2001 South Atlantic Conference Tournament

The 2001 South Atlantic Conference baseball tournament was held April 19-22 at Kirkland Field in Newberry, SC. #1 Lenoir-Rhyne College defeated #6 Carson-Newman College for the title.

Participating Teams

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

Results

Bracket

	Round 1					Round 2					Round 3										Finals
	1	Lenoir-Rhyne	10
	8	Newberry	8
						1	Lenoir-Rhyne	13
						5	Tusculum	7
	4	Catawba	11
	5	Tusculum	12
											1	Lenoir-Rhyne	2
											6	Carson-Newman	5
	2	Wingate	8
	7	Mars Hill	7
						2	Wingate	4
						6	Carson-Newman	12
	3	Presbyterian	2
	6	Carson-Newman	9																		6	Carson-Newman	5	6
																					1	Lenoir-Rhyne	7	7
	Losers Bracket 1					Losers Bracket 2					Losers Bracket 3					Losers Bracket 4
						2	Wingate	4
	8	Newberry	6			4	Catawba	2								1	Lenoir-Rhyne	8
	4	Catawba	14								5	Tusculum	6			5	Tusculum	7
											2	Wingate	5
						5	Tusculum	8
	7	Mars Hill	10			3	Presbyterian	7
	3	Presbyterian	13

Game Results

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
Game 1	Lenoir-Rhyne College	10-8	Newberry College
Game 2	Tusculum College	12-11	Catawba College
Game 3	Carson-Newman College	9-2	Presbyterian College
Game 4	Wingate University	8-7	Mars Hill College
Game 5	Catawba College	14-6	Newberry College	Newberry eliminated
Game 6	Presbyterian College	13-10	Mars Hill College	Mars Hill eliminated
Game 7	Lenoir-Rhyne College	13-7	Tusculum College
Game 8	Carson-Newman College	12-4	Wingate University
Game 9	Tusculum College	8-7 (10)	Presbyterian College	Presbyterian eliminated
Game 10	Wingate University	4-2	Catawba College	Catawba eliminated
Game 11	Carson-Newman College	5-2	Lenoir-Rhyne College
Game 12	Tusculum College	6-5	Wingate University	Wingate eliminated
Game 13	Lenoir-Rhyne College	8-7	Tusculum College	Tusculum eliminated
Game 14	Lenoir-Rhyne College	7-5	Carson-Newman College
Game 15	Lenoir-Rhyne College	7-6	Carson-Newman College	Lenoir-Rhyne wins tournament