2003 Atlantic Sun Conference baseball tournament

The 2003 Atlantic Sun Conference baseball tournament was held at Melching Field at Conrad Park on the campus of Stetson University in DeLand, Florida, from May 26 through 29.[2] Jacksonville won its second tournament championship to earn the Atlantic Sun Conference's automatic bid to the 2003 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[3]

2003 Atlantic Sun Conference
baseball tournament
Teams6
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsJacksonville (2nd title)
Winning coachTerry Alexander (2nd title)
MVPGordie Gronkowski (Jacksonville)
2003 Atlantic Sun Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 23 Florida Atlantic  y 258 .7584116 .719
Stetson  y 2112 .6364124 .631
Jacksonville State   1914 .5763226 .552
Belmont   1914 .5762923 .558
Gardner–Webb   1815 .5453323 .589
Jacksonville  y 1716 .5153230 .516
Troy   1617 .4852727 .500
Georgia State   1617 .4852529 .463
UCF   1416 .4673125 .554
Campbell   1419 .4242228 .440
Samford   723 .2331734 .333
Mercer   621 .2221134 .244
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2003[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Seeding

The top six teams (based on conference results) from the conference earn invites to the tournament.

TeamWLPCTGBSeed
Florida Atlantic258.7581
Stetson2112.63642
Jacksonville State1914.57663
Belmont1914.57664
Gardner–Webb1815.54575
Jacksonville1716.51586
Troy1617.4859
Georgia State1617.4859
UCF1416.4679.5
Campbell1419.42411
Samford723.23316.5
Mercer621.22216

Results

First roundSecond roundThird roundSemifinalsFinal
6Jacksonville6
3Jacksonville State10
1Florida Atlantic33Jacksonville State2
6Jacksonville41Florida Atlantic31Florida Atlantic1
1Florida Atlantic5
2Stetson8
5Gardner–Webb4
3Jacksonville State4
2Stetson1
4Belmont11
4Belmont36Jacksonville7
2Stetson9
2Stetson32Stetson6
5Gardner–Webb16Jacksonville9
6Jacksonville15
4Belmont7

All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[4]

PosNameTeam
PAdam BlairStetson
Clint HartJacksonville
Dennis RobinsonJacksonville
CJason WarpoolBelmont
IFRusty BealeStetson
Gordie GronkowskiJacksonville
Bobby HicksJacksonville State
Brian SnyderStetson
OFJeff FiorentinoFlorida Atlantic
Chad HausemanJacksonville
Chris KellyJacksonville

Tournament Most Valuable Player

Gordie Gronkowski was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Gronkowski was an infielder for Jacksonville.[4]

References

  1. 2019 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Atlantic Sun Conference. p. 4. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
  2. Baseball Record Book (PDF). Florida Atlantic Owls. p. 36. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
  3. Baseball Record Book (PDF). Atlantic Sun Conference. p. 7. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
  4. Baseball Record Book (PDF). Atlantic Sun Conference. p. 13. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
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