2021 South Atlantic Conference Tournament

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The 2021 South Atlantic Conference baseball tournament was held at Smokies Stadium in Kodak, TN. #4 Wingate University defeated #3 Newberry College for the title. Hunter Dula of Wingate was named MVP.

Participating Teams[edit]

Seed School Conf. Record Head Coach
1 Catawba College 24-6 Jim Gantt
2 Tusculum University 25-7 Brandon Steele
3 Newberry College 19-9 Russell Triplett
4 Wingate University 20-10 Jeff Gregory
5 Carson-Newman University 19-11 Tom Griffin
6 Lenoir-Rhyne University 19-13 Chris Ramirez
7 Coker University 13-14 Bob McLaughlin
8 Mars Hill University 12-18 Hunter Bryant

Results[edit]

Bracket[edit]

  First round Second Round Third Round Semi-Finals Finals
                                               
  1 Catawba 12  
  7 Coker 0     1 Catawba 8  
    3 Newberry 9    
      3 Newberry 18  
      2 Tusculum 11     3 Newberry 14  
  7 Coker 3         5 Carson-Newman 7    
  2 Tusculum 7        
  2 Tusculum 6         3 Newberry 4
  5 Carson-Newman 8           4 Wingate 13
      5 Carson-Newman 5        
      4 Wingate 4          
  3 Newberry 2           5 Carson-Newman 2              
  4 Wingate 10         4 Wingate 8            
  4 Wingate 8    
  1 Catawba 7  


Game Results[edit]

Game Winner Score Loser Notes
April 22
Game 1 Carson-Newman University 4-0 Mars Hill University Mars Hill eliminated
Game 2 Coker University 4-2 Lenoir-Rhyne University Lenoir-Rhyne eliminated
April 23
Game 3 Catawba College 12-0 Coker University
Game 4 Carson-Newman University 8-6 Tusculum University
Game 5 Wingate University 10-2 Newberry College
April 24
Game 6 Tusculum University 7-3 Coker University Coker eliminated
Game 7 Newberry College 9-8 Catawba College
April 25
Game 8 Carson-Newman University 5-4 Wingate University
Game 9 Wingate University 8-7 Catawba College Catawba eliminated
Game 10 Newberry College 18-11 Tusculum University Tusculum eliminated
April 26
Game 11 Wingate University 8-2 Carson-Newman University
Game 12 Newberry College 14-7 Carson-Newman University Carson-Newman eliminated
Game 13 Wingate University 13-4 Newberry College Wingate advances to NCAA tournament

All-Tournament Team[edit]

  • Hunter Dula, Wingate
  • Jed Bryant, Wingate
  • Justin Guy, Wingate
  • Logan McNeeley, Wingate
  • McCann Mellett, Wingate
  • Carson Simpson, Wingate
  • Sam Broderson, Wingate
  • Jake Harris, Newberry
  • Luke Orr, Newberry
  • Dalton Lansdowne, Newberry
  • Nick Butler, Newberry
  • Bryson Ford, Tusculum
  • Mitch McCain, Tusculum
  • Brayden Coe, Carson-Newman
  • Matt Coles, Carson-Newman