1981 Trans America Athletic Conference
baseball tournament
Teams4
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsMercer (2nd title)
Winning coachBarry Myers (2nd title)
1981 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
East
Georgia Southern x‍†‍‍ 9–0–0 1.00041–22–1 .648
Mercer ‍‍‡‍ 3–4–0 .42939–12–1 .760
Arkansas–Little Rock ‍‍‍ 0–6–0 .00022–25–0 .468
West
Hardin–Simmons x‍‍‍ 8–4–0 .66720–28–0 .417
Centenary ‍‍‍ 8–4–0 .66733–29–0 .532
Northeast Louisiana ‍‍‍ 6–6–0 .50033–22–0 .600
Northwestern State ‍‍‍ 2–10–0 .16716–42–0 .276
x – Division champion
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
As of June 30, 1981[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1981 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball tournament was held at Hunter Field on the campus of Hardin–Simmons University in Abilene, Texas, from April 30 through May 2. This was the third tournament championship held by the Trans America Athletic Conference, in its third year of existence. Mercer won their second tournament championship.

Seeding and format

The TAAC established two divisions beginning in 1981, and brought the two division winners and second place team from each division to the tournament. Each division winner played the opposite division runner up in the first round in the four team double elimination tournament. Hardin-Simmons claimed the West's top seed by tiebreaker.[2][3]

TeamWLPct.GBSeed
East
Georgia Southern901.000
–
1E
Mercer34.429
5
2E
Arkansas–Little Rock06.000
7.5
–
TeamWLPct.GBSeed
West
Hardin–Simmons84.667
–
1W
Centenary84.667
–
2W
Northeast Louisiana66.500
2
–
Northwestern State210.167
6
–

Results

First roundSemi-finalsFinals
1EGeorgia Southern4
2WCentenary3
1EGeorgia Southern3
2EMercer5
1WHardin–Simmons5
2EMercer7
2EMercer9–
1EGeorgia Southern3–
Lower round 1Lower final
1EGeorgia Southern5
2WCentenary92WCentenary4
1WHardin–Simmons1

All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team. No MVP was named until 1985.[4]

POSPlayerSchool
PScott BarnhouseMercer
PTim WerkinMercer
CLawrence WalterMercer
INFDerrell BakerGeorgia Southern
INFDave JedneskiMercer
INFMickey LezcanoGeorgia Southern
INFWayne RyleMercer
OFFrank MillerdMercer
OFDavid CossCentenary
OFMark BealeHardin–Simmons
OFTim SmithMercer

References

  1. ↑ Atlantic Sun Baseball Record Book (PDF). Atlantic Sun Conference. p. 3. Retrieved March 9, 2014.
  2. ↑ Atlantic Sun Baseball Record Book (PDF). Atlantic Sun Conference. p. 2. Retrieved March 9, 2014.
  3. ↑ "2014 Baseball Media Guide". Mercer Bears. p. 70. Retrieved March 9, 2014.
  4. ↑ Atlantic Sun Baseball Record Book (PDF). Atlantic Sun Conference. p. 21. Retrieved March 9, 2014.
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