1980 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball tournament

American college baseball tournament August 2023 June 2026 1980 Trans America Athletic Conference 5 Double-elimination Luther Williams Field Macon, GA 1980 Georgia Southern Eagles Georgia Southern 1st Jack Stallings 1st The 1980 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball tournament was held at Luther Williams Field on the campus of Mercer University in Macon, Georgia, from May 1 through 4. This was the second tournament championship held by the Trans America Athletic Conference, in its second year of existence. Georgia Southern won their first tournament championship. The Eagles earned a bid to the 1980 NCAA Division I baseball tournament, the first for the league. Format The league again used a blind draw to determine matchups, and conference teams again played few games against each other prior to the tournament. The teams played a six team, double elimination tournament.http://www.atlanticsun.org/media/2012-13/pdf/records-base.pdf 2 Atlantic Sun Baseball Record Book Atlantic Sun Conference September 21, 2013http://www.mercerbears.com/sports/bsb/2012-13/2013mediaguide 2013 Media Guide Mercer Bears 71 September 21, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130926082646/http://www.mercerbears.com/sports/bsb/2012-13/2013mediaguide 2013-09-26 dead Results 2 2 1980 Northeast Louisiana Indians Northeast Louisiana 12* 1980 Northwestern State Demons Northwestern State 9* 1980 Centenary Gentlemen Centenary 4 1980 Georgia Southern Eagles Georgia Southern 3 1980 Mercer Bears Mercer 8 1980 Hardin–Simmons Cowboys Hardin–Simmons 3 Northeast Louisiana 6 Georgia Southern 8 Northwestern State 8 Hardin–Simmons 2 Centenary 3 Mercer 12 Northeast Louisiana 14 Centenary 7 Georgia Southern 11 Northwestern State 4 Mercer 7 Northeast Louisiana 0 Georgia Southern 5 15 Mercer 4 1 * - Indicates game required 12 innings. All-Tournament Team The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team. No MVP was named until 1985.http://www.atlanticsun.org/media/2012-13/pdf/records-base.pdf 21 Atlantic Sun Baseball Record Book Atlantic Sun Conference September 21, 2013 POS Player School P Scott Barnhouse Mercer P Carlos Colon Georgia Southern P Ken Marks Centenary C Marty Pevey Georgia Southern C Frank Scelfo Northeast Louisiana 2B Doug Guelde Northeast Louisiana SS Bob Laurie Georgia Southern 3B Derrell Baker Georgia Southern OF David Klick Northeast Louisiana OF Frank Millerd Mercer OF Tim Smith Mercer References Tournament Category:ASUN Conference baseball tournament Trans America Athletic Conference baseball tournament Trans America Athletic Conference baseball tournament Category:College basketball tournaments in Georgia (U.S. state) Category:Sports competitions in Macon, Georgia