1986 Gulf South Conference Tournament

The 1986 Gulf South Conference baseball tournament was held in 2 rounds. The South division tournament was held in Clinton, MS and the North division tournament was held in Jacksonville, AL. The two winners then met in a best of three tournament in Jacksonville, AL. Troy State University defeated Jacksonville State University for the title.

Participating Teams

South Division

School	Conf. Record	Head Coach
Mississippi College	2-1	Tom Gladney
Valdosta State College	2-1	Tommy Thomas
Troy State University	2-4	Chase Riddle
Livingston University	1-4	Hoss Bowlin

North Division

School	Conf. Record	Head Coach
University of North Alabama	10-2	Mike Lane
Jacksonville State University	8-5	Rudy Abbott
West Georgia College	4-4	Archie White
Delta State University	5-7	Boo Ferriss
University of Tennessee at Martin	3-9	Vernon Prather

Results

South Division

Bracket

	First Round					Second Round					Final
		Valdosta State	10
		Livingston	5
							Valdosta State	4
							Troy State	10
		Mississippi Coll.	5
		Troy State	13
												Troy State	13	x
												Valdosta State	10	x
							Valdosta State	17
		Livingston	16				Livingston	3
		Mississippi Coll.	6

Game Results

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
Game 1	Valdosta State College	10-5	Livingston University
Game 2	Troy State University	13-5	Mississippi College
Game 3	Troy State University	10-4	Valdosta State College
Game 4	Livingston University	16-6	Mississippi College	Mississippi College eliminated
Game 5	Valdosta State College	17-3	Livingston University	Livingston eliminated
Game 6	Troy State University	13-10	Valdosta State College	Troy State advances to Finals

North Division

Bracket

	Opening round					Opening round					Second round					Semi-finals					Finals
		North Alabama	9
		West Georgia	3				Tenn.-Martin	6
							North Alabama	5
												Tenn.-Martin	2
												Jacksonville State	7
							Jacksonville State	9														Jacksonville State	15	x
							Delta State	8														North Alabama	5	x
																	Tenn.-Martin	7
												North Alabama	12				North Alabama	10
							Delta State	3				West Georgia	7
							West Georgia	14

Game Results

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
Game 1	University of North Alabama	9-3	West Georgia College
Game 2	Jacksonville State University	9-8	Delta State University
Game 3	West Georgia College	14-3	Delta State University	Delta State eliminated
Game 4	University of Tennessee at Martin	6-5	University of North Alabama
Game 5	Jacksonville State University	7-2	University of Tennessee at Martin
Game 6	University of North Alabama	12-7	West Georgia College	West Georgia eliminated
Game 7	University of North Alabama	10-7	University of Tennessee at Martin	Tennessee-Martin eliminated
Game 8	Jacksonville State University	15-5	University of North Alabama	Jacksonville State advances to Finals

Finals

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
Game 1	Troy State University	27-8	Jacksonville State University
Game 2	Troy State University	7-6	Jacksonville State University	Troy State advances to NCAA tournament