2003 Conference USA Baseball Tournament

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2003 Conference USA
Baseball Tournament
Teams8
FormatEight-team double-elimination tournament
Finals site
  • Turchin Stadium
  • New Orleans, Louisiana
ChampionsSouthern Miss (1st title)
Winning coachCorky Palmer (1st title)
MVPClint King (Southern Miss)

The 2003 Conference USA Baseball Tournament was the 2003 postseason baseball championship of the NCAA Division I Conference USA, held at Turchin Stadium in New Orleans, Louisiana from May 21–25. Southern Miss defeated Tulane in the championship game, earning the conference's automatic bid to the 2003 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.[1]

Regular season results[]

Team W L PCT GB Seed
Southern Miss 23 7 .767
-
1
TCU 22 8 .733
1
2
Tulane 20 10 .667
3
3
Houston 18 12 .600
5
4
East Carolina 17 13 .567
6
5
South Florida 14 14 .500
8
6
Louisville 14 15 .483
8.5
7
Charlotte 11 15 .423
10
8
UAB 12 17 .414
10.5
--
Memphis 11 18 .379
11.5
--
Cincinnati 7 22 .241
15.5
--
Saint Louis 6 24 .200
17
--
  • Records reflect conference play only.[2]

Bracket[]

First Round Second Round Semifinals Championship Game
             
5 East Carolina 1
4 Houston 2
4 Houston 2
1 Southern Miss 7
8 Charlotte 0
1 Southern Miss 13
5 East Carolina 1
1 Southern Miss 3
8 Charlotte 5
5 East Carolina 8
5 East Carolina 5
4 Houston 0
3 Tulane 5
1 Southern Miss 7
7 Louisville 5
2 TCU 1
7 Louisville 1
3 Tulane 3
6 South Florida 3
3 Tulane 4
7 Louisville 3
3 Tulane 5
6 South Florida 10
2 TCU 6
7 Louisville 11
6 South Florida 4
  • Bold indicates the winner of the game.
  • Italics indicate that the team was eliminated from the tournament.

All-tournament team[]

Position Player School
C Brian Bormaster Tulane
IF Darryl Lawhorn East Carolina
IF J.T. LaFountain Tulane
IF Beau Griffin Southern Miss
IF Tommy Manzella Tulane
OF Jeff Cook Southern Miss
OF Clint King Southern Miss
OF Jason Lowery Southern Miss
DH Allen Shirley South Florida
P Jason Tourangeau East Carolina
P Billy Mohl Tulane
MVP Clint King Southern Miss

References[]

  1. ^ "2012 Conference USA Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). pp. 74–93. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 June 2012. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
  2. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 2003". BoydsWorld.com. Archived from the original on 22 June 2012. Retrieved 22 June 2012.
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