1980 Trans America Athletic Conference Tournament

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The 1980 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball tournament was held at Luther Williams Field in Macon, GA. Georgia Southern University defeated Mercer University for the title.

Participating Teams[edit]

School Overall Record* Head Coach
Georgia Southern University 38-21 Jack Stallings
Mercer University 31-18 Barry Myers
Centenary College of Louisiana 34-19 James Farrar
Northeast Louisiana University 20-15 Lou St. Amant
Hardin-Simmons University 25-25 Tom Murphree
Northwestern State University of Louisiana 23-23 Herbie Smith

* Schools did not play a conference schedule in 1980

Results[edit]

Bracket[edit]

  First round Second round Semifinals Finals
                                       
  Northeast Louisiana 12  
  Northwestern St. (LA) 9     Northeast Louisiana 6  
    Georgia Southern 8    
      Georgia Southern 11  
      Northwestern St. (LA) 4    
  Northwestern St. (LA) 8          
  Hardin-Simmons 2        
  Mercer 8         Georgia Southern 5 15
  Hardin-Simmons 3           Mercer 4 1
      Mercer 12        
      Centenary (LA) 3          
  Centenary (LA) 4           Mercer 7    
  Georgia Southern 3         Northeast Louisiana 0  
  Centenary (LA) 7    
  Northeast Louisiana 14  


Game Results[edit]

Game Winner Score Loser Notes
Game 1 Centenary College of Louisiana 4-3 Georgia Southern University
Game 2 Northeast Louisiana University 12-9 (12) Northwestern State University
Game 3 Mercer University 8-3 Hardin-Simmons University
Game 4 Northwestern State University 8-2 Hardin-Simmons University Hardin-Simmons eliminated
Game 5 Georgia Southern University 8-6 Northeast Louisiana University
Game 6 Mercer University 12-3 Centenary College of Louisiana
Game 7 Northeast Louisiana University 14-7 Centenary College of Louisiana Centenary eliminated
Game 8 Georgia Southern University 11-4 Northwestern State University Northwestern State eliminated
Game 9 Mercer University 7-0 Northeast Louisiana University Northeast Louisiana eliminated
Game 10 Georgia Southern University 5-4 Mercer University
Game 11 Georgia Southern University 15-1 Mercer University Georgia Southern wins Trans America Athletic Conference title

All-Tournament Team[edit]

  • P Scott Barnhouse Mer
  • P Carlos Colon GaSo
  • P Ken Marks Cent
  • C Marty Pevey GaSo
  • C Frank Scelfo NLU
  • 2B Doug Guelde NSU
  • SS Bob Laurie GaSo
  • 3B Derrell Baker GaSo
  • OF David Klick NLU
  • OF Frank Millerd Mer
  • OF Tim Smith Mer
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