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
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 23 Florida Atlantic  ‍‍‍y 25 8   .758 41 16   .719
Stetson  ‍‍‍y 21 12   .636 41 24   .631
Jacksonville State  ‍‍‍ 19 14   .576 32 26   .552
Belmont  ‍‍‍ 19 14   .576 29 23   .558
Gardner–Webb  ‍‍‍ 18 15   .545 33 23   .589
Jacksonville  ‍‍y 17 16   .515 32 30   .516
Troy  ‍‍‍ 16 17   .485 27 27   .500
Georgia State  ‍‍‍ 16 17   .485 25 29   .463
UCF  ‍‍‍ 14 16   .467 31 25   .554
Campbell  ‍‍‍ 14 19   .424 22 28   .440
Samford  ‍‍‍ 7 23   .233 17 34   .333
Mercer  ‍‍‍ 6 21   .222 11 34   .244
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2003[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Seeding

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

Team W L PCT GB Seed
Florida Atlantic 25 8 .758 1
Stetson 21 12 .636 4 2
Jacksonville State 19 14 .576 6 3
Belmont 19 14 .576 6 4
Gardner–Webb 18 15 .545 7 5
Jacksonville 17 16 .515 8 6
Troy 16 17 .485 9
Georgia State 16 17 .485 9
UCF 14 16 .467 9.5
Campbell 14 19 .424 11
Samford 7 23 .233 16.5
Mercer 6 21 .222 16

Results

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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

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

Pos Name Team
P Adam Blair Stetson
Clint Hart Jacksonville
Dennis Robinson Jacksonville
C Jason Warpool Belmont
IF Rusty Beale Stetson
Gordie Gronkowski Jacksonville
Bobby Hicks Jacksonville State
Brian Snyder Stetson
OF Jeff Fiorentino Florida Atlantic
Chad Hauseman Jacksonville
Chris Kelly Jacksonville

Tournament Most Valuable Player

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

References

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  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. ^ a b Baseball Record Book (PDF). Atlantic Sun Conference. p. 13. Retrieved April 4, 2019.