2003 Mountain West Conference baseball tournament
The 2003 Mountain West Conference baseball tournament took place from May 21 through 24. All six of the league's teams met in the double-elimination tournament held at University of New Mexico's Isotopes Park. Top seeded UNLV won their first Mountain West Conference Baseball Championship with a championship game score of 14–9 and earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2003 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[2][3]
| Teams | 6 |
|---|---|
| Format | Double-elimination |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | UNLV (1st title) |
| MVP | Patrick Dobson (UNLV) |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UNLV †‡y | 24 | – | 6 | .800 | 47 | – | 17 | .734 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BYU | 18 | – | 12 | .600 | 30 | – | 24 | .556 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Diego State | 18 | – | 12 | .600 | 29 | – | 32 | .475 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico | 17 | – | 13 | .567 | 34 | – | 26 | .567 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah | 10 | – | 20 | .333 | 24 | – | 32 | .429 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Air Force | 3 | – | 27 | .100 | 15 | – | 39 | .278 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the 2003 NCAA Division I baseball tournament As of June 30, 2003[1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seeding
The teams were seeded based on regular season conference winning percentage only. San Diego State claimed the second seed over BYU by winning the season series.
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNLV | 24 | 6 | .800 | – | 1 |
| San Diego State | 18 | 12 | .600 | 6 | 2 |
| BYU | 18 | 12 | .600 | 6 | 3 |
| New Mexico | 17 | 13 | .567 | 7 | 4 |
| Utah | 10 | 20 | .333 | 14 | 5 |
| Air Force | 3 | 27 | .100 | 21 | 6 |
Results
| First round | Second round | Third round | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | UNLV | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Air Force | 1 | 1 | UNLV | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | New Mexico | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | San Diego State | 7 | 1 | UNLV | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Utah | 4 | 2 | San Diego State | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | San Diego State | 6 | 1 | UNLV | 14 | – | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | BYU | 0 | 2 | San Diego State | 9 | – | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | BYU | 7 | 2 | San Diego State | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | New Mexico | 6 | 3 | BYU | 7 | 3 | BYU | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Utah | 7* | 5 | Utah | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Air Force | 6* | ||||||||||||||||||||||
* - Indicates game required 11 innings.
All-Tournament Team
The following teams were named to the All-Tournament team.[3][4]
| Name | Class | Team | POS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Dobson | Jr. | UNLV | Outfielder |
| Jordan Swaydan | Fr. | SDSU | Catcher |
| Robert Van Kirk | Sr. | UNLV | Catcher |
| Cort Wilson | Jr. | Utah | Infielder |
| Eric Nielsen | So. | UNLV | Outfielder |
| Brock Jacobsen | Jr. | BYU | Outfielder |
| Jake Vose | Jr. | UNLV | Pitcher |
| Eddie Gill | Jr. | UNLV | Designated Hitter |
| Anthony Gwynn | Jr. | SDSU | Outfielder |
| Brady Martinez | So. | Utah | Relief Pitcher |
| Landon Burt | Jr. | SDSU | Outfielder |
Most Valuable Player
Patrick Dobson, an outfielder for the champion UNLV Rebels, was named the tournament Most Valuable Player, after a 3 for 5, 2 RBI performance in the championship game, setting a tournament record for RBI at 14.[3]
References
- Mountain West Conference Baseball Guide (PDF). themwc.com. p. 2. Retrieved December 8, 2012.
- "2003 Mountain West Conference Baseball Conference Championship Central". themwc.com. Archived from the original on November 24, 2012. Retrieved December 8, 2012.
- "Rebels!". themwc.com. Archived from the original on February 4, 2013. Retrieved December 8, 2012.
- Mountain West Conference Baseball Guide (PDF). themwc.com. p. 11. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 5, 2012. Retrieved December 8, 2012.