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 258 .758  4116 .719
Stetson  y 2112 .636  4124 .631
Jacksonville State   1914 .576  3226 .552
Belmont   1914 .576  2923 .558
Gardner–Webb   1815 .545  3323 .589
Jacksonville  y 1716 .515  3230 .516
Troy   1617 .485  2727 .500
Georgia State   1617 .485  2529 .463
UCF   1416 .467  3125 .554
Campbell   1419 .424  2228 .440
Samford   723 .233  1734 .333
Mercer   621 .222  1134 .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 Atlantic258.7581
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]

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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