2025 South Atlantic Conference Tournament

The 2025 South Atlantic Conference baseball tournament was held May 2-4 at the top two seeds and May 9-10 at McCrary Park in Asheboro, NC. #1 Catawba College defeated #2 Lenoir-Rhyne University for the title. Payne Stolsworth of Catawba was named MVP.

Participating Teams

Seed	School	Conf. Record	Head Coach
1	Catawba College	25-5	Jim Gantt
2	Lenoir-Rhyne University	23-7	Adam Skonieczki
3	Carson-Newman University	21-9	Tom Griffin
4	Limestone University	17-13	Brett Harker
5	Coker University	17-13	Fico Kondla
6	Wingate University	15-15	Jeff Gregory
7	University of Virginia's College at Wise	14-16	Brandon Costa
8	Newberry College	14-16	Jay Snyder

Results

Bracket

	First round					Second round					Semifinals						Finals
	1	Catawba	8
	8	Newberry	4
						1	Catawba	5
						4	Limestone	2
	4	Limestone	2
	5	Coker	0
											1	Catawba	8	x
	Salisbury, NC
										4	Limestone	3	x
	8	Newberry	3
	5	Coker	6
						4	Limestone	7
						6	Coker	5
																1	Catawba	10	10	x
																2	Lenoir-Rhyne	3	4	x
	2	Lenoir-Rhyne	5
	7	UVA-Wise	4
						2	Lenoir-Rhyne	8
						6	Wingate	2
	3	Carson-Newman	1
	6	Wingate	8
											2	Lenoir-Rhyne	12	x
	Hickory, NC
										3	Carson-Newman	3	x
	7	UVA-Wise	4
	3	Carson-Newman	7
						6	Wingate	6
						3	Carson-Newman	7

Game Results

Opening Rounds

• Salisbury, NC

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
May 2
Game 1	Catawba College	8-4	Newberry College
Game 2	Limestone University	2-0	Coker University
May 3
Game 3	Catawba College	5-2	Limestone University
May 4
Game 4	Coker University	6-3	Newberry College	Newberry eliminated
Game 5	Limestone University	7-5	Coker University	Coker eliminated
Game 6	Catawba College	8-3	Limestone University	Catawba advances to finals

• Hickory, NC

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
May 2
Game 1	Wingate University	8-1	Carson-Newman University
Game 2	Lenoir-Rhyne University	5-4	University of Virginia's College at Wise
May 3
Game 3	Lenoir-Rhyne University	8-2	Wingate University
Game 4	Carson-Newman University	7-4	University of Virginia's College at Wise	UV-Wise eliminated
Game 5	Carson-Newman University	7-6	Wingate University	Wingate eliminated
May 4
Game 6	Lenoir-Rhyne University	12-3	Carson-Newman University	Lenoir-Rhyne advances to finals

Finals

• Asheboro, NC

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
May 9
Game 1	Catawba College	10-3	Lenoir-Rhyne University
May 10
Game 2	Catawba College	10-4	Lenoir-Rhyne University	Catawba advances to NCAA tournament

All-Tournament Team

• Payne Stolsworth, Catawba
• Dylan Driver, Catawba
• James Dunlap, Catawba
• Sam Hunter, Catawba
• Cole Hales, Catawba
• Hunter Atkins, Catawba
• Nathan Chrismon, Catawba
• Kellen Gradisar, Lenoir-Rhyne
• Eli Willen, Lenoir-Rhyne
• Owen Blackledge, Lenoir-Rhyne
• Cole Laskowski, Lenoir-Rhyne
• Kolton Casson, Carson-Newman
• Xavier Hart, Carson-Newman
• Colt Wilkins, Limestone
• Sion Barnette, Limestone