1987 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball tournament

American college baseball tournament August 2023 June 2026 1987 Trans America Athletic Conference 2 Double-elimination J. I. Clements Stadium Statesboro, Georgia 1987 Georgia Southern Eagles Georgia Southern 4th Jack Stallings 4th Brett Hendley Georgia Southern The 1987 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball tournament was held at J. I. Clements Stadium on the campus of Georgia Southern in Statesboro, Georgia, from April 30 to May 2.https://gseagles.com/documents/2019/2/12/2019_Baseball_Media_Guide.pdf Georgia Southern Eagles 2019 Baseball Media Guide 35 July 17, 2019 This was the ninth tournament championship held by the Trans America Athletic Conference, in its ninth year of existence. 1987 Georgia Southern Eagles Georgia Southern won their third tournament championship and earned the conference's automatic bid to the 1987 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.http://asunsports.org/sports/bsb/2017-18/files/ASUN_Baseball_Record_Book.pdf Atlantic Sun Conference 8 Baseball Record Book July 17, 2019 July 16, 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190716043849/http://asunsports.org/sports/bsb/2017-18/files/ASUN_Baseball_Record_Book.pdf dead Format and seeding The top two finishers from each division by conference winning percentage qualified for the tournament, with the top seed from one division playing the second seed from the opposite in the first round. Team W L Pct. GB SeedEast 1987 Georgia Southern Eagles Georgia Southern 13 5 .722 — 1E 1987 Stetson Hatters Stetson 12 6 1 — 2E 1987 Mercer Bears Mercer 6 9 .400 5.5 — 1987 Samford Bulldogs Samford 2 13 .133 9.5 — Team W L Pct. GB SeedWest 1987 Hardin–Simmons Cowboys Hardin–Simmons 10 6 .625 — 1W 1987 Arkansas–Little Rock Trojans Arkansas–Little Rock 9 7 .563 1 2W 1987 Centenary Gentlemen Centenary 5 11 .313 5 — Bracket First round Semi-finals Finals 1E 1987 Georgia Southern Eagles Georgia Southern 10 2W 1987 Arkansas–Little Rock Trojans Arkansas–Little Rock 7 1W 1987 Hardin–Simmons Cowboys Hardin–Simmons 4 2E 1987 Stetson Hatters Stetson 16 2W Arkansas–Little Rock 9 1W Hardin–Simmons 14 1E Georgia Southern 18 2E Stetson 0 2E Stetson 10 1W Hardin–Simmons 8 1E Georgia Southern 8 — 2E Stetson 6 — All-Tournament Team The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team. No MVP was named until 1985.http://asunsports.org/sports/bsb/2017-18/files/ASUN_Baseball_Record_Book.pdf Atlantic Sun Conference 14 Baseball Record Book June 17, 2019 June 14, 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190614083149/http://asunsports.org/sports/bsb/2017-18/files/ASUN_Baseball_Record_Book.pdf dead POS Player School P Keith Richardson Georgia Southern Steve Woide Stetson C Mike Robinson Stetson 1B Brett Hendley Georgia Southern 2B Shawn Lee Stetson SS Jeff Shireman Georgia Southern 3B Scott Foith Hardin–Simmons OF Mike Shepherd Georgia Southern Frank Vashaw Georgia Southern Lynn Turner Hardin–Simmons DH Pat Harding Stetson Most Valuable Player Brett Hendley was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Hendley was a first baseman for Georgia Southern. References Tournament Category:ASUN Conference baseball tournament Trans America Athletic Conference baseball tournament Trans America Athletic Conference baseball tournament Trans America Athletic Conference baseball tournament Category:Statesboro, Georgia Category:College baseball tournaments in Georgia (U.S. state)