rich Klemke | Hardin–Simmons | |
| C | Greg McMullen | Georgia Southern |
| 1B | Craig Cooper | Georgia Southern |
| 2B | Jeff Shireman | Georgia Southern |
| SS | Steve Arias | Hardin–Simmons |
| 3B | Joe Piazza | Hardin–Simmons |
| OF | Shane Gravens | Hardin–Simmons |
| Bobby Aiken | Georgia Southern | |
| Mike Shepherd | Georgia Southern | |
| DH | Rob Haranda | Georgia Southern |
Most Valuable Player
Craig Cooper was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Cooper was a first baseman for Georgia Southern.[4]
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References
- Atlantic Sun Baseball Record Book (PDF). Atlantic Sun Conference. p. 5. Retrieved June 5, 2019.
- 2019 Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Georgia Southern Eagles. p. 35. Retrieved June 6, 2019.
- Baseball Record Book (PDF). Atlantic Sun Conference. p. 8. Retrieved June 6, 2019.
- Baseball Record Book (PDF). Atlantic Sun Conference. p. 14. Retrieved June 6, 2019.
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