| Teams | 6 |
|---|---|
| Format | Double-elimination |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | Eastern Michigan (3rd title) |
| Winning coach | Roger Coryell (1st title) |
| MVP | Brian Bixler (Eastern Michigan) |
| 2003 Mid-American Conference baseball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kent State x | 20 | – | 4 | – | 0 | .833 | 38 | – | 18 | – | 0 | .679 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Miami | 19 | – | 9 | – | 0 | .679 | 36 | – | 24 | – | 1 | .598 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio | 15 | – | 11 | – | 0 | .577 | 35 | – | 23 | – | 0 | .603 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Akron | 12 | – | 15 | – | 0 | .444 | 22 | – | 30 | – | 0 | .423 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marshall | 11 | – | 16 | – | 0 | .407 | 22 | – | 31 | – | 1 | .417 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Buffalo | 5 | – | 21 | – | 0 | .192 | 16 | – | 37 | – | 0 | .302 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ball State x | 17 | – | 10 | – | 0 | .630 | 36 | – | 21 | – | 0 | .632 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Michigan ‡y | 16 | – | 11 | – | 0 | .593 | 33 | – | 28 | – | 0 | .541 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Illinois | 15 | – | 11 | – | 0 | .577 | 34 | – | 24 | – | 0 | .586 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Michigan | 16 | – | 12 | – | 0 | .571 | 25 | – | 26 | – | 0 | .490 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central Michigan | 9 | – | 15 | – | 0 | .375 | 25 | – | 28 | – | 0 | .472 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling Green | 9 | – | 18 | – | 0 | .333 | 17 | – | 28 | – | 0 | .378 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Toledo | 8 | – | 19 | – | 0 | .296 | 22 | – | 29 | – | 0 | .431 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 2003 [1] ; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2003 Mid-American Conference Baseball Tournament took place in May 2003. The top six regular season finishers met in the double-elimination tournament held at Gene Michael Field on the campus of Kent State University in Kent, Ohio. This was the fifteenth Mid-American Conference postseason tournament to determine a champion. Fourth seed Eastern Michigan won their third tournament championship, and first since the event resumed in 1992, to earn the conference's automatic bid to the 2003 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament. [2] [3]
The winner of each division claimed the top two seeds, while the next four finishers based on conference winning percentage only, regardless of division, participated in the tournament. The teams played double-elimination tournament. This was the sixth year of the six team tournament.
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Division | |||||
| Kent State | 20 | 4 | .833 | – | 1 |
| Miami | 19 | 9 | .679 | 3 | 3 |
| Ohio | 15 | 11 | .577 | 6 | 5 |
| Akron | 12 | 15 | .444 | 9.5 | – |
| Marshall | 11 | 16 | .407 | 10.5 | – |
| Buffalo | 5 | 21 | .192 | 16 | – |
| West Division | |||||
| Ball State | 17 | 10 | .630 | – | 2 |
| Eastern Michigan | 16 | 11 | .593 | 1 | 4 |
| Northern Illinois | 15 | 11 | .577 | 1.5 | 6 |
| Western Michigan | 16 | 12 | .571 | 1.5 | – |
| Central Michigan | 9 | 15 | .375 | 6.5 | – |
| Bowling Green | 9 | 18 | .333 | 8 | – |
| Toledo | 8 | 19 | .296 | 9 | – |
| First round | Second round | Third round | Final | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Northern Illinois | 4* | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Eastern Michigan | 6* | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Kent State | 3 | 4 | Eastern Michigan | 7 | ||||||||||||||
| 6 | Northern Illinois | 4 | 1 | Kent State | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | Ball State | 2† | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Kent State | 3† | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Miami | 6 | 4 | Eastern Michigan | 3 | 6 | |||||||||||||
| 4 | Eastern Michigan | 4 | 3 | Miami | 2 | 5 | |||||||||||||
| 3 | Miami | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Ohio | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Ball State | 4 | 3 | Miami | 6 | ||||||||||||||
| 5 | Ohio | 14 | 5 | Ohio | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 5 | Ohio | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Northern Illinois | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
* - Indicates game required 12 innings. † - Indicates game required 10 innings.
The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team. [4]
| Name | School |
|---|---|
| Matt Long | Miami |
| Dale Hayes | Eastern Michigan |
| John Slone | Miami |
| Anthony Gressick | Ohio |
| Joe Tucker | Kent State |
| Joe Mazzuca | Northern Illinois |
| Brian Bixler | Eastern Michigan |
| Derrick Peterson | Eastern Michigan |
| Phil Sabatini | Ohio |
| David Cook | Miami |
Brian Bixler won the Tournament Most Valuable Player award. Bixler played for Eastern Michigan. [4]
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