2003 Big East Conference Baseball Tournament

The 2003 Big East Conference Baseball Tournament was held at Commerce Bank Ballpark in Bridgewater, NJ. This was the nineteenth annual Big East Conference Baseball Tournament. The Notre Dame Fighting Irish won their second tournament championship in a row and claimed the Big East Conference's automatic bid to the 2003 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament. Notre Dame would go on to win five championships in a row.[3]

2003 Big East Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams4
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsNotre Dame (2nd title)
Winning coachPaul Mainieri (2nd title)
MVPJavi Sanchez, Notre Dame
2003 Big East Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Rutgers  y 196 .760  3722 .627
West Virginia   186 .750  3619 .655
No. 28 Notre Dame  y 167 .696  4518 .714
Virginia Tech   1510 .600  3423 .596
Boston College   1311 .542  3321 .611
Pittsburgh   1313 .500  3620 .643
St. John's   1214 .462  2927 .518
Seton Hall   1114 .440  2324 .489
Connecticut   1015 .400  2423 .511
Villanova   619 .240  1432 .304
Georgetown   422 .154  1433 .298
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 2003[1][2]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Format and seeding

The Big East baseball tournament was a 4 team double elimination tournament in 2003. The top four regular season finishers were seeded one through four based on conference winning percentage only.[3]

TeamWLPct.GBSeed
Rutgers196.760
1
West Virginia186.750
.5
2
Notre Dame167.696
2
3
Virginia Tech1510.600
4
4
Boston College1311.542
5.5
Pittsburgh1313.500
5.5
St. John's1214.462
7.5
Seton Hall1114.440
8
Connecticut1015.400
9
Villanova619.240
13
Georgetown422.154
15.5

Bracket

  First round Semifinals Finals
                             
1 Rutgers 6  
4 Virginia Tech 0  
  1 Rutgers 3  
  3 Notre Dame 9  
2 West Virginia 1
3 Notre Dame 9  
  3 Notre Dame 11 11
  1 Rutgers 15 3
4 Virginia Tech 0  
2 West Virginia 10  
  1 Rutgers 8
  2 West Virginia 7  

[3]

Jack Kaiser Award

Javi Sanchez was the winner of the 2003 Jack Kaiser Award. Sanchez was a junior catcher for Notre Dame.[3]

References

  1. 2012 Big East Baseball Media Guide. Big East Conference. p. 61. Archived from the original on February 3, 2013. Retrieved February 2, 2013.
  2. "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 2003". boydsworld.com. Retrieved February 2, 2013.
  3. 2012 Big East Baseball Media Guide. Big East Conference. pp. 61–66. Archived from the original on February 3, 2013. Retrieved February 2, 2013.
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