2023 South Atlantic Conference Tournament

The 2023 South Atlantic Conference baseball tournament consisted of two double elimination brackets held at campus sites in Newberry, SC and Wingate, NC followed by a best of 3 championship series held at Smokies Stadium in Kodak, TN. #1 Newberry College defeated #6 Lincoln Memorial University for the title. Jacob LeBron of Newberry was named MVP.

Participating Teams

Seed	School	Conf. Record	Head Coach
1	Newberry College	19-4	Russell Triplett
2	Wingate University	18-6	Jeff Gregory
3	Catawba College	16-7	Jim Gantt
4	Carson-Newman University	15-8	Tom Griffin
5	Lenoir-Rhyne University	15-9	Chris Ramirez
6	Lincoln Memorial University	13-11	Justin Haywood
7	Anderson University	12-11	P.J. Zocchi
8	Tusculum University	11-13	Brandon Steele

Results

Opening Round Brackets

• Wingate, NC

	First Round					Second Round					Final
	2	Wingate	2
	7	Anderson (SC)	0
						2	Wingate	1
						6	Lincoln Memorial	2
	3	Catawba	3
	6	Lincoln Memorial	11
											6	Lincoln Memorial	17	x
											2	Wingate	8	x
						2	Wingate	14
	7	Anderson (SC)	7			7	Anderson (SC)	5
	3	Catawba	3

• Newberry, SC

	First Round					Second Round					Final
	1	Newberry	11
	8	Tusculum	1
						1	Newberry	6
						5	Lenoir-Rhyne	1
	4	Carson-Newman	3
	5	Lenoir-Rhyne	7
											1	Newberry	7	x
											5	Lenoir-Rhyne	6	x
						5	Lenoir-Rhyne	7
	8	Tusculum	3			4	Carson-Newman	4
	4	Carson-Newman	8

Game Results

Opening Round tournaments

• Wingate, NC

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
April 28
Game 1	Lincoln Memorial University	11-3	Catawba College
Game 2	Wingate University	2-0	Anderson University
April 29
Game 3	Lincoln Memorial University	2-1	Wingate University
Game 4	Anderson University	7-3	Catawba College
Game 5	Wingate University	14-5	Anderson University
April 30
Game 6	Lincoln Memorial University	17-8	Wingate University	Lincoln Memorial advances to Finals

• Newberry, SC

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
April 28
Game 1	Lenoir-Rhyne University	7-3	Carson-Newman University
Game 2	Newberry College	11-1	Tusculum University
April 29
Game 3	Newberry College	6-1	Lenoir-Rhyne University
Game 4	Carson-Newman University	8-3	Tusculum University
Game 5	Lenoir-Rhyne University	7-4	Carson-Newman University
April 30
Game 6	Newberry College	7-6	Lenoir-Rhyne University	Newberry advances to Finals

Championship Series

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
May 7
Game 1	Lincoln Memorial University	11-5	Newberry College
May 8
Game 2	Newberry College	5-4	Lincoln Memorial University
Game 3	Newberry College	8-4	Lincoln Memorial University	Newberry advances to NCAA tournament

All-Tournament Team

• Jacob LeBron, Newberry
• Bennett Roemer, Newberry
• Tyler Chinpire, Newberry
• Ethan LeBron, Newberry
• Kade Faircloth, Newberry
• Donovan Ford, Newberry
• Braylin Marine, Newberry
• Mitch Petzelt, Lincoln Memorial
• Chris Hall, Lincoln Memorial
• Will Shelton, Lincoln Memorial
• Colin Murphy, Lincoln Memorial
• Sal Carricato, Lenoir-Rhyne
• Josh Lanham, Lenoir-Rhyne
• Carson Simpson, Wingate
• Mitch Farris, Wingate