2003 Big East Conference baseball tournament

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2003 Big East Conference
baseball tournament
Teams4
Format Double-elimination tournament
Finals site
Champions Notre Dame  (2nd title)
Winning coach Paul Mainieri  (2nd title)
MVP Javi Sanchez (Notre Dame)
2003 Big East Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Rutgers  y196 .7603722 .627
West Virginia  186 .7503619 .655
No. 28 Notre Dame  y167 .6964518 .714
Virginia Tech  1510 .6003423 .596
Boston College  1311 .5423321 .611
Pittsburgh  1313 .5003620 .643
St. John's  1214 .4622927 .518
Seton Hall  1114 .4402324 .489
Connecticut  1015 .4002423 .511
Villanova  619 .2401432 .304
Georgetown  422 .1541433 .298
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2003 [1] [2]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2003 Big East Conference baseball tournament was held at Commerce Bank Ballpark in Bridgewater, New Jersey. This was the nineteenth annual Big East Conference baseball tournament. The Notre Dame Fighting Irish won their second tournament championship in a row and claimed the Big East Conference's automatic bid to the 2003 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. Notre Dame would go on to win five championships in a row. [3]

Contents

Format and seeding

The Big East baseball tournament was a 4 team double elimination tournament in 2003. The top four regular season finishers were seeded one through four based on conference winning percentage only. [3]

TeamWLPct.GBSeed
Rutgers 196.760
1
West Virginia 186.750
.5
2
Notre Dame 167.696
2
3
Virginia Tech 1510.600
4
4
Boston College 1311.542
5.5
Pittsburgh 1313.500
5.5
St. John's 1214.462
7.5
Seton Hall 1114.440
8
Connecticut 1015.400
9
Villanova 619.240
13
Georgetown 422.154
15.5

Bracket

Upper round 1Upper finalFinal
1 Rutgers 6
4 Virginia Tech 0
1Rutgers3
3Notre Dame9
2 West Virginia 1
3 Notre Dame 9
3Notre Dame
1Rutgers
Lower round 1Lower final
1Rutgers8
4Virginia Tech02West Virginia7
2West Virginia10

[3]

Jack Kaiser Award

Javi Sanchez was the winner of the 2003 Jack Kaiser Award. Sanchez was a junior catcher for Notre Dame. [3]

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References

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  2. "College Baseball Conference Standings – 2003". boydsworld.com. Retrieved February 2, 2013.
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