Collegiate baseball tournament
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.
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]
Results
First round Semi-finals Finals 1E Georgia Southern 4 2W Centenary 3 1E Georgia Southern 3 2E Mercer 5 1W Hardin–Simmons 5 2E Mercer 7 2E Mercer 9 – 1E Georgia Southern 3 – Lower round 1 Lower final 1E Georgia Southern 5 2W Centenary 9 2W Centenary 4 1W Hardin–Simmons 1
All-Tournament Team
The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team. No MVP was named until 1985.[ 4]
POS
Player
School
P
Scott Barnhouse
Mercer
P
Tim Werkin
Mercer
C
Lawrence Walter
Mercer
INF
Derrell Baker
Georgia Southern
INF
Dave Jedneski
Mercer
INF
Mickey Lezcano
Georgia Southern
INF
Wayne Ryle
Mercer
OF
Frank Millerd
Mercer
OF
David Coss
Centenary
OF
Mark Beale
Hardin–Simmons
OF
Tim Smith
Mercer
References