Carson-Newman’s Macauley Bailey was selected as the South Atlantic Conference Varsity Gems Softball Player of the Week, while Lenoir-Rhyne’s Morgan Beeler was named the SAC Varsity Gems Softball Pitcher of the Week for games played during Week 7 of the 2023 season, the conference office announced Tuesday.

Lenoir-Rhyne’s Tyler McPeak was named the South Atlantic Conference Varsity Gems Baseball Player of the Week, while Wingate’s Mitch Farris was named Varsity Gems Baseball Pitcher of the Week for games played during Week 7 of the 2023 season, the conference office announced Tuesday.

Newberry’s Braylin Marine was named the South Atlantic Conference Varsity Gems Baseball Player of the Week, while Wingate’s Mitch Farris was named SAC Varsity Gems Baseball Pitcher of the Week for games played during Week 6 of the 2023 season, the conference office announced Tuesday.

Carson-Newman’s Macauley Bailey was selected as the South Atlantic Conference Varsity Gems Softball Player of the Week, while Lenoir-Rhyne’s Morgan Beeler was named the SAC Varsity Gems Softball Pitcher of the Week for games played during Week 6 of the 2023 season, the conference office announced Tuesday.

Tusculum guard Blayre Shultz has been named the South Atlantic Conference Varsity Gems Women’s Basketball Player of the Week for games played during Week 14 of the 2022-2023 season, the conference announced Monday.

Lenoir-Rhyne guard Jalen Johnson has been named the South Atlantic Conference Varsity Gems Men’s Basketball Player of the Week for games played during Week 14 of the 2022-2023 season, the conference announced Monday.

Wingate’s Seaver King was named the South Atlantic Conference Varsity Gems Baseball Player of the Week, while Tusculum’s Seth Willis was named Varsity Gems Baseball Pitcher of the Week for games played during Week 3 of the 2023 season, the conference office announced Tuesday.

Catawba’s Savanna Balderston was selected as the South Atlantic Conference Varsity Gems Softball Player of the Week, while Coker’s Jenae Fedewa was named the SAC Varsity Gems Softball Pitcher of the Week for games played during Week 3 of the 2023 season, the conference office announced Tuesday.

In most conferences, one team enters the season as the odds-on favorite to win the league’s regular-season title, but in 2023, the South Atlantic League is shaping up to buck that trend on the softball diamond, with four teams tightly bunched at the top, according to the league’s coaches.

Catawba guard Lyrik Thorne has been named the South Atlantic Conference Varsity Gems Women’s Basketball Player of the Week for games played during Week 12 of the 2022-2023 season, the conference announced Monday.

Lincoln Memorial guard Quay Kennedy has been named the South Atlantic Conference Varsity Gems Men’s Basketball Player of the Week for games played during Week 12 of the 2022-2023 season, the conference announced Monday.

Coker guard Dasia Lambert has been named the South Atlantic Conference Varsity Gems Women’s Basketball Player of the Week for games played during Week 11 of the 2022-2023 season, the conference announced Monday.

Anderson forward Jalen Hillery has been named the South Atlantic Conference Varsity Gems Men’s Basketball Player of the Week for games played during Week 11 of the 2022-2023 season, the conference announced Monday.

The South Atlantic Conference boasts one of the deepest baseball conferences in the country, as evidenced by a 2022 season that saw eight of the league’s 13 teams finish at .500 or better, including a trio of teams that won over 78% of their games.

The Wingate Bulldogs have been picked as the 2023 South Atlantic Conference baseball preseason favorite, the league office announced Tuesday.