2018 South Atlantic Conference Tournament

The 2018 South Atlantic Conference baseball tournament was held at Smokies Stadium in Kodak, TN. #4 Lincoln Memorial University defeated #1 Catawba College for the title. Ethan Elliott of Lincoln Memorial was named MVP.

Participating Teams

Seed	School	Conf. Record	Head Coach
1	Catawba College	19-8	Jim Gantt
2	Wingate University	17-10	Jeff Gregory
3	Carson-Newman University	16-11	Tom Griffin
4	Lincoln Memorial University	15-12	Jeff Sziksai
5	Lenoir-Rhyne University	13-14	Tom Fleenor
6	Newberry College	13-14	Russell Triplett
7	Tusculum College	13-14	Doug Jones
8	Anderson University	12-15	Joe Miller

Results

Bracket

	First round					Second round					Semifinals					Finals
	1	Catawba	1
	8	Anderson (SC)	4			8	Anderson (SC)	1
						3	Carson-Newman	6
											3	Carson-Newman	0
											1	Catawba	7
						1	Catawba	3
						2	Wingate	2
	2	Wingate	2													1	Catawba	9	7
	7	Tusculum	7													4	Lincoln Memorial	0	9
						7	Tusculum	7
						4	Lincoln Memorial	10
	3	Carson-Newman	2								4	Lincoln Memorial	6
	4	Lincoln Memorial	9								8	Anderson (SC)	4
						7	Tusculum	6
						8	Anderson (SC)	7

Game Results

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
April 26
Game 1	Anderson University	16-2	Lenoir-Rhyne University	Lenoir-Rhyne eliminated
April 27
Game 2	Tusculum College	5-2	Newberry College	Newberry eliminated
Game 3	Anderson University	4-1	Catawba College
Game 4	Tusculum College	7-2	Wingate University
Game 5	Lincoln Memorial University	9-2	Carson-Newman University
April 28
Game 6	Catawba College	3-2	Wingate University	Wingate eliminated
Game 7	Carson-Newman University	6-1	Anderson University
Game 8	Lincoln Memorial University	10-7	Tusculum College
April 29
Game 9	Anderson University	7-6	Tusculum College	Tusculum eliminated
Game 10	Catawba College	7-0	Carson-Newman University	Carson-Newman eliminated
Game 11	Lincoln Memorial University	6-4	Anderson University	Anderson eliminated
April 30
Game 12	Catawba College	9-0	Lincoln Memorial University
Game 13	Lincoln Memorial University	9-7	Catawba College	Lincoln Memorial advances to NCAA tournament

All-Tournament Team

• Ethan Elliott, Lincoln Memorial
• Kevin Norton, Lincoln Memorial
• Seth Hunt, Lincoln Memorial
• Tyler Adams, Lincoln Memorial
• Chase Randolph, Lincoln Memorial
• Mason Ewers, Lincoln Memorial
• Tim Wages, Lincoln Memorial
• Jackson Raper, Catawba
• Riley Myers, Catawba
• Connor Jackson, Catawba
• Jacob Nester, Catawba
• Tyler Miller, Anderson
• Austin Todd, Anderson
• Jackson Strange, Anderson
• Matt Bradley, Carson-Newman