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
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Winthrop  ‍‍‍ 15 4 0   .789 35 22 0   .614
Coastal Carolina  ‍‍y 12 7 0   .632 45 18 0   .714
Elon  ‍‍‍ 12 7 0   .632 34 23 2   .593
UNC Asheville  ‍‍‍ 12 9 0   .571 27 28 0   .491
Charleston Southern  ‍‍‍ 9 12 0   .429 19 37 0   .339
Liberty  ‍‍‍ 7 12 0   .368 17 37 0   .315
High Point  ‍‍‍ 5 12 0   .294 14 37 0   .275
Radford  ‍‍‍ 5 14 0   .263 13 28 0   .317
Birmingham–Southern  ‍‍‍ 0 0 0   33 18 0   .647
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2003[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Format

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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]

Team W L Pct. GB Seed
Winthrop 15 4 .789 1
Coastal Carolina 12 7 .632 3 2
Elon 12 7 .632 3 3
UNC Asheville 12 9 .571 4 4
Charleston Southern 9 12 .429 7 5
Liberty 7 12 .368 8 6
High Point 5 12 .294 9
Radford 5 14 .263 10
Birmingham–Southern 0 0

Bracket and results

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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

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Name School
Chad Bryan Liberty
Steven Carter Coastal Carolina
Erich Cloninger Liberty
Matt Garner Elon
Phillip Laurent Liberty
Ryan McGraw Coastal Carolina
Holt Montgomery Elon
Chris Price Elon
Daniel Pruitt UNC Asheville
Robert Rudder UNC Asheville
Robbie Smith Elon

Most Valuable Player

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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

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