2003 Atlantic Sun Conference Baseball Tournament

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]

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
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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

Seeding

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

TeamWLPCTGBSeed
Florida Atlantic258.758—1
Stetson2112.63642
Jacksonville State1914.57663
Belmont1914.57664
Gardner–Webb1815.54575
Jacksonville1716.51586
Troy1617.4859—
Georgia State1617.4859—
UCF1416.4679.5—
Campbell1419.42411—
Samford723.23316.5—
Mercer621.22216—

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]

PosNameTeam
PAdam BlairStetson
Clint HartJacksonville
Dennis RobinsonJacksonville
CJason WarpoolBelmont
IFRusty BealeStetson
Gordie GronkowskiJacksonville
Bobby HicksJacksonville State
Brian SnyderStetson
OFJeff FiorentinoFlorida Atlantic
Chad HausemanJacksonville
Chris KellyJacksonville

Tournament Most Valuable Player

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

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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. Baseball Record Book (PDF). Atlantic Sun Conferece. p. 13. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
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