2003 Southland Conference baseball tournament explained

Year:2003
Conference:Southland Conference
Teams:6
Format:Double-elimination
Ballpark:Warhawk Field
City:Monroe, Louisiana
Titlecount:2nd
Coach:Todd Butler
Coachcount:1st
Mvp:Rusty Begnaud
Mvpteam:McNeese State

The 2003 Southland Conference baseball tournament was held from May 21 through 23, 2003 to determine the champion of the Southland Conference in the sport of college baseball for the 2003 season. The event pitted the top six finishers from the conference's regular season in a double-elimination tournament held at Warhawk Field, home field of Louisiana–Monroe in Monroe, Louisiana. Sixth-seeded won their second overall championship and claimed the automatic bid to the 2003 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[1]

Seeding and format

The top six finishers from the regular season were seeded one through six. They played a double-elimination tournament.

Team W L T Pct Seed
20 6 .769 1
19 7 .731 1 2
18 9 .667 2.5 3
16 11 .593 4.5 4
12 14 .462 8 5
12 15 .444 8.5 6
12 15 .444 8.5
9 18 .333 11.5
8 18 .308 12
7 20 .259 13.5

All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.

Pos. Name School
P Aaron Pullin Texas–Arlington
Rusty Begnaud McNeese State
C Joey Wolfe Louisiana–Monroe
1B Tim Lemke McNeese State
2B Jack Skaggs Louisiana–Monroe
3B Ryan Roberts Texas–Arlington
SS Lance Dawkins McNeese State
OF Al Hayward Louisiana–Monroe
Paul Bruder Texas–Arlington
Dooley Prince McNeese State
DH Kasey Baker Texas–Arlington

Most Valuable Player

Rusty Begnaud was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Begnaud was a pitcher for McNeese State.

Notes and References

  1. Book: 2018 Baseball Record Book. Southland Conference. 29. December 30, 2018.