1997 South Atlantic Conference Tournament

The 1997 South Atlantic Conference baseball tournament was held April 24-26 in Salisbury, NC. The championship game(s) between #2 Carson-Newman College and #1 Elon College was rained out.

Participating Teams

Seed	School	Conf. Record	Head Coach
1	Elon College	16-4	Mike Kennedy
2	Carson-Newman College	14-7	Gary Rundles
3	Wingate University	11-8	Bill Nash
4	Catawba College	11-9	Jim Gantt
5	Presbyterian College	10-10	Doug Kovash
6	Lenoir-Rhyne College	9-12	Frank Pait
7	Gardner-Webb University	7-17	Clyde Miller
8	Mars Hill College	2-16	Joe Dodd

Results

Bracket

	Round 1					Round 2					Round 3										Finals
	1	Elon	13
	8	Mars Hill	4
						1	Elon	4
						4	Catawba	2
	4	Catawba	9
	5	Presbyterian	6
											1	Elon	7
											2	Carson-Newman	8
	2	Carson-Newman	7
	7	Gardner-Webb	6
						2	Carson-Newman	16
						6	Lenoir-Rhyne	4
	3	Wingate	4
	6	Lenoir-Rhyne	6																		2	Carson-Newman	rain
																					1	Elon	rain
	Losers Bracket 1					Losers Bracket 2					Losers Bracket 3					Losers Bracket 4
						6	Lenoir-Rhyne	6
	8	Mars Hill	5			5	Presbyterian	7								1	Elon	8
	5	Presbyterian	11								5	Presbyterian	3			5	Presbyterian	5
											3	Wingate	1
						4	Catawba	3
	7	Gardner-Webb	0			3	Wingate	4
	3	Wingate	7

Game Results

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
Game 1	Elon College	13-4	Mars Hill College
Game 2	Catawba College	9-6	Presbyterian College
Game 3	Lenoir-Rhyne College	6-4	Wingate University
Game 4	Carson-Newman College	7-6	Gardner-Webb University
Game 5	Presbyterian College	11-5	Mars Hill College	Mars Hill eliminated
Game 6	Wingate University	7-0	Gardner-Webb University	Gardner-Webb eliminated
Game 7	Elon College	4-2	Catawba College
Game 8	Carson-Newman College	16-4	Lenoir-Rhyne College
Game 9	Wingate University	4-3	Catawba College	Catawba eliminated
Game 10	Presbyterian College	7-6	Lenoir-Rhyne College	Lenoir-Rhyne eliminated
Game 11	Carson-Newman College	8-7 (10)	Elon College
Game 12	Presbyterian College	3-1	Wingate University	Wingate eliminated
Game 13	Elon College	8-5	Presbyterian College	Presbyterian eliminated
Game 14	Finals rained out