2003 Atlantic Sun Conference Baseball Tournament

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2003 Atlantic Sun Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams6
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsJacksonville (2nd title)
Winning coachTerry Alexander (2nd title)
MVPGordie Gronkowski (Jacksonville)
2003 Atlantic Sun Conference baseball standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 23 Florida Atlantic  ‍†‍‍y 25 – 8   .758 41 – 16   .719
Stetson  ‍‍‍y 21 – 12   .636 41 – 24   .631
Jacksonville State  ‍‍‍ 19 – 14   .576 32 – 26   .552
Belmont  ‍‍‍ 19 – 14   .576 29 – 23   .558
Gardner–Webb  ‍‍‍ 18 – 15   .545 33 – 23   .589
Jacksonville  ‍‍‡‍y 17 – 16   .515 32 – 30   .516
Troy  ‍‍‍ 16 – 17   .485 27 – 27   .500
Georgia State  ‍‍‍ 16 – 17   .485 25 – 29   .463
UCF  ‍‍‍ 14 – 16   .467 31 – 25   .554
Campbell  ‍‍‍ 14 – 19   .424 22 – 28   .440
Samford  ‍‍‍ 7 – 23   .233 17 – 34   .333
Mercer  ‍‍‍ 6 – 21   .222 11 – 34   .244
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 2003[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2003 Atlantic Sun Conference Baseball Tournament was held at Melching Field at Conrad Park on the campus of Stetson University in DeLand, Florida from May 26 through 29.[2] Jacksonville won its second tournament championship to earn the Atlantic Sun Conference's automatic bid to the 2003 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.[3]

Seeding[]

The top six teams (based on conference results) from the conference earn invites to the tournament.

Team W L PCT GB Seed
Florida Atlantic 25 8 .758 — 1
Stetson 21 12 .636 4 2
Jacksonville State 19 14 .576 6 3
Belmont 19 14 .576 6 4
Gardner–Webb 18 15 .545 7 5
Jacksonville 17 16 .515 8 6
Troy 16 17 .485 9 —
Georgia State 16 17 .485 9 —
UCF 14 16 .467 9.5 —
Campbell 14 19 .424 11 —
Samford 7 23 .233 16.5 —
Mercer 6 21 .222 16 —

Results[]

  First round Semifinals Third Round Semi-Finals Finals
                                               
  1 Florida Atlantic 3  
  6 Jacksonville 4     6 Jacksonville 6  
    3 Jacksonville State 10    
      3 Jacksonville State 2  
      1 Florida Atlantic 3     1 Florida Atlantic 1  
  1 Florida Atlantic 5         2 Stetson 8    
  5 Gardner–Webb 4        
  3 Jacksonville State 4         2 Stetson 1
  4 Belmont 11           6 Jacksonville 7
      4 Belmont 3        
      2 Stetson 9          
  2 Stetson 3           2 Stetson 6              
  5 Gardner–Webb 1         6 Jacksonville 9            
  6 Jacksonville 15    
  4 Belmont 7  

All-Tournament Team[]

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[4]

Pos Name Team
P Adam Blair Stetson
Clint Hart Jacksonville
Dennis Robinson Jacksonville
C Jason Warpool Belmont
IF Rusty Beale Stetson
Gordie Gronkowski Jacksonville
Bobby Hicks Jacksonville State
Brian Snyder Stetson
OF Jeff Fiorentino Florida Atlantic
Chad Hauseman Jacksonville
Chris Kelly Jacksonville

Tournament Most Valuable Player[]

Gordie Gronkowski was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Gronkowski was an infielder for Jacksonville.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ 2019 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Atlantic Sun Conference. p. 4. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
  2. ^ Baseball Record Book (PDF). Florida Atlantic Owls. p. 36. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
  3. ^ Baseball Record Book (PDF). Atlantic Sun Conference. p. 7. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
  4. ^ a b Baseball Record Book (PDF). Atlantic Sun Conference. p. 13. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
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