1986 Trans America Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament
The 1986 Trans America Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament was held at Hunter Field on the campus of Hardin–Simmons in Abilene, Texas on April 25 and 26.[2] This was the eighth tournament championship held by the Trans America Athletic Conference, in its eighth year of existence. Georgia Southern won their third tournament championship.[3]
| Teams | 2 |
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| Format | Double-elimination |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | Georgia Southern (3rd title) |
| Winning coach | Jack Stallings (3rd title) |
| MVP | Mike Shepherd, Georgia Southern |
| 1986 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia Southern x‡ | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 36 | – | 23 | .610 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mercer | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 25 | – | 24 | .510 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia State | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 23 | – | 29 | .442 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Samford | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 14 | – | 37 | .275 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hardin–Simmons x† | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | 38 | – | 25 | .603 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Centenary | 8 | – | 7 | .533 | 27 | – | 28 | .491 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas–Little Rock | 3 | – | 12 | .200 | 11 | – | 35 | .239 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stetson | – | – | 36 | – | 22 | .621 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| x – Division champion † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 1986[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. Stetson was ineligible as a new member of the conference.
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Bracket
| Finals | ||||||
| 1E | Georgia Southern | 20 | 8 | 25 | ||
| 1W | Hardin–Simmons | 3 | 9 | 15 | ||
All-Tournament Team
The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[4]
| POS | Player | School |
|---|---|---|
| P | Billy Brooks | Georgia Southern |
| Troy Holcomb | Georgia Southern | |
| C | Rob Haranda | Georgia Southern |
| 1B | Craig Cooper | Georgia Southern |
| 2B | Dan Gealy | Georgia Southern |
| SS | Steve Arias | Hardin–Simmons |
| 3B | Jim Cunningham | Georgia Southern |
| OF | Mike Shepherd | Georgia Southern |
| Joe Bonanno | Georgia Southern | |
| Lynn Turner | Hardin–Simmons | |
| Shane Gravens | Hardin–Simmons | |
| DH | Gilbert Arredondo | Hardin–Simmons |
Most Valuable Player
Mike Shepherd was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Shepherd was an outfielder for Georgia Southern.[4]
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References
- Atlantic Sun Baseball Record Book (PDF). Atlantic Sun Conference. p. 5. Retrieved July 14, 2019.
- 2019 Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Georgia Southern Eagles. p. 35. Retrieved July 14, 2019.
- Baseball Record Book (PDF). Atlantic Sun Conference. p. 8. Retrieved July 14, 2019.
- Baseball Record Book (PDF). Atlantic Sun Conference. p. 14. Retrieved July 14, 2019.
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