1996 South Atlantic Conference Tournament

The 1996 South Atlantic Conference baseball tournament was held in Salisbury, NC. #1 Wingate University defeated #4 Lenoir-Rhyne College for the title.

Participating Teams

Seed	School	Conf. Record	Head Coach
1	Wingate University	15-5	Bill Nash
2	Carson-Newman College	14-7	Gary Rundles
3	Elon College	13-8	Billy Best
4	Lenoir-Rhyne College	12-9	John Hamilton
5	Presbyterian College	10-11	Doug Kovash
6	Catawba College	8-13	Dave Jones
7	Gardner-Webb University	6-15	Clyde Miller
8	Mars Hill College	5-15	Joe Dodd

Results

Bracket

	Round 1					Round 2					Round 3										Finals
	1	Wingate	7
	8	Mars Hill	3
						1	Wingate	9
						4	Lenoir-Rhyne	4
	4	Lenoir-Rhyne	6
	5	Presbyterian	4
											1	Wingate	5
											3	Elon	4
	2	Carson-Newman	5
	7	Gardner-Webb	4
						2	Carson-Newman	8
						3	Elon	10
	3	Elon	7
	6	Catawba	6																		1	Wingate	14
																					4	Lenoir-Rhyne	6
	Losers Bracket 1					Losers Bracket 2					Losers Bracket 3					Losers Bracket 4
						2	Carson-Newman	2
	8	Mars Hill	6			5	Presbyterian	8								3	Elon	4
	5	Presbyterian	14								5	Presbyterian	7			4	Lenoir-Rhyne	7
											4	Lenoir-Rhyne	9
						4	Lenoir-Rhyne	11
	7	Gardner-Webb	4			6	Catawba	8
	6	Catawba	6

Game Results

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
April 10
Game 1	Wingate University	7-3	Mars Hill College
April 11
Game 2	Carson-Newman College	5-4	Gardner-Webb University
Game 3	Elon College	7-6	Catawba College
Game 4	Lenoir-Rhyne College	6-4	Presbyterian College
April 12
Game 5	Catawba College	6-4	Gardner-Webb University	Gardner-Webb eliminated
Game 6	Elon College	10-8	Carson-Newman College
Game 7	Presbyterian College	14-6	Mars Hill College	Mars Hill eliminated
Game 8	Wingate University	9-4	Lenoir-Rhyne College
April 13
Game 9	Wingate University	5-4 (10)	Elon College
Game 10	Presbyterian College	8-2	Carson-Newman College	Carson-Newman eliminated
Game 11	Lenoir-Rhyne College	11-8	Catawba College	Catawba eliminated
Game 12	Lenoir-Rhyne College	9-7	Presbyterian College	Presbyterian eliminated
Game 13	Lenoir-Rhyne College	7-4	Elon College	Elon eliminated
April 14
Game 14	Wingate University	14-6	Lenoir-Rhyne College	Wingate wins tournament