2002 South Atlantic Conference Tournament

The 2002 South Atlantic Conference baseball tournament was held April 25-28 in Newberry, SC. #3 Catawba College defeated #1 Carson-Newman College for the title. Chad Hill of Catawba was named MVP.

Participating Teams

Seed	School	Conf. Record	Head Coach
1	Carson-Newman College	15-6	Keith Kessinger
2	Presbyterian College	12-9	Doug Kovash
3	Catawba College	11-9	Jim Gantt
4	Tusculum College	11-10	Doug Jones
5	Lenoir-Rhyne College	11-10	Frank Pait
6	Wingate University	10-11	Bill Nash
7	Mars Hill College	8-12	Rick Baker
8	Newberry College	5-16	Tim Medlin

Results

Bracket

	Round 1					Round 2					Round 3										Finals
	1	Carson-Newman	8
	8	Newberry	5
						1	Carson-Newman	9
						4	Tusculum	10
	4	Tusculum	6
	5	Lenoir-Rhyne	5
											4	Tusculum	2
											3	Catawba	6
	2	Presbyterian	7
	7	Mars Hill	8
						7	Mars Hill	0
						3	Catawba	12
	3	Catawba	3
	6	Wingate	1																		3	Catawba	5
																					1	Carson-Newman	2
	Losers Bracket 1					Losers Bracket 2					Losers Bracket 3					Losers Bracket 4
						7	Mars Hill	5
	8	Newberry	8			5	Lenoir-Rhyne	16								4	Tusculum	8
	5	Lenoir-Rhyne	9								5	Lenoir-Rhyne	8			1	Carson-Newman	11
											1	Carson-Newman	9
						1	Carson-Newman	9
	2	Presbyterian	5			6	Wingate	7
	6	Wingate	7

Game Results

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
April 25
Game 1	Catawba College	3-1	Wingate University
Game 2	Mars Hill College	8-7	Presbyterian College
Game 3	Tusculum College	6-5	Lenoir-Rhyne College
Game 4	Carson-Newman College	8-5	Newberry College
April 26
Game 5	Wingate University	7-5	Presbyterian College	Presbyterian eliminated
Game 6	Lenoir-Rhyne College	9-8	Newberry College	Newberry eliminated
Game 7	Catawba College	12-0	Mars Hill College
Game 8	Tusculum College	10-9	Carson-Newman College
Game 9	Lenoir-Rhyne College	16-5	Mars Hill College	Mars Hill eliminated
April 27
Game 10	Carson-Newman College	9-7	Wingate University	Wingate eliminated
Game 11	Catawba College	6-2	Tusculum College
Game 12	Carson-Newman College	9-8	Lenoir-Rhyne College	Lenoir-Rhyne eliminated
Game 13	Carson-Newman College	11-8	Tusculum College	Tusculum eliminated
April 28
Game 14	Catawba College	5-2	Carson-Newman College	Catawba wins tournament