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 through 25 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]

2003 Big South Conference
baseball tournament
Teams6
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsCoastal Carolina (6th title)
Winning coachGary Gilmore (3rd title)
MVPSteven Carter (Coastal Carolina)
2003 Big South Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Winthrop   1540 .78935220 .614
Coastal Carolina  y 1270 .63245180 .714
Elon   1270 .63234232 .593
UNC Asheville   1290 .57127280 .491
Charleston Southern   9120 .42919370 .339
Liberty   7120 .36817370 .315
High Point   5120 .29414370 .275
Radford   5140 .26313280 .317
Birmingham–Southern   000 33180 .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]

TeamWLPct.GBSeed
Winthrop154.7891
Coastal Carolina127.63232
Elon127.63233
UNC Asheville129.57144
Charleston Southern912.42975
Liberty712.36886
High Point512.2949
Radford514.26310
Birmingham–Southern00

Bracket and results

First roundSecond roundThird roundFinal
1Winthrop1
4UNC Asheville9
1Winthrop24UNC Asheville4
6Liberty16Liberty5
6Liberty8
5Charleston Southern2
3Elon96Liberty40
4UNC Asheville42Coastal Carolina110
3Elon4
2Coastal Carolina7
2Coastal Carolina72Coastal Carolina10
5Charleston Southern23Elon1
3Elon8
1Winthrop1

All-Tournament Team

NameSchool
Chad BryanLiberty
Steven CarterCoastal Carolina
Erich CloningerLiberty
Matt GarnerElon
Phillip LaurentLiberty
Ryan McGrawCoastal Carolina
Holt MontgomeryElon
Chris PriceElon
Daniel PruittUNC Asheville
Robert RudderUNC Asheville
Robbie SmithElon

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

  1. "2019 Baseball Record Book" (PDF). BigSouthSports.com. p. 5. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
  2. "2019 Baseball Record Book" (PDF). Big South Conference. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
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