1998 South Atlantic Conference Tournament

The 1998 South Atlantic Conference baseball tournament was held April 15-19 in Salisbury, NC. The championship final between #1 Presbyterian College and #2 Wingate University was rained out.

Participating Teams

Seed	School	Conf. Record	Head Coach
1	Presbyterian College	15-3	Doug Kovash
2	Wingate University	13-7	Bill Nash
3	Lenoir-Rhyne College	11-6	Frank Pait
4	Carson-Newman College	11-10	Gary Rundles
5	Catawba College	9-9	Jim Gantt
6	Newberry College	8-13	Tim Medlin
7	Gardner-Webb University	7-12	Clyde Miller
8	Mars Hill College	1-15	Ed Hodge

Results

Bracket

	Round 1					Round 2					Round 3										Finals
	1	Presbyterian	9
	8	Mars Hill	4
						1	Presbyterian	5
						4	Carson-Newman	3
	4	Carson-Newman	13
	5	Catawba	3
											1	Presbyterian	9
											3	Lenoir-Rhyne	2
	2	Wingate	9
	7	Gardner-Webb	1
						2	Wingate	4
						3	Lenoir-Rhyne	13
	3	Lenoir-Rhyne	4
	6	Newberry	2																		1	Presbyterian	3	rain
																					2	Wingate	6	rain
	Losers Bracket 1					Losers Bracket 2					Losers Bracket 3					Losers Bracket 4
						2	Wingate	11
	8	Mars Hill	7			5	Catawba	7								3	Lenoir-Rhyne	1
	5	Catawba	10								2	Wingate	20			2	Wingate	6
											6	Newberry	4
						4	Carson-Newman	9
	7	Gardner-Webb	0			6	Newberry	10
	6	Newberry	5

Game Results

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
Game 1	Presbyterian College	9-4	Mars Hill College
Game 2	Carson-Newman College	13-3	Catawba College
Game 3	Lenoir-Rhyne College	4-2	Newberry College
Game 4	Wingate University	9-1	Gardner-Webb University
Game 5	Catawba College	10-7	Mars Hill College	Mars Hill eliminated
Game 6	Newberry College	5-0	Gardner-Webb University	Gardner-Webb eliminated
Game 7	Presbyterian College	5-3	Carson-Newman College
Game 8	Lenoir-Rhyne College	13-4	Wingate University
Game 9	Newberry College	10-9	Carson-Newman College	Carson-Newman eliminated
Game 10	Wingate University	11-7	Catawba College	Catawba eliminated
Game 11	Presbyterian College	9-2	Lenoir-Rhyne College
Game 12	Wingate University	20-4	Newberry College	Newberry eliminated
Game 13	Wingate University	6-1	Lenoir-Rhyne College	Lenoir-Rhyne eliminated
Game 14	Wingate University	6-3 (5)	Presbyterian College	Game shortened due to rain
Game 15	Championship rained out