1987 Trans America Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament

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.[2] This was the ninth tournament championship held by the Trans America Athletic Conference, in its ninth year of existence. Georgia Southern won their third tournament championship and earned the conference's automatic bid to the 1987 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.[3]

1987 Trans America Athletic Conference
Baseball Tournament

Teams	2
Format	Double-elimination
Finals site	J. I. Clements Stadium Statesboro, Georgia
Champions	Georgia Southern (4th title)
Winning coach	Jack Stallings (4th title)
MVP	Brett Hendley, Georgia Southern

1987 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
East
No. 29 Georgia Southern ^x‍†‍‡‍^y	13	–	5		.722			33	–	30		.524
Stetson  ‍‍‍	12	–	6		.667			37	–	22		.627
Mercer ‍‍‍	6	–	9		.400			27	–	22		.551
Samford ‍‍‍	2	–	13		.133			6	–	41		.128
West
Hardin–Simmons ^x‍‍‍	10	–	6		.625			27	–	31		.466
Arkansas–Little Rock ‍‍‍	9	–	7		.563			25	–	20		.556
Centenary ‍‍‍	5	–	11		.313			19	–	25		.432
x – Division champion † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 1987[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

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 Seed East Georgia Southern 13 5 .722 — 1E Stetson 12 6 1 — 2E Mercer 6 9 .400 5.5 — Samford 2 13 .133 9.5 —

Team W L Pct. GB Seed West Hardin–Simmons 10 6 .625 — 1W Arkansas–Little Rock 9 7 .563 1 2W Centenary 5 11 .313 5 —

Bracket

First Round

Semi-Finals

Finals

1E

Georgia Southern

10

2W

Arkansas–Little Rock

7

1E

Georgia Southern

18

2E

Stetson

0

1W

Hardin–Simmons

4

2E

Stetson

16

1E

Georgia Southern

8

—

2E

Stetson

6

—

2W

Arkansas–Little Rock

9

1W

Hardin–Simmons

14

2E

Stetson

10

1W

Hardin–Simmons

8

All-Tournament Team

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

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.[4]

References

1. Atlantic Sun Baseball Record Book (PDF). Atlantic Sun Conference. p. 5. Retrieved July 17, 2019.
2. 2019 Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Georgia Southern Eagles. p. 35. Retrieved July 17, 2019.
3. Baseball Record Book (PDF). Atlantic Sun Conference. p. 8. Retrieved July 17, 2019.
4. Baseball Record Book (PDF). Atlantic Sun Conference. p. 14. Retrieved June 17, 2019.