2003 Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament

2003 Colonial Athletic Association
baseball tournament

Teams	6
Format	Double-elimination tournament
Finals site	Coy Tillett Sr. Memorial Field Manteo, North Carolina
Champions	VCU  (2nd title)
Winning coach	Paul Keyes  (2nd title)
MVP	Matt Prendergast (VCU)
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2003 Colonial Athletic Association baseball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
American Division
UNC Wilmington  x‍‍‍y	15	–	6		.714			40	–	23		.635
James Madison  ‍‍‍	13	–	7		.650			29	–	27		.518
Towson  ‍‍‍	11	–	9		.550			28	–	25		.528
Old Dominion  ‍‍‍	5	–	15		.250			18	–	33		.353
Drexel  ‍‍‍	3	–	17		.150			12	–	34		.261
Colonial Division
VCU  x‍‍‡‍y	17	–	3		.850			46	–	13		.780
William & Mary  ‍‍‍	12	–	4		.750			31	–	20		.608
George Mason  ‍‍‍	9	–	8		.529			31	–	20		.608
Delaware  ‍‍‍	7	–	13		.350			21	–	32		.396
Hofstra  ‍‍‍	5	–	15		.250			12	–	35		.255
x – Division champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 2003 [1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2003 Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament was held at Coy Tillett Sr. Memorial Field in Manteo, North Carolina, from May 21 through 25. The event determined the champion of the Colonial Athletic Association for the 2003 season. Top-seeded VCU won the tournament for the second time and earned the CAA's automatic bid to the 2003 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.

Entering the event, former member East Carolina had won the most championships, with seven. Among active members, Old Dominion led with three titles while George Mason had won twice and VCU and William & Mary had each won once. ^[2]

Format and seeding

The CAA's two division winners received the top two seeds. The next four teams, regardless of division, were selected and seeded by conference winning percentage. They played a double-elimination tournament. ^[2]

American Division Team W L Pct. GB Seed UNC Wilmington 15 6 .714 — 2 James Madison 13 7 .650 1.5 4 Towson 11 9 .550 3.5 5 Old Dominion 5 15 .250 9.5 — Drexel 3 17 .150 11.5 —

Colonial Division Team W L Pct. GB Seed VCU 17 3 .850 — 1 William & Mary 12 4 .750 2.5 3 George Mason 9 8 .529 6.5 6 Delaware 7 13 .350 10 — Hofstra 5 15 .250 12 —

Bracket and results

	First round					Second round					Third round					Semifinals					Final
	1	VCU	6
	6	George Mason	4			1	VCU	11
						4	James Madison	3
	3	William & Mary	13								1	VCU	13
	4	James Madison	12								2	UNC Wilmington	10
						3	William & Mary	3													1	VCU	3	—
						2	UNC Wilmington	412													6	George Mason	0	—
	2	UNC Wilmington	18													2	UNC Wilmington	12
	5	Towson	5								3	William & Mary	8			6	George Mason	1311
						6	George Mason	25			6	George Mason	14
						5	Towson	10

All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team. ^[2]

Name	Team
Michael Brown	William & Mary
Blake Cross	UNC Wilmington
Chip Grawey	UNC Wilmington
Jamie Hemingway	UNC Wilmington
Chris Looze	George Mason
Sean Marshall	VCU
Justin Mattison	VCU
Cla Meredith	VCU
Jeff Palumbo	George Mason
Jeff Parrish	VCU
Matt Prendergast	VCU
Nick Shimer	George Mason

Most Valuable Player

Matt Prendergast was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Prendergast was a pitcher for VCU. ^[2]

References

1. 2020 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Colonial Athletic Association. p. 18. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
2. 2020 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Colonial Athletic Association. p. 9. Retrieved March 7, 2021.