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.
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Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
2003 record | 58-12 (25–5 WAC) |
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Home stadium | Reckling 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
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Schedule
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Awards and honors
- Dane Bubela
- All-WAC First Team[1]
- Enrique Cruz
- Austin Davis
- All-WAC First Team[1]
- All-WAC Second Team[1]
- Jeff Jorgensen
- All-WAC First Team[1]
- Chris Kolkhorst
- Justin Ruchti
- All-WAC Second Team[1]
- Vincent Sinisi
- 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 |
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David Aardsma | RHP | 1st | 22nd | San Francisco Giants |
Vincent Sinisi | 1B | 2nd | 46th | Texas Rangers |
Craig Stansberry | 3B | 5th | 135th | Pittsburgh Pirates |
Jeff Jorgensen | OF | 7th | 209th | Houston Astros |
Justin Ruchti | C | 9th | 266th | Seattle Mariners |
Enrique Cruz | SS | 14th | 424th | New York Yankees |
Steven Herce | RHP | 17th | 495th | Pittsburgh Pirates |
Dane Bubela | OF | 22nd | 646th | Texas Rangers |
References
- "2012 Rice Baseball Fact Book" (PDF). RiceOwls.com.
- "CWS Record Book" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved 18 June 2012.
- "2003 Rice University". The Baseball Cube. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
External links
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