1986 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball tournament

1986 Trans America Athletic Conference
baseball tournament

Teams	2
Format	Double-elimination
Finals site	Hunter Field Abilene, Texas
Champions	Georgia Southern (3rd title)
Winning coach	Jack Stallings (3rd title)
MVP	Mike Shepherd (Georgia Southern)

1986 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
East
Georgia Southern x‍‍‡‍	12	–	6		.667			36	–	23		.610
Mercer ‍‍‍	8	–	10		.444			25	–	24		.510
Georgia State ‍‍‍	8	–	10		.444			23	–	29		.442
Samford ‍‍‍	8	–	10		.444			14	–	37		.275
West
Hardin–Simmons x‍†‍‍	12	–	4		.750			38	–	25		.603
Centenary ‍‍‍	8	–	7		.533			27	–	28		.491
Arkansas–Little Rock ‍‍‍	3	–	12		.200			11	–	35		.239
Stetson  ‍‍‍		–			–			36	–	22		.621
x – Division champion † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1986 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1986 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball tournament was held at Hunter Field on the campus of Hardin–Simmons in Abilene, Texas, on April 25 and 26. This was the eighth tournament championship held by the Trans America Athletic Conference, in its eighth year of existence. Georgia Southern won their third tournament championship.

Format and seeding

The winner of each of the conference's two divisions met in a best of three series. Stetson was ineligible as a new member of the conference.

Team W L Pct. GB Seed East Georgia Southern 12 6 .667 — 1E Mercer 8 10 .444 4 — Georgia State 8 10 .444 4 — Samford 8 10 .444 4 —

Team W L Pct. GB Seed West Hardin–Simmons 12 4 .750 — 1W Centenary 8 7 .533 3.5 — Arkansas–Little Rock 3 12 .200 8.5 — Stetson — —

Bracket

	Finals
	1E	Georgia Southern	20	8	25
	1W	Hardin–Simmons	3	9	15

All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.

POS	Player	School
P	Billy Brooks	Georgia Southern
	Troy Holcomb	Georgia Southern
C	Rob Haranda	Georgia Southern
1B	Craig Cooper	Georgia Southern
2B	Dan Gealy	Georgia Southern
SS	Steve Arias	Hardin–Simmons
3B	Jim Cunningham	Georgia Southern
OF	Mike Shepherd	Georgia Southern
	Joe Bonanno	Georgia Southern
	Lynn Turner	Hardin–Simmons
	Shane Gravens	Hardin–Simmons
DH	Gilbert Arredondo	Hardin–Simmons

Most Valuable Player

Mike Shepherd was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Shepherd was an outfielder for Georgia Southern.