2003 NCAA Division I baseball tournament

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2003 NCAA Division I
baseball tournament
Season 2003
Teams64
Finals site
Champions Rice  (1st title)
Runner-up Stanford (15th CWS Appearance)
Winning coach Wayne Graham  (1st title)
MOP John Hudgins (Stanford)

The 2003 NCAA Division I baseball tournament was held May 30 through June 23, 2003. Sixty-four NCAA Division I college baseball teams met after having played their way through a regular season, and for some, a conference tournament, to play in the NCAA tournament. The tournament culminated with 8 teams in the College World Series at historic Rosenblatt Stadium in Omaha, Nebraska.

Contents

ESPN, which held the rights to the College World Series, began televising super regional games in 2003. As part of the contract with ESPN, four super regionals would begin on Friday and run through Sunday, while the other four super regionals would begin Saturday and run through Monday.

The 2003 College World Series saw a format change and the championship was decided by a best-of-three series. From 1950 through 1987, the College World Series was a true double elimination tournament. From 1988 through 2002, there were two double elimination pools, with the winner of each facing off in a one game championship.

In the 2003 championship series, Rice defeated Stanford two games to one. John Hudgins became the 16th player to win the College World Series Most Outstanding Player Award from a losing team.

Bids

Automatic bids

Conference champions from 30 Division I conferences earned automatic bids to regionals. The remaining 34 spots were awarded to schools as at-large invitees.

ConferenceSchoolBerth type
America East Northeastern Tournament champion
ACC Georgia Tech Tournament champion
Atlantic Sun Jacksonville Tournament champion
A-10 Richmond Tournament champion
Big East Notre Dame Tournament champion
Big South Coastal Carolina Tournament champion
Big Ten Ohio State Tournament champion
Big 12 Texas Tournament champion
Big West Long Beach State Regular-season champion
CAA VCU Tournament champion
Conference USA Southern Miss Tournament champion
Horizon League UIC Tournament champion
Ivy League Princeton Championship series winner
MAAC Le Moyne Tournament champion
MAC Eastern Michigan Tournament champion
Mid-Con Oral Roberts Tournament champion
MEAC Bethune-Cookman Tournament champion
Missouri Valley Wichita State Tournament champion
MWC UNLV Tournament champion
NEC Central Connecticut Tournament champion
OVC Murray State Tournament champion
Pac-10 Stanford Regular-season champion
Patriot League Bucknell Tournament champion
SEC Alabama Tournament champion
SoCon Western Carolina Tournament champion
Southland McNeese State Tournament champion
SWAC Southern Tournament champion
Sun Belt Middle Tennessee Tournament champion
WCC Pepperdine Championship series winner
WAC Rice Regular-season champion

Bids by conference

ConferenceTotalSchools
Southeastern8 Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Florida, LSU, Mississippi State, Ole Miss, South Carolina
Atlantic Coast5 Clemson, Florida State, Georgia Tech, North Carolina, NC State
Big 125 Baylor, Missouri, Nebraska, Texas, Texas A&M
Conference USA4 East Carolina, Houson, Southern Miss, Tulane
Pacific-104 Arizona, Arizona State, Stanford, Washington
Atlantic Sun3 Florida Atlantic, Jacksonville, Stetson
Big West3 Cal State Fullerton, Long Beach State, UC Riverside
Sun Belt3 Middle Tennessee, New Mexico State, South Alabama
Big East2 Notre Dame, Rutgers
Big Ten2 Minnesota, Ohio State
Colonial Athletic2 UNC Wilmington, VCU
Missouri Valley2 Southwest Missouri State, Wichita State
Southland2 Lamar, McNeese State
West Coast2 Pepperdine, San Diego
America East1 Northeastern
Atlantic 101 Richmond
Big South1 Coastal Carolina
Horizon1 UIC
Independent1 Miami (FL)
Ivy1 Princeton
Metro Atlantic1 Le Moyne
Mid-American1 Eastern Michigan
Mid-Continent1 Oral Roberts
Mid-Eastern1 Bethune-Cookman
Mountain West1 UNLV
Northeast1 Central Connecticut
Ohio Valley1 Murray State
Patriot1 Bucknell
Southern1 Western Carolina
Southwestern Athletic1 Southern
Western Athletic1 Rice

Tournament notes

CWS records tied or broken

National seeds

Bold indicates CWS participant.

  1. Florida State
  2. LSU
  3. Georgia Tech
  4. Auburn
  5. Rice
  6. Stanford
  7. Cal State Fullerton
  8. Miami (FL)

Regionals and super regionals

Bold indicates winner.

Tallahassee Super Regional

First round Second round Regional finals Super regionals
               
1 Florida State 6
4 Jacksonville 0
1 Florida State 6
2 South Alabama8
3 Rutgers 1
2 South Alabama 14
2 South Alabama 5 2
Tallahassee Regional–Dick Howser Stadium
1 Florida State1312
4 Jacksonville 5
3 Rutgers8
3 Rutgers 7
1 Florida State17
1 Florida State 3 5 —
Texas86—
1 Texas 7
4 Bucknell 0
1 Texas7
3 Lamar 3
3 Lamar 3
2 Arkansas 2
1 Texas2 6
Austin Regional–Disch–Falk Field
3 Lamar 63
4 Bucknell 7
2 Arkansas10
2 Arkansas 6
3 Lamar711

Baton Rouge Super Regional

First round Second round Regional finals Super regionals
               
1 LSU 11
4 Northeastern 8
1 LSU13
2 Tulane 5
3 UNC Wilmington 3
2 Tulane 8
1 LSU911—
Baton Rouge Regional–Alex Box Stadium
3 UNC Wilmington 8 —
4 Northeastern 6
3 UNC Wilmington12
3 UNC Wilmington910
2 Tulane 8
2 LSU1 620
Baylor 45 5
1 Baylor 7
4 Murray State 6
1 Baylor10
3 Southern 3
3 Southern 5
2 Southern Miss 3
1 Baylor3—
Hattiesburg Regional–Pete Taylor Park
2 Southern Miss 2 —
4 Murray State 0
2 Southern Miss18
2 Southern Miss18
3 Southern 1

Columbia Super Regional

First round Second round Regional finals Super regionals
               
1 Georgia Tech 4
4 Stetson 5
4 Stetson 2
2 South Carolina7
3 East Carolina 0
2 South Carolina 4
2 South Carolina9—
Atlanta Regional–Russ Chandler Stadium
4 Stetson 3 —
1 Georgia Tech 3
3 East Carolina10
3 East Carolina 4
4 Stetson9
South Carolina514—
North Carolina 4 4 —
1 Mississippi State 10
4 Middle Tennessee 4
1 Mississippi State 5
2 North Carolina10
3 Missouri 3
2 North Carolina 411
2 North Carolina811—
Starkville Regional–Dudy Noble Field
1 Mississippi State 6 —
4 Middle Tennessee 7
3 Missouri13
3 Missouri 5
1 Mississippi State10

Columbus Super Regional

First round Second round Regional finals Super regionals
               
1 Auburn 5
4 Princeton 2
1 Auburn 2
3 Ohio State6
3 Ohio State 10
2 Clemson 8
3 Ohio State9—
Auburn Regional–Plainsman Park
1 Auburn 7 —
4 Princeton 6
2 Clemson7
2 Clemson 0
1 Auburn15
Ohio State 8 7 —
Southwest Missouri State1313—
1 Nebraska 16
4 Eastern Michigan 11
1 Nebraska 2
3 Southwest Missouri State4
3 Southwest Missouri State 8
2 Coastal Carolina 3
3 Southwest Missouri State5 7
Lincoln Regional–Haymarket Park
1 Nebraska 90
4 Eastern Michigan9
2 Coastal Carolina 8
4 Eastern Michigan 2
1 Nebraska18

Houston Super Regional

The Houston Super Regional was hosted by Rice at Reckling Park.

First round Second round Regional finals Super regionals
               
1 Rice 310
4 McNeese State 2
1 Rice10
3 Wichita State 1
3 Wichita State 4
2 Ole Miss 2
1 Rice5—
Houston Regional–Reckling Park
3 Wichita State 2 —
4 McNeese State 1
2 Ole Miss7
2 Ole Miss 4
3 Wichita State5
5 Rice2 105
Houston 52 2
1 Texas A&M 6
4 Oral Roberts 3
1 Texas A&M16
2 Alabama 5
3 Houston 3
2 Alabama 9
1 Texas A&M 6 6
College Station Regional–Olsen Field
3 Houston77
4 Oral Roberts 2
3 Houston4
3 Houston16
2 Alabama 7

Palo Alto Super Regional

First round Second round Regional finals Super regionals
               
1 Stanford 9
4 UIC 2
1 Stanford13
3 UC Riverside 6
3 UC Riverside 10
2 Richmond 8
1 Stanford19—
Palo Alto Regional–Sunken Diamond
2 Richmond 6 —
4 UIC 0
2 Richmond5
2 Richmond8
3 UC Riverside 1
6 Stanford54—
Long Beach State 1 2 —
1 Long Beach State 6
4 Pepperdine 1
1 Long Beach State7
3 Washington 2
3 Washington 5
2 Minnesota 3
1 Long Beach State7—
Long Beach Regional–Blair Field
3 Washington 2 —
4 Pepperdine 5
2 Minnesota7
2 Minnesota 1
3 Washington4

Fullerton Super Regional

First round Second round Regional finals Super regionals
               
1 Cal State Fullerton 3
4 San Diego 1
1 Cal State Fullerton4
3 Notre Dame 3
3 Notre Dame 13
2 Arizona 4
1 Cal State Fullerton8—
Fullerton Regional–Goodwin Field
3 Notre Dame 1 —
4 San Diego5
2 Arizona 2
4 San Diego 3
3 Notre Dame6
7 Cal State Fullerton56 7
Arizona State 1 71
1 Arizona State 14
4 Central Connecticut 2
1 Arizona State15
3 New Mexico State 0
3 New Mexico State 1411
2 UNLV 12
1 Arizona State16—
Tempe Regional–Packard Stadium
2 UNLV 1 —
4 Central Connecticut 3
2 UNLV22
2 UNLV16
3 New Mexico State 10

Coral Gables Super Regional

First round Second round Regional finals Super regionals
               
1 Miami (FL) 10
4 Bethune-Cookman 5
1 Miami (FL)1
2 Florida Atlantic 0
3 Florida 3
2 Florida Atlantic 4
1 Miami (FL)5 13
Coral Gables Regional–Mark Light Field
3 Florida 1510
4 Bethune-Cookman 6
3 Florida8
3 Florida22
2 Florida Atlantic 14
8 Miami (FL)101111—
NC State 9 5 —
1 NC State 8
4 Le Moyne 2
1 NC State410
2 VCU 3
3 Western Carolina 0
2 VCU 6
1 NC State614—
Wilson Regional–Fleming Stadium
3 Western Carolina 4 —
4 Le Moyne 5
3 Western Carolina9
3 Western Carolina2
2 VCU 0

College World Series

Participants

SchoolConferenceRecord (conference)Head coachCWS appearancesBest CWS finishCWS record
Not including this year
Cal State Fullerton Big West 48–14 (15–6) George Horton 11
(last: 2001)		1st
(1979, 1984, 1995)		25–18
LSU SEC 45–20 (20–9) Smoke Laval 11
(last: 2000)		1st
(1991, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000)		29–13
Miami (FL) n/a44–15–1 (n/a) Jim Morris 19
(last: 2001)		1st
(1982, 1985, 1999, 2001)		43–30
Southwest Missouri State MVC 40–24 (19–11) Keith Guttin 0
(last: none)		none0–0
Rice WAC 53–11 (25–5) Wayne Graham 3
(last: 2002)		5th
(1999)		1–6
South Carolina SEC 44–20 (19–11) Ray Tanner 6
(last: 2002)		2nd
(1975, 1977, 2002)		13-12
Stanford Pac-10 46–15 (18–6) Mark Marquess 14
(last: 2002)		1st
(1987, 1988)		33–24
Texas Big 12 48–18 (19–8) Augie Garrido 29
(last: 2002)		1st
(1949, 1950, 1975, 1983, 2002)		68–49

Bracket

First round Second round Semifinals Finals
               
Texas 13
8 Miami (FL) 2
Texas 2
5 Rice12
5 Rice 4
Southwest Missouri State 2
5 Rice5—
Texas 4 —
8 Miami (FL)7
Southwest Missouri State 5
8 Miami (FL) 1
Texas5
5 Rice4103 14
6 Stanford 3 82
2 LSU 2
7 Cal State Fullerton 8
7 Cal State Fullerton6
6 Stanford 5
6 Stanford 8
South Carolina 0
7 Cal State Fullerton 3 5*
6 Stanford57*
2 LSU 10
South Carolina11
South Carolina 6
6 Stanford13

Championship series

Saturday 6/21 Game #1

Team12345678910 R H E
Stanford 3000000000371
Rice 0012000001481
WP: David Aardsma (7–3)   LP: Ryan McCally (7–3)
Attendance: 23,741

Sunday 6/22 Game #2

Team123456789 R H E
Rice 0001000203102
Stanford 10200050X890
WP: John Hudgins (14–3)   LP: Wade Townsend (11–2)
Attendance: 17,907

Monday 6/23 Game #3

Team123456789 R H E
Stanford 000000110252
Rice 31000703X14140
WP: Philip Humber (11–3)   LP: Mark Romanczuk (12–2)
Attendance: 18,494
Notes: Rice wins first national championship in any team sport in school history

All-Tournament Team

The following players were members of the College World Series All-Tournament Team.

PositionPlayerSchool
P John Hudgins (MOP)Stanford
Jeff Niemann Rice
C Ryan Garko Stanford
1B Curtis Thigpen Texas
2BEnrique CruzRice
3BJohnny AshStanford
SS Justin Turner Cal State Fullerton
OFChris KolkhorstRice
Danny Putnam Stanford
Carlos Quentin Stanford
DH P. J. Pilittere Cal State Fullerton

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