ATLANTA, Ga. (April 23, 2023) – A wild final weekend of the Southern Athletic Association regular season set the tone for the 2023 SAA Baseball Tournament opening round, to be played across four sites April 28-30.
 
The top-four teams in the standings will host the bottom-four in a best of three series to determine the field for championship weekend.
 
SAA regular season champion Birmingham-Southern is the top seed, posting a 14-7 mark in league play. The Panthers have spent much of the season ranked among the nation’s top-five and will look to regroup in the postseason, having dropped their last five. BSC will host eight-seed Oglethorpe in the opening round. The Stormy Petrels went 4-17 in the SAA and took one game off BSC in the school’s regular season series.
 
Centre and Rhodes both finished 13-8 and tied for second place in the final standings. The Colonels earned the No. 2 seed in the postseason by way of a series win over the Lynx back in March.
 
Centre will welcome seven-seed Sewanee to Kentucky in the opening round while Rhodes will host six-seed Millsaps.
 
Hendrix has won its last four, including a sweep of BSC to close the regular season, and earned the No. 5 seed with a 12-9 mark in the league. The Warriors are set to face five-seed Berry opening weekend.
 
Opening Round (best of 3 series)
Friday, April 28 – Sunday, April 30
No. 1 Birmingham-Southern vs. No. 8 Oglethorpe – Birmingham, Ala.
No. 2 Centre vs. No. 7 Sewanee – Danville, Ky.
No. 3 Rhodes vs. No. 6 Millsaps – Memphis, Tenn.
No. 4 Hendrix vs. No. 5 Berry – Conway, Ark.
 
Championship Weekend (hosted at highest remaining seed)
Thursday, May 4
Game 1: No. 1 vs. No. 4
Game 2: No. 2 vs. No. 3
 
Friday, May 5
Game 3: Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2
Game 4: Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2
Game 5: Winner Game 4 vs. Loser Game 3
 
Saturday, May 6
Game 6: Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 5
Game 7: Loser Game 6 vs. Winner Game 6 (if necessary)
 
Fans can follow the 2023 SAA Baseball Championship with live links at SAA-Sport.com