1980 Trans America Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament


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.

Results

* - Indicates game required 12 innings.

All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team. No MVP was named until 1985.
POSPlayerSchool
PScott BarnhouseMercer
PCarlos ColonGeorgia Southern
PKen MarksCentenary
CMarty PeveyGeorgia Southern
CFrank ScelfoNortheast Louisiana
2BDoug GueldeNortheast Louisiana
SSBob LaurieGeorgia Southern
3BDerrell BakerGeorgia Southern
OFDavid KlickNortheast Louisiana
OFFrank MillerdMercer
OFTim SmithMercer