The 1982 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball tournament was held at Luther Williams Field on the campus of Mercer University in Macon, Georgia, from April 29 through May 1. This was the fourth tournament championship held by the Trans America Athletic Conference, in its fourth year of existence. won their first tournament championship and advanced to the 1982 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.
Seeding and format The TAAC 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 and Northeast Louisiana claimed the West's first and second seeds, respectively, by tiebreaker. Team W L Pct. GB Seed 8 2 .800 — 1E 5 5 .500 3 2E 2 8 .200 6 — Team W L Pct. GB Seed 7 5 .583 — 1W 7 5 .583 — 2W 7 5 .583 — — 3 9 .250 4 —
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All-Tournament Team The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team. No MVP was named until 1985. POS Player School P Scott Barnhouse Mercer Mike Richard Hardin–Simmons C Lawrence Walter Mercer 1B Dave Pregon Georgia Southern 2B Dave Mahoney Mercer SS Bobby Doe Hardin–Simmons 3B Byron Roberts Hardin–Simmons OF Frank Millerd Mercer Mike Montgomery Mercer Mark Reedy Hardin–Simmons DH Scott Stone Northeast Louisiana
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