2003 Big South Conference Baseball Tournament
The 2003 Big South Conference Baseball Tournament was the postseason baseball tournament for the Big South Conference, held from May 21–25, 2003 at Winthrop Ballpark, home field of Winthrop in Rock Hill, South Carolina. The top six finishers participated in the double-elimination tournament. The champion, Coastal Carolina, won the title for the sixth time, and third in a row, and earned an invitation to the 2003 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.[2]
| Teams | 6 |
|---|---|
| Format | Double-elimination |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | Coastal Carolina (6th title) |
| Winning coach | Gary Gilmore (3rd title) |
| MVP | Steven Carter, Coastal Carolina |
| 2003 Big South Conference baseball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winthrop † | 15 | – | 4 | – | 0 | .789 | 35 | – | 22 | – | 0 | .614 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coastal Carolina ‡y | 12 | – | 7 | – | 0 | .632 | 45 | – | 18 | – | 0 | .714 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elon | 12 | – | 7 | – | 0 | .632 | 34 | – | 23 | – | 2 | .593 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UNC Asheville | 12 | – | 9 | – | 0 | .571 | 27 | – | 28 | – | 0 | .491 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Charleston Southern | 9 | – | 12 | – | 0 | .429 | 19 | – | 37 | – | 0 | .339 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Liberty | 7 | – | 12 | – | 0 | .368 | 17 | – | 37 | – | 0 | .315 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| High Point | 5 | – | 12 | – | 0 | .294 | 14 | – | 37 | – | 0 | .275 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Radford | 5 | – | 14 | – | 0 | .263 | 13 | – | 28 | – | 0 | .317 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Birmingham–Southern | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 33 | – | 18 | – | 0 | .647 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 2003[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Format
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.[2]
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winthrop | 15 | 4 | .789 | — | 1 |
| Coastal Carolina | 12 | 7 | .632 | 3 | 2 |
| Elon | 12 | 7 | .632 | 3 | 3 |
| UNC Asheville | 12 | 9 | .571 | 4 | 4 |
| Charleston Southern | 9 | 12 | .429 | 7 | 5 |
| Liberty | 7 | 12 | .368 | 8 | 6 |
| High Point | 5 | 12 | .294 | 9 | — |
| Radford | 5 | 14 | .263 | 10 | — |
| Birmingham–Southern | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
Bracket and results
| First round | Semifinals | Semi- | Finals | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Winthrop | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Liberty | 1 | 1 | Winthrop | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 4 | UNC Asheville | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | UNC Asheville | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Liberty | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Liberty | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Charleston Southern | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Elon | 9 | 6 | Liberty | 4 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 4 | UNC Asheville | 4 | 2 | Coastal Carolina | 1 | 10 | |||||||||||||
| 3 | Elon | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Coastal Carolina | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Coastal Carolina | 7 | 2 | Coastal Carolina | 10 | ||||||||||||||
| 5 | Charleston Southern | 2 | 3 | Elon | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | Elon | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Winthrop | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
All-Tournament Team
| 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 |
Most Valuable Player
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.[2]
References
- "2019 Baseball Record Book" (PDF). BigSouthSports.com. p. 5. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
- "2019 Baseball Record Book" (PDF). Big South Conference. Retrieved August 13, 2020.