2003 Division III College World Series

The 2003 Division III College World Series was held from May 23 to May 27 at Fox Cities Stadium in Grand Chute, WI. Chapman University defeated Christopher Newport University in the championship game.

Participating Teams

School	Conference	Record (Conference)	Head Coach	CWS Appearances	CWS Best Finish
Anderson University	Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference	35-16	Don Brandon	2 (last:1998)	4th
Chapman University	Independent	39-12	Tom Tereschuk	3 (last:2001)	4th
Christopher Newport University	Dixie Intercollegiate Athletic Conference	35-9 (9-3)	John Harvell	1 (last:2002)	3rd
DeSales University	Freedom Conference	30-14	Tim Neiman	0 (last:none)	none
Eastern Connecticut State University	Little East Conference	43-6 (13-1)	Bill Holowaty	8 (last:2002)	1st
Emory University	University Athletic Association	37-15 (4-2)	Mike Twardoski	1 (last:2000)	7th
Trinity College	New England Small College Athletic Conference	27-12	Bill Decker	0 (last:none)	none
University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh	Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference	37-8 (17-3)	Tom Lechnir	16 (last:1998)	1st

Results

2003 College World Series Bracket

	First round					Second round					Third round
		East. Conn. St.	6
		DeSales	3
							East. Conn. St.	2
							Anderson	3
		Anderson	3
		Emory	1
												Anderson	1
												Chris. Newport	2
		Chris. Newport	7
		Trinity	3
							Chris. Newport	6
							Chapman	4
		Chapman	6
		Wisc.-Oshkosh	1
						Loser's bracket
							DeSales	3
							Emory	6				Chapman	6
												Emory	5
							Trinity	4
							Wisc.-Oshkosh	5				East. Conn. St.	12
												Wisc.-Oshkosh	2

	Semifinals					Elimination					Final
	Re-ordered Semifinals
		Chris. Newport	4									Chapman	15
		East. Conn. St.	2									Chris. Newport	7
							Chris. Newport	2
							Chapman	15
		Anderson	2
		Chapman	6

Game Results

Date	Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
May 23
	Game 1	Eastern Connecticut State University	6-3	DeSales University
	Game 2	Anderson University	3-1	Emory University
	Game 3	Christopher Newport University	7-3	Trinity College
	Game 4	Chapman University	6-1	University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh
May 24
	Game 5	Emory University	6-3	DeSales University	DeSales eliminated
	Game 6	University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh	5-4	Trinity College	Trinity eliminated
	Game 7	Anderson University	3-2	Eastern Connecticut State University
	Game 8	Christopher Newport University	6-4	Chapman University
May 25
	Game 9	Eastern Connecticut State University	12-2	University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh	UW-Oshkosh eliminated
	Game 10	Chapman University	6-5	Emory University	Emory eliminated
	Game 11	Christopher Newport University	2-1 (12 inn.)	Anderson University
May 26
	Game 12	Chapman University	6-2	Anderson University	Anderson eliminated
	Game 13	Christopher Newport University	4-2	Eastern Connecticut State University	Eastern Connecticut eliminated
May 27
	Game 14	Chapman University	15-2	Christopher Newport University
	Game 15	Chapman University	15-7	Christopher Newport University	Chapman wins CWS

Related Sites

2003 NCAA Division III Baseball Championship