2003 Sun Belt Conference Tournament

The 2003 Sun Belt Conference baseball tournament was held May 21 - 24 in Lafayette, LA. #6 Middle Tennessee State University defeated #4 Western Kentucky University for the title. Outfielder Chuck Akers of Middle Tennessee St. was named tournament MVP.

Participating Teams

Seed	School	Conf. Record	Head Coach
1	University of South Alabama	17-7	Steve Kittrell
2	New Mexico State University	15-9	Rocky Ward
3	University of Louisiana at Lafayette	15-9	Tony Robichaux
4	Western Kentucky University	12-11	Joel Murrie
5	Florida International University	12-12	Danny Price
6	Middle Tennessee State University	10-13	Steve Peterson
7	University of Arkansas at Little Rock	9-14	Brian Rhees
8	Arkansas State University	9-14	Keith Kessinger

Results

Bracket

	First round					Second round					Semifinals						Finals
	1	South Alabama	6
	8	Arkansas State	2
						1	South Alabama	9
						4	Western Kentucky	10
	4	Western Kentucky	13
	5	Florida International	9
											4	Western Kentucky	8	x
										5	Florida International	3	x
	8	Arkansas State	4
	5	Florida International	5
						1	South Alabama	11
						5	Florida International	14
																4	Western Kentucky	5	x	x
																6	Middle Tenn. St.	8	x	x
	2	New Mexico State	1
	7	Ark.-Little Rock	5
						7	Ark.-Little Rock	5
						6	Middle Tenn. St.	6
	3	Louisiana-Lafayette	4
	6	Middle Tenn. St.	6
											6	Middle Tenn. St.	10	x
										3	Louisiana-Lafayette	2	x
	2	New Mexico State	4
	3	Louisiana-Lafayette	9
						7	Ark.-Little Rock	1
						3	Louisiana-Lafayette	6

Game Results

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
May 21
Game 1	University of South Alabama	6-2	Arkansas State University
Game 2	University of Arkansas at Little Rock	5-1	New Mexico State University
Game 3	Western Kentucky University	13-9	Florida International University
Game 4	Middle Tennessee State University	6-4	University of Louisiana at Lafayette
May 22
Game 5	University of Louisiana at Lafayette	9-4	New Mexico State University	New Mexico State eliminated
Game 6	Florida International University	5-4	Arkansas State University	Arkansas State eliminated
Game 7	Middle Tennessee State University	6-5	University of Arkansas at Little Rock
Game 8	Western Kentucky University	10-9	University of South Alabama
May 23
Game 9	University of Louisiana at Lafayette	6-1	University of Arkansas at Little Rock	Arkansas Little Rock eliminated
Game 10	Florida International University	14-11	University of South Alabama	South Alabama eliminated
Game 11	Middle Tennessee State University	10-2	University of Louisiana at Lafayette	Louisiana Lafayette eliminated
Game 12	Western Kentucky University	8-3	Florida International University	Florida International eliminated
May 24
Game 13	Middle Tennessee State University	8-5	Western Kentucky University	Middle Tennessee State advances to NCAA tournament