2003 Atlantic Sun Conference Baseball Tournament

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2003 Atlantic Sun Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams6
Format Double-elimination
Finals site
Champions Jacksonville  (2nd title)
Winning coach Terry Alexander  (2nd title)
MVPGordie Gronkowski (Jacksonville)
2003 Atlantic Sun Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 23 Florida Atlantic  y258 .7584116 .719
Stetson  y2112 .6364124 .631
Jacksonville State  1914 .5763226 .552
Belmont  1914 .5762923 .558
Gardner–Webb  1815 .5453323 .589
Jacksonville  y1716 .5153230 .516
Troy  1617 .4852727 .500
Georgia State  1617 .4852529 .463
UCF  1416 .4673125 .554
Campbell  1419 .4242228 .440
Samford  723 .2331734 .333
Mercer  621 .2221134 .244
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 2003 [1] ; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

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]

Contents

Seeding

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

TeamWLPCTGBSeed
Florida Atlantic 258.7581
Stetson 2112.63642
Jacksonville State 1914.57663
Belmont 1914.57664
Gardner–Webb 1815.54575
Jacksonville 1716.51586
Troy 1617.4859
Georgia State 1617.4859
UCF 1416.4679.5
Campbell 1419.42411
Samford 723.23316.5
Mercer 621.22216

Results

First roundSecond roundThird roundSemifinalsFinal
6Jacksonville6
3Jacksonville State10
1 Florida Atlantic 33Jacksonville State2
6 Jacksonville 41Florida Atlantic31Florida Atlantic1
1Florida Atlantic5
2Stetson8
5Gardner–Webb4
3 Jacksonville State 4
2Stetson1
4 Belmont 11
4Belmont36Jacksonville7
2Stetson9
2 Stetson 32Stetson6
5 Gardner–Webb 16Jacksonville9
6Jacksonville15
4Belmont7

All-Tournament Team

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

PosNameTeam
PAdam BlairStetson
Clint HartJacksonville
Dennis RobinsonJacksonville
CJason WarpoolBelmont
IFRusty BealeStetson
Gordie GronkowskiJacksonville
Bobby HicksJacksonville State
Brian SnyderStetson
OFJeff FiorentinoFlorida Atlantic
Chad HausemanJacksonville
Chris KellyJacksonville

Tournament Most Valuable Player

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

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References

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  2. Baseball Record Book (PDF). Florida Atlantic Owls. p. 36. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
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