2003 Southern Conference Baseball Tournament

The 2003 Southern Conference Baseball Tournament was held at Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Park in Charleston, SC from May 21 through May 24. Top seeded Western Carolina won the tournament and earned the Southern Conference's automatic bid to the 2003 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament. It was Western Carolina's ninth tournament win, the most in SoCon history.

2003 Southern Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams8
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsWestern Carolina (9th title)
Winning coachTodd Raleigh (1st title)
MVPBrian Sigmon, Western Carolina
Attendance20,212
2003 Southern Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Western Carolina  ‍†‍‡‍y 22–8 .733  43–21 .672
Georgia Southern  ‍‍‍ 19–10 .655  39–21 .650
The Citadel  ‍‍‍ 19–11 .633  32–25 .561
UNC Greensboro  ‍‍‍ 17–13 .567  39–21 .650
Furman  ‍‍‍ 17–13 .567  32–24 .571
College of Charleston  ‍‍‍ 17–13 .567  31–27 .534
VMI  ‍‍‍ 16–14 .533  24–28 .462
Davidson  ‍‍‍ 12–17 .414  18–27 .400
East Tennessee State  ‍‍‍ 9–20 .310  15–36 .294
Appalachian State  ‍‍‍ 8–22 .267  14–36 .280
Wofford  ‍‍‍ 7–22 .241  9–40 .184
† – Conference champion
‡ – SoCon Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 2003[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The tournament used a double-elimination format. Only the top eight teams participate, so East Tennessee State, Appalachian State and Wofford were not in the field.

Seeding
Team W L Pct GB Seed
Western Carolina 22 8 .733
–
1
Georgia Southern 19 10 .655
2.5
2
The Citadel 19 11 .633
3
3
UNC Greensboro 17 13 .567
5
4
Furman 17 13 .567
5
5
College of Charleston 17 13 .567
5
6
VMI 16 14 .533
6
7
Davidson 12 17 .414
10
8
East Tennessee State 9 20 .310
13
Appalachian State 8 22 .267
14
Wofford 7 22 .241
15

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Bracket
  First Round     Second Round     Third Round     Semifinals     Finals
                                                 
  Winner's Bracket
  5 Furman 3  
  4 UNC Greensboro 2    
      1 Western Carolina 6  
      5 Furman 0    
  8 Davidson 0          
  1 Western Carolina 14        
      2 Georgia Southern 0            
      1 Western Carolina 1              
  7 VMI 4              
  2 Georgia Southern 6                
      2 Georgia Southern 14          
      6 College of Charleston 6        
  6 College of Charleston 8          
  3 The Citadel 2         1 Western Carolina 4 6
      2 Georgia Southern 8 5
  Loser's Bracket      
  4 UNC Greensboro 7        
  8 Davidson 3     6 College of Charleston 3        
    4 UNC Greensboro 4          
      4 UNC Greensboro 10        
  3 The Citadel 1         7 VMI 1     2 Georgia Southern 4    
  7 VMI 2     7 VMI 2         4 UNC Greensboro 1  
    5 Furman 1  

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All-Tournament Team
Position Player School
P Ryan Basner Western Carolina
C A.J. Zickgraf Georgia Southern
1B Jon Wade VMI
2B Brandon Burnsed Georgia Southern
3B Chris Davis Western Carolina
SS Lee Curtis College of Charleston
OF Ryan Gordon UNC Greensboro
OF Brandon Long Georgia Southern
OF Matt Nelson Western Carolina
DH Brian Sigmon Western Carolina
Walt Nadzak Award, Tournament Most Outstanding Player
Brian Sigmon
Western Carolina

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References
  1. "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 2003". Boyd's World. Retrieved March 4, 2016.
  2. 2011 Southern Conference Baseball Media Guide. SoConSports.com. p. 47. Retrieved 2012-03-25.
  3. "Seeds Set for SoCon Baseball Championship". SoConSports.com. Retrieved 2012-03-25.
  4. 2011 Southern Conference Baseball Media Guide. SoConSports.com. p. 49. Retrieved 2012-03-25.
  5. 2012 Southern Conference Baseball Media Guide. SoConSports.com. p. 62. Retrieved 2012-09-16.
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