2003 Miami Hurricanes baseball team

2003 NCAA Division I baseball independents standings
	y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament ; As of June 30, 2003; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

2003 Miami Hurricanes baseball
2003 Miami Hurricanes baseball
NCAA Coral Gables Super Regional champions; NCAA Coral Gables Regional champions
College World Series, 1–2
Conference	Independent
2003 record	45–17–1
Head coach	Jim Morris (10th year);
Home stadium	Mark Light Field
	Seasons ← 2002 2004 →

The 2003 Miami Hurricanes baseball team represented the University of Miami in the 2003 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Hurricanes played their home games at Mark Light Field. The team was coached by Jim Morris in his tenth season at Miami.

The Hurricanes reached the College World Series, where they finished tied for fifth after recording a win against Southwest Missouri State and a pair of losses to Texas.

Personnel[]

Roster[]

2003 Miami Hurricanes roster^[2]

Pitchers

- Marcelo Albir - Freshman
- Vince Bongiovanni - Sophomore
- Brandon Camardese - Sophomore
- Chiqui Chirino - Freshman
- J.D. Cockroft - Junior
- Andrew Cohn - Junior
- Ryan Dixon - Sophomore
- George Huguet - Junior
- Tom King - Freshman
- Andrew Lane - Freshman
- Brad Newman - Freshman
- Alex Perez - Junior
- Ryan Sneir - Sophomore
- Dan Touchet - Junior
- Shawn Valdes-Fauli - Sophomore

Catchers

- Greg Dini - Sophomore
- T.J. Hacker - Sophomore
- Erick San Pedro - Sophomore

Infielders

- Alex Blanco - Sophomore
- Ryan Braun - Freshman
- Paco Figueroa - Sophomore
- Joey Hooft - Sophomore
- Adam Ricks - Junior
- Gaby Sanchez - Freshman

Outfielders

- Matt Barkett - Sophomore
- Brian Barton - Junior
- Jim Burt - Junior
- Danny Figueroa - Sophomore
- Richard Giannotti - Sophomore
- Tom Shannon - Junior

Unknown

- Oman Reinoso - Freshman

Coaches[]

2003 Miami Hurricanes baseball coaching staff
Jim Morris – Head Coach – 10th year

Schedule and results[]

Legend
	Miami win
	Miami loss
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball poll from that week.
(Tournament seeds in parentheses)

2003 Miami Hurricanes Baseball Game Log^[3]

Regular Season

February
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/Stadium	Score	Overall Record
Feb 5	No. 28 FIU	No. 14	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	W 12–7	1–0
Feb 6	Campbell	No. 14	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	W 13–2	2–0
Feb 7	Campbell	No. 14	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	W 10–3	3–0
Feb 8	Campbell	No. 14	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	L 9–12	3–1
Feb 14	at Florida	No. 14	Alfred A. McKethan Stadium • Gainesville, FL	W 9–2	4–1
Feb 15	at Florida	No. 14	Alfred A. McKethan Stadium • Gainesville, FL	L 3–5	4–2
Feb 21	San Diego State	No. 13	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	W 6–3	5–2
Feb 22	San Diego State	No. 13	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	W 4–1	6–2
Feb 23	San Diego State	No. 13	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	W 6–3	7–2
Feb 28	The Citadel	No. 13	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	L 7–8	7–3

March
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/Stadium	Score	Overall Record
Mar 1	The Citadel	No. 13	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	W 6–1	8–3
Mar 2	The Citadel	No. 13	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	W 14–6	9–3
Mar 7	at No. 23 Tennessee	No. 14	Lindsey Nelson Stadium • Knoxville, TN	W 5–2	10–3
Mar 8	at No. 23 Tennessee	No. 14	Lindsey Nelson Stadium • Knoxville, TN	W 8–4	11–3
Mar 9	at No. 23 Tennessee	No. 14	Lindsey Nelson Stadium • Knoxville, TN	W 10–4	12–3
Mar 11	No. 29 South Florida	No. 13	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	W 3–2	13–3
Mar 12	No. 29 South Florida	No. 13	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	W 6–4	14–3
Mar 14	Rutgers	No. 13	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	W 15–5	15–3
Mar 16	Rutgers	No. 13	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	L 7–8	15–4
Mar 18	St. Peter's	No. 13	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	W 16–2	16–4
Mar 19	Stony Brook	No. 13	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	W 9–8	17–4
Mar 21	Boston College	No. 13	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	W 18–8	18–4
Mar 22	Boston College	No. 13	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	W 17–5	19–4
Mar 26	vs Harvard	No. 13	Homestead Sports Complex • Homestead, FL	W 10–9	20–4
Mar 28	No. 2 Georgia Tech	No. 13	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	W 7–6	21–4
Mar 29	No. 2 Georgia Tech	No. 13	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	W 13–8	22–4
Mar 30	No. 2 Georgia Tech	No. 13	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	W 17–16	23–4

April
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/Stadium	Score	Overall Record
Apr 2	No. 25 Florida Atlantic	No. 7	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	L 3–5	23–5
Apr 4	Oral Roberts	No. 7	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	W 8–5	24–5
Apr 5	Oral Roberts	No. 7	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	L 1–10	24–6
Apr 6	Oral Roberts	No. 7	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	W 11–8	25–6
Apr 11	at Virginia	No. 12	Davenport Field • Charlottesville, VA	W 6–1	26–6
Apr 12	at Virginia	No. 12	Davenport Field • Charlottesville, VA	W 10–4	27–6
Apr 13	at Virginia	No. 12	Davenport Field • Charlottesville, VA	L 2–17	27–7
Apr 16	at FIU	No. 14	University Park Stadium • Miami, FL	W 6–4	28–7
Apr 18	No. 2 Florida State	No. 14	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	L 2–4	28–8
Apr 19	No. 2 Florida State	No. 14	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	L 4–6	28–9
Apr 20	No. 2 Florida State	No. 14	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	T 7–7	28–9–1
Apr 25	at No. 2 Florida State	No. 17	Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	L 0–1	28–10–1
Apr 26	at No. 2 Florida State	No. 17	Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	W 14–5	29–10–1
Apr 27	at No. 2 Florida State	No. 17	Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	L 0–12	29–11–1

May
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/Stadium	Score	Overall Record
May 2	Pace	No. 17	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	W 27–1	30–11–1
May 3	Pace	No. 17	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	W 23–1	31–11–1
May 4	Pace	No. 17	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	W 20–2	32–11–1
May 9	at Jacksonville	No. 16	John Sessions Stadium • Jacksonville, FL	W 12–2	33–11–1
May 10	at Jacksonville	No. 16	John Sessions Stadium • Jacksonville, FL	L 8–11	33–12–1
May 11	at Jacksonville	No. 16	John Sessions Stadium • Jacksonville, FL	L 4–5	33–13–1
May 16	Savannah State	No. 15	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	W 12–7	34–13–1
May 17	Savannah State	No. 15	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	W 11–2	35–13–1
May 18	Savannah State	No. 15	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	W 11–3	36–13–1
May 19	Savannah State	No. 15	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	W 6–4	37–13–1
May 22	at No. 5 Long Beach State	No. 17	Blair Field • Long Beach, CA	W 6–4	38–13–1
May 23	at No. 5 Long Beach State	No. 17	Blair Field • Long Beach, CA	W 3–2	39–13–1
May 24	at No. 5 Long Beach State	No. 17	Blair Field • Long Beach, CA	L 3–7	39–14–1

Postseason

NCAA Coral Gables Regional
Date	Opponent	Seed	Site/Stadium	Score	Overall Record	NCAAT Record
May 30	(4) Bethune–Cookman	No. 13 (1)	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	W 10–5	40–14–1	1–0
May 31	No. 14 (2) Florida Atlantic	No. 13 (1)	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	W 1–0	41–14–1	2–0
June 1	(3) Florida	No. 13 (1)	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	L 5–15	41–15–1	2–1
June 1	(3) Florida	No. 13 (1)	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	W 13–10	42–15–1	3–1

NCAA Coral Gables Super Regional
Date	Opponent	Seed	Site/Stadium	Score	Overall Record	SR Record
June 7	No. 9 NC State	No. 10 (8)	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	W 10–9	43–15–1	1–0
June 8	No. 9 NC State	No. 10 (8)	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	W 11–5¹¹	44–15–1	2–0

College World Series
Date	Opponent	Seed	Site/Stadium	Score	Overall Record	CWS Record
June 14	No. 5 Texas	No. 6 (8)	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE	L 2–13	44–16–1	0–1
June 16	No. 8 Southwest Missouri State	No. 6 (8)	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE	W 7–5	45–16–1	1–1
June 17	No. 5 Texas	No. 6 (8)	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE	L 1–5	45–17–1	1–2

References[]

^ "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 2003". Boyd's World. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
^ Miami Hurricanes Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Miami Hurricanes. p. 141–146. Retrieved March 20, 2021.
^ Miami Hurricanes Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Miami Hurricanes. p. 67–68. Retrieved March 20, 2021.

[1] "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 2003". Boyd's World. Retrieved March 13, 2021.

[2] Miami Hurricanes Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Miami Hurricanes. p. 141–146. Retrieved March 20, 2021.

[3] Miami Hurricanes Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Miami Hurricanes. p. 67–68. Retrieved March 20, 2021.

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v t Miami Hurricanes baseball
Venues	Miami Field (1940–1972) Alex Rodriguez Park at Mark Light Field (1973–present)
Culture & lore	Miami Maniac
People
Seasons	1941–1945 1974 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1984 1985 1986 1988 1989 1992 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2001 2003 2004 2006 2008 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
National Championships in bold; College World Series appearances in italics

2003 NCAA Division I baseball independents standings
v t	Conf						Overall
Team	W		L		T	PCT	W		L		T	PCT
No. 5 Miami (FL) ‍‍‍^y	0	–	0	–	0	–	45	–	17	–	1	.722
Savannah State ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	34	–	15	–	0	.694
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	33	��	17	–	0	.660
Birmingham–Southern ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	33	–	18	–	0	.647
Sacramento State ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	33	–	24	–	0	.579
Centenary ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	23	��	33	–	0	.411
Texas–Pan American ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	21	–	33	–	0	.389
Lipscomb ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	16	–	31	–	0	.340
IPFW ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	17	–	33	–	0	.340
NYIT ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	15	–	32	–	0	.319
Morris Brown ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	10	–	33	–	0	.233
Hawaii–Hilo ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	9	–	38	–	0	.191
Pace ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	9	–	39	–	0	.188

y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 2003^[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball