2003 Big South Conference Baseball Tournament

The 2003 Big South Conference Baseball Tournament was the postseason baseball tournament for the Big South Conference, held from May 21–25, 2003 at Winthrop Ballpark, home field of Winthrop in Rock Hill, South Carolina. The top six finishers participated in the double-elimination tournament. The champion, Coastal Carolina, won the title for the sixth time, and third in a row, and earned an invitation to the 2003 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.[2]

2003 Big South Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams6
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsCoastal Carolina (6th title)
Winning coachGary Gilmore (3rd title)
MVPSteven Carter, Coastal Carolina
2003 Big South Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
Winthrop  ‍†‍‍ 15–4–0 .789  35–22–0 .614
Coastal Carolina  ‍‍‡‍y 12–7–0 .632  45–18–0 .714
Elon  ‍‍‍ 12–7–0 .632  34–23–2 .593
UNC Asheville  ‍‍‍ 12–9–0 .571  27–28–0 .491
Charleston Southern  ‍‍‍ 9–12–0 .429  19–37–0 .339
Liberty  ‍‍‍ 7–12–0 .368  17–37–0 .315
High Point  ‍‍‍ 5–12–0 .294  14–37–0 .275
Radford  ‍‍‍ 5–14–0 .263  13–28–0 .317
Birmingham–Southern  ‍‍‍ 0–0–0 –  33–18–0 .647
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 2003[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Format

The top six finishers from the regular season qualified for the tournament. The teams were seeded one through six based on conference winning percentage and played a double-elimination tournament. Birmingham–Southern was not eligible for championships as they completed their transition from NCAA Division II.[2]

TeamWLPct.GBSeed
Winthrop154.789—1
Coastal Carolina127.63232
Elon127.63233
UNC Asheville129.57144
Charleston Southern912.42975
Liberty712.36886
High Point512.2949—
Radford514.26310—
Birmingham–Southern00———

Bracket and results
  First round Semifinals Semi- Finals
                                       
  1 Winthrop 2  
  6 Liberty 1     1 Winthrop 1  
    4 UNC Asheville 9    
      4 UNC Asheville 4  
      6 Liberty 5    
  6 Liberty 8          
  5 Charleston Southern 2        
  3 Elon 9         6 Liberty 4 0
  4 UNC Asheville 4           2 Coastal Carolina 1 10
      3 Elon 4        
      2 Coastal Carolina 7          
  2 Coastal Carolina 7           2 Coastal Carolina 10    
  5 Charleston Southern 2         3 Elon 1  
  3 Elon 8    
  1 Winthrop 1  

All-Tournament Team
NameSchool
Chad BryanLiberty
Steven CarterCoastal Carolina
Erich CloningerLiberty
Matt GarnerElon
Phillip LaurentLiberty
Ryan McGrawCoastal Carolina
Holt MontgomeryElon
Chris PriceElon
Daniel PruittUNC Asheville
Robert RudderUNC Asheville
Robbie SmithElon

Most Valuable Player

Steven Carter was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Carter was a pitcher for Coastal Carolina, and won the award for the first of two consecutive years. Through 2020, Carter is the only player to earn the award twice.[2]

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References
  1. "2019 Baseball Record Book" (PDF). BigSouthSports.com. p. 5. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
  2. "2019 Baseball Record Book" (PDF). Big South Conference. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
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