1979 Trans America Athletic Conference Tournament

The 1979 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball tournament was held at Centenary Park in Shreveport, LA. Mercer University defeated Oklahoma City University for the title.

Participating Teams

School	Overall Record*	Head Coach
Mercer University	38-16	Barry Myers
Oklahoma City University	31-23	Don Brown
Centenary College of Louisiana	28-19	James Farrar
Northeast Louisiana University	22-26	Lou St. Amant
Hardin-Simmons University	14-25	Tom Murphree

* Schools did not play a conference schedule in 1979.

Results

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Game Results

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
Game 1	Oklahoma City University	6-3	Centenary College of Louisiana
Game 2	Hardin-Simmons University	7-0	Northeast Louisiana University
Game 3	Northeast Louisiana University	10-9 (10)	Centenary College of Louisiana	Centenary eliminated
Game 4	Mercer University	3-0	Oklahoma City University
Game 5	Mercer University	14-1	Hardin-Simmons University
Game 6	Oklahoma City University	14-5	Northeast Louisiana University	Northeast Louisiana eliminated
Game 7	Mercer University	8-0	Hardin-Simmons University	Hardin-Simmons eliminated
Game 8	Oklahoma City University	11-8	Mercer University
Game 9	Mercer University	6-3	Oklahoma City University	Mercer wins Trans America Athletic Conference title

All-Tournament Team

• P Ken McLeod H-SU
• P Dwight Erhard OCU
• P Dan Fitzsimmons Mer
• 1B Jay Branham NLU
• 1B Scott Halam Mer
• OF Steve Brumfield Cent
• OF Rusty Hamric H-SU
• OF Frank Millerd Mer
• OF Don Murphy OCU
• OF Jay Ross Mer
• DH Tom Patman OCU