South Atlantic Conference Athletics Newsfeed http://www.thesac.com/ Recent athletics headlines. en-us Catawba Tops Tusculum In South Region Baseball Tournament http://thesac.athleticsite.com/article.asp?articleID=980

TAMPA -- Catawba College’s Alex Fairweather tossed a complete-game gem as the 17th-ranked Indians defeated No. 13 Tusculum College 5-1 in the winners’ bracket semifinal of the NCAA Division II South Regional Baseball Tournament.  Catawba (42-16), the No. 3 seed in the regional, will face top-seed Tampa at 11 a.m. in Saturday’s winners’ bracket final.  The Pioneers (41-14) will face No. 5 seed Carson-Newman in an elimination game at 3 p.m. on Saturday.

South Atlantic Conference 5/16/2008
Newberry Men's Golf Team In 19th At DII National Championship http://thesac.athleticsite.com/article.asp?articleID=981

HOUSTON, Texas - The Newberry College men's golf team slipped one spot to 19th place following the third round of the 2008 NCAA National Tournament at the par-70, 7,158-yard Memorial Park Golf Course. The Indians shot a 23-over par 303 for a three-day total of 883 (+43).

South Atlantic Conference 5/16/2008
Carson-Newman Stays Alive In Baseball Regional With 7-5 Win Over Stillman http://thesac.athleticsite.com/article.asp?articleID=979

TAMPA, Fla. - The fifth-seeded Carson-Newman Eagles (42-17) staved off elimination to beat  sixth-seeded Stillman (26-26) 7-5 in game four of the NCAA II Baseball South Regional, sending the Tigers packing and helping the Eagles to match a school record for wins in a single season.
 
Carson-Newman ties the record of 42 wins, set in 1999, the last time the Eagles reached the Division II College World Series.

South Atlantic Conference 5/16/2008
Tusculum Edges Carson-Newman; Catawba Tops Florida Tech In NCAA DII South Region Baseball Tournament http://thesac.athleticsite.com/article.asp?articleID=978

TAMPA --- Matt Webb’s walk-off single in the ninth inning sparked No. 2 seed Tusculum to an 8-7 win over fifth-seeded Carson-Newman in the opening round of the 2008 NCAA Division II South Regional Baseball Tournament Thursday afternoon.  The six-team, double-elimination tournament is being held on the campus of the University of Tampa.

South Atlantic Conference 5/15/2008
Newberry Drops To 18th At NCAA DII Men's Golf National Championship http://thesac.athleticsite.com/article.asp?articleID=977

HOUSTON, Texas - The Newberry College men's golf team dropped back to 18th place following the second round of the 2008 NCAA National Tournament at the par-70, 7,158-yard Memorial Park Golf Course. The Indians shot a 14-over par 286 for a two-day total of 586 (+20).

South Atlantic Conference 5/15/2008
Lincoln Memorial Names Stephanie Smith As Women's Basketball Coach http://thesac.athleticsite.com/article.asp?articleID=975

HARROGATE, TN – Less than two weeks after learning that LMU women’s basketball coach Larry Just would leave the program after only one season, Lincoln Memorial University Athletics Director Roger Vannoy officially announced Stephanie Smith as the program’s new head coach at a press conference on Thursday morning.

South Atlantic Conference 5/15/2008
Tusculum's Gonzalez, Carson-Newman's Hontz Named South Region Baseball Players Of The Year http://thesac.athleticsite.com/article.asp?articleID=976

LAKELAND, Fla. --- For a second straight year, Tusculum College second baseman Maikol Gonzalez has been named the 2008 Daktronics NCAA Division II South Region Player of the Year announced officials Wednesday, while Carson-Newman pitcher Brett Hontz was named the region's Pitcher of the Year.

South Atlantic Conference 5/15/2008
Newberry Tied For 11th At DII NCAA Men's Golf National Championship http://thesac.athleticsite.com/article.asp?articleID=974

HOUSTON, Texas - The Newberry College men's golf team is tied for 11th place at the 2008 NCAA National Tournament at the par-70, 7,158 yard Memorial Park Golf Course. The Indians fired a 6-under par 286, which ties the team with Washburn University entering Thursday's second round.

South Atlantic Conference 5/14/2008
Tusculum, Carson-Newman, Catawba Earn Bids To NCAA DII Baseball Tournament http://thesac.athleticsite.com/article.asp?articleID=973

INDIANAPOLIS, IN -- For the first time, the South Atlantic Conference will send three baseball teams to regional play, with Tusculum, Carson-Newman and Catawba all earning bids to the South Region Tournament

South Atlantic Conference 5/12/2008
Rollins Defeats Tusculum In NCAA Women's Tennis Southeast Regional http://thesac.athleticsite.com/article.asp?articleID=972

MIAMI SHORES, Fla. — The fourth-seeded Rollins College Tars overcame the weather and the fifth-seeded Tusculum College Pioneers 5-0 to advance to the finals of the NCAA Division II Women’s Tennis Southeast-II Regional Tournament on Friday at the Buccaneer Tennis Center.

South Atlantic Conference 5/9/2008
Newberry, Mars Hill Fall In NCAA Men's Tennis Southeast Region Tournament http://thesac.athleticsite.com/article.asp?articleID=971

BOCA RATON, Fla. - Host Lynn University shut out visiting Newberry College, 5-0, in the first round of the 2008 NCAA Division II Men's Tennis Southeast Region Championships on Friday afternoon. The Indians were making their first ever appearance in NCAA postseason play.

South Atlantic Conference 5/9/2008
UNC Pembroke Rallies To Knock Carson-Newman Out Of NCAA Softball Tournament http://thesac.athleticsite.com/article.asp?articleID=970

PEMBROKE, NC – After managing only one hit over the first five innings the Braves of UNC Pembroke rallied for six runs on five hits in the bottom of the sixth inning to defeat top-seeded Carson-Newman, 6-3, at the 2008 NCAA South Atlantic Regional on Friday afternoon at LRA Field.

South Atlantic Conference 5/9/2008