2003 Southern Conference baseball tournament

2003 Southern Conference
baseball tournament
Teams8
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsWestern Carolina (9th title)
Winning coachTodd Raleigh (1st title)
MVPBrian Sigmon (Western Carolina)
Attendance20,212
2003 Southern Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Western Carolina  ‍†‍‡‍y 22 – 8   .733 43 – 21   .672
Georgia Southern  ‍‍‍ 19 – 10   .655 39 – 21   .650
The Citadel  ‍‍‍ 19 – 11   .633 32 – 25   .561
UNC Greensboro  ‍‍‍ 17 – 13   .567 39 – 21   .650
Furman  ‍‍‍ 17 – 13   .567 32 – 24   .571
College of Charleston  ‍‍‍ 17 – 13   .567 31 – 27   .534
VMI  ‍‍‍ 16 – 14   .533 24 – 28   .462
Davidson  ‍‍‍ 12 – 17   .414 18 – 27   .400
East Tennessee State  ‍‍‍ 9 – 20   .310 15 – 36   .294
Appalachian State  ‍‍‍ 8 – 22   .267 14 – 36   .280
Wofford  ‍‍‍ 7 – 22   .241 9 – 40   .184
† – Conference champion
‡ – SoCon Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2003[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2003 Southern Conference baseball tournament was held at Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park in Charleston, South Carolina, from May 21 through 24. Top seeded Western Carolina won the tournament and earned the Southern Conference's automatic bid to the 2003 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. It was Western Carolina's ninth tournament win, the most in SoCon history.

The tournament used a double-elimination format. Only the top eight teams participate, so East Tennessee State, Appalachian State and Wofford were not in the field.

Seeding

Team W L Pct GB Seed
Western Carolina 22 8 .733
–
1
Georgia Southern 19 10 .655
2.5
2
The Citadel 19 11 .633
3
3
UNC Greensboro 17 13 .567
5
4
Furman 17 13 .567
5
5
College of Charleston 17 13 .567
5
6
VMI 16 14 .533
6
7
Davidson 12 17 .414
10
8
East Tennessee State 9 20 .310
13
Appalachian State 8 22 .267
14
Wofford 7 22 .241
15

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Bracket

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalFinal
5Furman3
4UNC Greensboro2
1Western Carolina6
5Furman0
8Davidson0
1Western Carolina14
2Georgia Southern0
1Western Carolina1
7VMI4
2Georgia Southern6
2Georgia Southern14
6College of Charleston6
6College of Charleston8
3The Citadel21Western Carolina46
2Georgia Southern85
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower round 3Lower final
6College of Charleston3
4UNC Greensboro74UNC Greensboro42Georgia Southern4
8Davidson34UNC Greensboro104UNC Greensboro1
7VMI1
7VMI2
3The Citadel15Furman1
7VMI2

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All-Tournament Team

Position Player School
P Ryan Basner Western Carolina
C A.J. Zickgraf Georgia Southern
1B Jon Wade VMI
2B Brandon Burnsed Georgia Southern
3B Chris Davis Western Carolina
SS Lee Curtis College of Charleston
OF Ryan Gordon UNC Greensboro
OF Brandon Long Georgia Southern
OF Matt Nelson Western Carolina
DH Brian Sigmon Western Carolina
Walt Nadzak Award, Tournament Most Outstanding Player
Brian Sigmon
Western Carolina

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References

  1. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 2003". Boyd's World. Retrieved March 4, 2016.
  2. ^ 2011 Southern Conference Baseball Media Guide. SoConSports.com. p. 47. Retrieved March 25, 2012.
  3. ^ "Seeds Set for SoCon Baseball Championship". SoConSports.com. Retrieved March 25, 2012.
  4. ^ 2011 Southern Conference Baseball Media Guide. SoConSports.com. p. 49. Retrieved March 25, 2012.
  5. ^ 2012 Southern Conference Baseball Media Guide. SoConSports.com. p. 62. Retrieved September 16, 2012.