| Teams | 8 |
|---|---|
| Format | Eight-team double-elimination tournament |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | Southern Miss (1st title) |
| Winning coach | Corky Palmer (1st title) |
| MVP | Clint King (Southern Miss) |
The 2003 Conference USA baseball tournament was the 2003 postseason baseball championship of the NCAA Division I Conference USA, held at Turchin Stadium in New Orleans, Louisiana, from May 21 through 25. Southern Miss defeated Tulane in the championship game, earning the conference's automatic bid to the 2003 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[1]
Regular season results
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Miss | 23 | 7 | .767 | - | 1 |
| TCU | 22 | 8 | .733 | 1 | 2 |
| Tulane | 20 | 10 | .667 | 3 | 3 |
| Houston | 18 | 12 | .600 | 5 | 4 |
| East Carolina | 17 | 13 | .567 | 6 | 5 |
| South Florida | 14 | 14 | .500 | 8 | 6 |
| Louisville | 14 | 15 | .483 | 8.5 | 7 |
| Charlotte | 11 | 15 | .423 | 10 | 8 |
| UAB | 12 | 17 | .414 | 10.5 | -- |
| Memphis | 11 | 18 | .379 | 11.5 | -- |
| Cincinnati | 7 | 22 | .241 | 15.5 | -- |
| Saint Louis | 6 | 24 | .200 | 17 | -- |
- Records reflect conference play only.[2]
Bracket
| First round | Second round | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | East Carolina | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Houston | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Houston | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Southern Miss | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Charlotte | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Southern Miss | 13 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | East Carolina | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Southern Miss | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Charlotte | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | East Carolina | 8 | 5 | East Carolina | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| 4 | Houston | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Tulane | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Louisville | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Southern Miss | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | TCU | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Louisville | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Tulane | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | South Florida | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Tulane | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Louisville | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Tulane | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | South Florida | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | TCU | 6 | 7 | Louisville | 11 | ||||||||||||||
| 6 | South Florida | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
- Bold indicates the winner of the game.
- Italics indicate that the team was eliminated from the tournament.
All-tournament team
| Position | Player | School |
|---|---|---|
| C | Brian Bormaster | Tulane |
| IF | Darryl Lawhorn | East Carolina |
| IF | J.T. LaFountain | Tulane |
| IF | Beau Griffin | Southern Miss |
| IF | Tommy Manzella | Tulane |
| OF | Jeff Cook | Southern Miss |
| OF | Clint King | Southern Miss |
| OF | Jason Lowery | Southern Miss |
| DH | Allen Shirley | South Florida |
| P | Jason Tourangeau | East Carolina |
| P | Billy Mohl | Tulane |
| MVP | Clint King | Southern Miss |
References
- ↑ "2012 Conference USA Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). pp. 74–93. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 12, 2012. Retrieved June 21, 2012.
- ↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 2003". BoydsWorld.com. Archived from the original on February 7, 2012. Retrieved June 22, 2012.
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