The 1985 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball tournament was held at J. I. Clements Stadium on the campus of Georgia Southern in Statesboro, Georgia, on May 6 and 7. This was the seventh tournament championship held by the Trans America Athletic Conference, in its seventh year of existence. won their second tournament championship.
Format and seeding The winner of each of the conference's two divisions met in a best of three series. Team W L Pct. GB Seed 14 3 .824 — 1E 9 9 .500 5.5 — 7 11 .389 7.5 — 5 12 .294 9 — Team W L Pct. GB Seed 9 7 .563 — 1W 7 8 .467 1.5 — 7 8 .467 1.5 —
Bracket
All-Tournament Team The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team. An MVP was named for the first time in 1985. POS Player School P Phil Dale Georgia Southern Rich Klemke Hardin–Simmons C Greg McMullen Georgia Southern 1B Craig Cooper Georgia Southern 2B Jeff Shireman Georgia Southern SS Steve Arias Hardin–Simmons 3B Joe Piazza Hardin–Simmons OF Shane Gravens Hardin–Simmons Bobby Aiken Georgia Southern Mike Shepherd Georgia Southern DH Rob Haranda Georgia Southern
Most Valuable Player Craig Cooper was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Cooper was a first baseman for Georgia Southern.
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