2003 Big South Conference Tournament
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The 2003 Big South Conference baseball tournament was held in Rock Hill, SC. #2 Coastal Carolina University defeated #6 Liberty University for the title. Steven Carter of Coastal Carolina was named MVP.
Participating Teams[edit]
| Seed | School | Conf. Record | Head Coach |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Winthrop University | 15-4 | Joe Hudak |
| 2 | Coastal Carolina University | 12-7 | Gary Gilmore |
| 3 | Elon University | 12-7 | Mike Kennedy |
| 4 | University of North Carolina at Asheville | 12-9 | Matt Myers |
| 5 | Charleston Southern University | 9-12 | Gary Murphy |
| 6 | Liberty University | 7-12 | Matt Royer |
Results[edit]
Bracket[edit]
| First round | Second round | Semifinals | 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 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Coastal Carolina | 7 | 6 | Liberty | 4 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 5 | Charleston Southern | 2 | 2 | Coastal Carolina | 1 | 10 | |||||||||||||
| 2 | Coastal Carolina | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Elon | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Elon | 9 | 2 | Coastal Carolina | 10 | ||||||||||||||
| 4 | UNC Asheville | 4 | 3 | Elon | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | Elon | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Winthrop | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
Game Results[edit]
| Game | Winner | Score | Loser | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 22 | ||||
| Game 1 | Coastal Carolina University | 7-2 | Charleston Southern University | |
| Game 2 | Elon University | 9-4 | University of North Carolina at Asheville | |
| May 23 | ||||
| Game 3 | Winthrop University | 2-1 | Liberty University | |
| Game 4 | Liberty University | 8-2 | Charleston Southern University | Charleston Southern eliminated |
| Game 5 | Coastal Carolina University | 7-4 | Elon University | |
| May 24 | ||||
| Game 6 | University of North Carolina at Asheville | 9-1 | Winthrop University | |
| Game 7 | Elon University | 8-1 | Winthrop University | Winthrop eliminated |
| Game 8 | Liberty University | 5-4 | University of North Carolina at Asheville | UNC Asheville eliminated |
| Game 9 | Coastal Carolina University | 10-1 | Elon University | Elon eliminated |
| May 25 | ||||
| Game 10 | Liberty University | 4-1 | Coastal Carolina University | |
| Game 11 | Coastal Carolina University | 10-0 | Liberty University | Coastal Carolina advances to NCAA tournament |
All-Tournament Team[edit]
- Steven Carter Coastal Carolina
- Ryan McGraw Coastal Carolina
- Holt Montgomery Elon
- Chris Price Elon
- Robbie Smith Elon
- Daniel Pruitt UNC Asheville
- Robert Rudder UNC Asheville
- Erich Cloninger Liberty
- Phillip Laurent Liberty
- Matt Garner Elon
- Chad Bryan Liberty
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