2003 Southland Conference Baseball Tournament

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2003 Southland Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams6
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsMcNeese State (2nd title)
Winning coachTodd Butler (1st title)
MVPRusty Begnaud (McNeese State)
2003 Southland Conference baseball standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 22 Lamar  ‍†‍‍y 20 – 6   .769 40 – 18   .690
Southwest Texas State  ‍‍‍ 19 – 7   .731 30 – 28   .517
Texas–Arlington  ‍‍‍ 18 – 9   .667 37 – 25   .597
Northwestern State  ‍‍‍ 16 – 11   .593 35 – 22   .614
Louisiana–Monroe  ‍‍‍ 12 – 14   .462 29 – 28   .509
McNeese State  ‍‍‡‍y 12 – 15   .444 31 – 30   .508
Texas–San Antonio  ‍‍‍ 12 – 15   .444 29 – 27   .518
Sam Houston State  ‍‍‍ 9 – 18   .333 20 – 33   .377
Southeastern Louisiana  ‍‍‍ 8 – 18   .308 18 – 35   .340
Nicholls State  ‍‍‍ 7 – 20   .259 22 – 32   .407
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 2003[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2003 Southland Conference Baseball Tournament was held from May 21 through May 23, 2003 to determine the champion of the Southland Conference in the sport of college baseball for the 2003 season. The event pitted the top six finishers from the conference's regular season in a double-elimination tournament held at Warhawk Field, home field of Louisiana–Monroe in Monroe, Louisiana. Sixth-seeded McNeese State won their second overall championship and claimed the automatic bid to the 2003 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.[2]

Seeding and format[]

The top six finishers from the regular season were seeded one through six. They played a double-elimination tournament.

Team W L T Pct Seed
Lamar 20 6 .769 — 1
Southwest Texas State 19 7 .731 1 2
Texas–Arlington 18 9 .667 2.5 3
Northwestern State 16 11 .593 4.5 4
Louisiana–Monroe 12 14 .462 8 5
McNeese State 12 15 .444 8.5 6
UTSA 12 15 .444 8.5 —
Sam Houston State 9 18 .333 11.5 —
Southeastern Louisiana 8 18 .308 12 —
Nicholls State 7 20 .259 13.5 —

Bracket and results[]

  First round Second round Third round Semi-finals Finals
                                                 
  1 Lamar 4  
  6 McNeese State 6     6 McNeese State 6  
    4 Northwestern State 1    
  3 Texas–Arlington 4         6 McNeese State 12            
  4 Northwestern State 3           3 Texas–Arlington 3              
      3 Texas–Arlington 15           6 McNeese State 7 14
      5 Louisiana–Monroe 10         3 Texas–Arlington 12 0
  2 Southwest Texas State 4         3 Texas–Arlington 6    
  5 Louisiana–Monroe 7       5 Louisiana–Monroe 6     5 Louisiana–Monroe 4  
  1 Lamar 3     2 Southwest Texas State 5  
  2 Southwest Texas State 4  

All-Tournament Team[]

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[2]

Pos. Name School
P Aaron Pullin Texas–Arlington
Rusty Begnaud McNeese State
C Joey Wolfe Louisiana–Monroe
1B Tim Lemke McNeese State
2B Jack Skaggs Louisiana–Monroe
3B Ryan Roberts Texas–Arlington
SS Lance Dawkins McNeese State
OF Al Hayward Louisiana–Monroe
Paul Bruder Texas–Arlington
Dooley Prince McNeese State
DH Kasey Baker Texas–Arlington

Most Valuable Player[]

Rusty Begnaud was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Begnaud was a pitcher for McNeese State.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ "2018 Southland Conference Baseball" (PDF). Southland Conference. p. 16. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
  2. ^ a b c 2018 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Southland Conference. p. 29. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
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