Year: | 2003 |
Conference: | Big South Conference |
Shortconference: | Big South |
Teams: | 6 |
Format: | Double-elimination |
Ballpark: | Winthrop Ballpark |
City: | Rock Hill, South Carolina |
Titlecount: | 6th |
Coach: | Gary Gilmore |
Coachcount: | 3rd |
Mvp: | Steven Carter |
Mvpteam: | Coastal Carolina |
The 2003 Big South Conference baseball tournament was the postseason baseball tournament for the Big South Conference, held from May 21 through 25 at Winthrop Ballpark, home field of Winthrop in Rock Hill, South Carolina. The top six finishers participated in the double-elimination tournament. The champion,, won the title for the sixth time, and third in a row, and earned an invitation to the 2003 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[1]
The top six finishers from the regular season qualified for the tournament. The teams were seeded one through six based on conference winning percentage and played a double-elimination tournament. Birmingham–Southern was not eligible for championships as they completed their transition from NCAA Division II.
Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Seed | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
15 | 4 | .789 | — | 1 | ||
12 | 7 | .632 | 3 | 2 | ||
12 | 7 | .632 | 3 | 3 | ||
12 | 9 | .571 | 4 | 4 | ||
9 | 12 | .429 | 7 | 5 | ||
7 | 12 | .368 | 8 | 6 | ||
5 | 12 | .294 | 9 | — | ||
5 | 14 | .263 | 10 | — | ||
0 | 0 | — | — | — |
Name | School | |
---|---|---|
Chad Bryan | Liberty | |
Steven Carter | Coastal Carolina | |
Erich Cloninger | Liberty | |
Matt Garner | Elon | |
Phillip Laurent | Liberty | |
Ryan McGraw | Coastal Carolina | |
Holt Montgomery | Elon | |
Chris Price | Elon | |
Daniel Pruitt | UNC Asheville | |
Robert Rudder | UNC Asheville | |
Robbie Smith | Elon |
Steven Carter was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Carter was a pitcher for Coastal Carolina, and won the award for the first of two consecutive years. Through 2020, Carter is the only player to earn the award twice.