| Teams | 6 |
|---|---|
| Format | Double-elimination |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | Coastal Carolina (6th title) |
| Winning coach | Gary Gilmore (3rd title) |
| MVP | Steven Carter (Coastal Carolina) |
| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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]
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 | — | — | — |
| First round | Second round | Third round | Final | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Winthrop | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | UNC Asheville | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Winthrop | 2 | 4 | UNC Asheville | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| 6 | Liberty | 1 | 6 | Liberty | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| 6 | Liberty | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Charleston Southern | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Elon | 9 | 6 | Liberty | 4 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 4 | UNC Asheville | 4 | 2 | Coastal Carolina | 1 | 10 | |||||||||||||
| 3 | Elon | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Coastal Carolina | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Coastal Carolina | 7 | 2 | Coastal Carolina | 10 | ||||||||||||||
| 5 | Charleston Southern | 2 | 3 | Elon | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | Elon | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Winthrop | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 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 |
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