2003 Rice Owls baseball team

The 2003 Rice Owls baseball team represented Rice University in the 2003 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Owls played their home games at Reckling Park. The team was coached by Wayne Graham in his 12th season at Rice.

2003 Rice Owls baseball
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
2003 record58-12 (25–5 WAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • David Pierce (1st year)
  • Mike Taylor (3rd year)
  • Zane Curry (4th year)
Home stadiumReckling Park

The Owls won 30 consecutive games to open the season 33-1 and won the Western Athletic Conference championship. Rice went on to win the College World Series, defeating the Stanford Cardinal in the championship series. It was the first national title that Rice had ever won in a team sport in the school's 91-year history.

Roster

2003 Rice Owls roster
 

Pitchers

 

  • *not on postseason roster
 

Infielders

  • 1 Sean Hirsch - Junior
  • 5 Drew Skaggs* - Senior
  • 11 Paul Janish - Sophomore
  • 13 Enrique Cruz - Junior
  • 15 Matt Moake - Sophomore
  • 22 Matt Ueckert - Freshman
  • 23 Craig Stansberry - Junior
  • 27 Vincent Sinisi - Junior
 

Outfielders

  • 2 Matt Emerson - Freshman
  • 3 Matt Cavanaugh - Freshman
  • 4 Jeff Jorgenson - Sophomore
  • 7 Chris Kolkhorst - Junior
  • 9 Austin Davis - Sophomore
  • 16 Dane Bubela - Senior

Catchers

  • 12 Jeff Blackinton - Junior
  • 19 Justin Ruchti - Senior
  • 29 Jon Gillespie - Sophomore
  • 35 Lyndon Duplessis - Freshman

Schedule

2003 Rice Owls Baseball Game Log
Regular Season

Awards and honors

Dane Bubela
  • All-WAC First Team[1]
Enrique Cruz
  • All-America Third Team[1]
  • College World Series All-Tournament Team[2]
  • All-WAC First Team[1]
Austin Davis
  • All-WAC First Team[1]
Philip Humber
  • All-America Second Team[1]
  • All-WAC First Team[1]
Paul Janish
  • All-WAC Second Team[1]
Jeff Jorgensen
  • All-WAC First Team[1]
Chris Kolkhorst
  • College World Series All-Tournament Team[2]
  • All-WAC First Team[1]
Jeff Niemann
  • All-America First Team[1]
  • College World Series All-Tournament Team[2]
  • WAC Pitcher of the Year[1]
Justin Ruchti
  • All-WAC Second Team[1]
Vincent Sinisi
  • All-WAC First Team[1]
Wade Townsend
  • All-America First Team[1]
  • All-WAC First Team[1]

Owls in the 2003 MLB Draft

The following members of the Rice Owls baseball program were drafted in the 2003 Major League Baseball Draft.[3]

Player Position Round Overall MLB Team
David AardsmaRHP1st22ndSan Francisco Giants
Vincent Sinisi1B2nd46thTexas Rangers
Craig Stansberry3B5th135thPittsburgh Pirates
Jeff JorgensenOF7th209thHouston Astros
Justin RuchtiC9th266thSeattle Mariners
Enrique CruzSS14th424thNew York Yankees
Steven HerceRHP17th495thPittsburgh Pirates
Dane BubelaOF22nd646thTexas Rangers

References

  1. "2012 Rice Baseball Fact Book" (PDF). RiceOwls.com.
  2. "CWS Record Book" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved 18 June 2012.
  3. "2003 Rice University". The Baseball Cube. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
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