1986 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball tournament
| 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) |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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]
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 |
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| 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]
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.
- ^ a b Baseball Record Book (PDF). Atlantic Sun Conference. p. 14. Retrieved July 14, 2019.