2006 South Atlantic Conference Tournament

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The 2006 South Atlantic Conference baseball tournament was held at Pioneer Park in Greeneville, TN. The tournament faced inclement weather and the loser's bracket teams were sent home on the 3rd day. #1 Catawba College defeated #4 Mars Hill College for the title. David Thomas of Catawba was named MVP.

Participating Teams[edit]

Seed School Conf. Record Head Coach
1 Catawba College 17-4 Jim Gantt
2 Tusculum College 17-4 Doug Jones
3 Carson-Newman College 15-6 Tom Griffin
4 Mars Hill College 11-10 Dan Taylor
5 Lenoir-Rhyne College 8-13 Frank Pait
6 Presbyterian College 7-14 Elton Pollock
7 Wingate University 7-14 Bill Nash
8 Newberry College 2-19 Bob Rikeman

Results[edit]

Bracket[edit]

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


Game Results[edit]

Game Winner Score Loser Notes
April 20
Game 1 Mars Hill College 2-1 Lenoir-Rhyne College
Game 2 Carson-Newman College 4-1 Presbyterian College
Game 3 Tusculum College 8-7 Wingate University
Game 4 Catawba College 14-6 Newberry College
April 21
Game 5 Lenoir-Rhyne College 13-3 Newberry College Newberry eliminated
Game 6 Presbyterian College 11-8 Wingate University Wingate eliminated
April 22
Game 7 Mars Hill College 11-4 Carson-Newman College
Game 8 Catawba College 9-2 Tusculum College
Presbyterian aand Lenoir Rhyne eliminated due to weather
Game 9 Tusculum College 9-5 Carson-Newman College Carson-Newman eliminated
April 23
Game 10 Catawba College 9-5 Mars Hill College
Game 11 Mars Hill College 13-4 Tusculum College Tusculum eliminated
Game 12 Catawba College 9-2 Mars Hill College Catawba wins tournament