2023 Peach Belt Conference Tournament

The 2023 Peach Belt Conference baseball tournament consisted of two double elimination tournaments May 5-7 in Americus, GA and Young Harris, GA, followed by a best-of-3 series May 13 between the two winners held in Americus, GA. #1 Georgia Southwestern State University defeated #2 Young Harris College for the title. Colby Gordon of Georgia Southwestern was named MVP.

Participating Teams

Seed	School	Conf. Record	Head Coach
1	Georgia Southwestern State University		Josh McDonald
2	Young Harris College		Stephen Waggener
3	University of South Carolina Aiken		Michael Holder
4	Columbus State University		Greg Appleton
5	Georgia College and State University		Nolan Belcher
6	Lander University		Jason Burke
7	University of North Georgia		Tom Cantrell
8	Augusta University		Chris Howell

Results

Seminfinal Brackets

Americus, GA

	First Round					Second Round					Final
	1	Georgia Southwestern St.	11
	8	Augusta	4
						1	Georgia Southwestern St.	10
						4	Columbus State	8
	4	Columbus State	11
	5	Georgia College & State	8
											1	Georgia Southwestern St.	6	x
											4	Columbus State	4	x
						4	Columbus State	1
	8	Augusta	10			8	Augusta	10
	5	Georgia College & State	8

Young Harris, GA

	First Round					Second Round					Final
	2	Young Harris	5
	7	North Georgia	4
						2	Young Harris	2
						3	USC Aiken	3
	3	USC Aiken	10
	6	Lander	6
											3	USC Aiken	4	4
											2	Young Harris	5	12
						2	Young Harris	10
	7	North Georgia	11			7	North Georgia	9
	6	Lander	5

Game Results

Semifinal Tournaments

• Americus, GA

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
May 5
Game 1	Columbus State University	11-8	Georgia College and State University
Game 2	Georgia Southwestern State University	11-4	Augusta University
May 6
Game 3	Georgia Southwestern State University	10-8	Columbus State University
Game 4	Augusta University	10-8	Georgia College and State University
Game 5	Columbus State University	11-10	Augusta University
May 7
Game 6	Georgia Southwestern State University	6-4	Columbus State University	Georgia Southwestern advances Finals

• Young Harris, GA

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
May 5
Game 1	Young Harris College	5-4	University of North Georgia
Game 2	University of South Carolina Aiken	10-6	Lander University
May 6
Game 3	University of South Carolina Aiken	3-2	Young Harris College
Game 4	University of North Georgia	11-5	Lander University
Game 5	Young Harris College	10-9	University of North Georgia
May 7
Game 6	Young Harris College	5-4	University of South Carolina Aiken
Game 7	Young Harris College	12-4	University of South Carolina Aiken	Young Harris advances to Finals

Finals

• Americus, GA

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
May 13
Game 1	Georgia Southwestern State University	5-4	Young Harris College
Game 2	Georgia Southwestern State University	9-2	Young Harris College	Georgia Southwestern St. advances to NCAA tournament

All-Tournament Team

• Derek Wylie, Columbus State
• Joel Haney, USC Aiken
• Drew Bray, Young Harris
• Rome Wallace, Young Harris
• James Basham, Young Harris
• Rinjaldo Eusom, Georgia Southwestern
• Matthew Mamatas, Georgia Southwestern
• Paul Hegeman, Georgia Southwestern
• Colby Gordon, Georgia Southwestern