2003 Southeastern Conference baseball tournament

2003 Southeastern Conference
baseball tournament
Teams8
FormatTwo pools of four-team double elimination
Finals site
ChampionsAlabama (7th title)
Winning coachJim Wells (6th title)
MVPBeau Hearod (Alabama)
Attendance122,393
2003 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Eastern
No. 6 South Carolina  x‍‍‍y 19 – 11   .633 42 – 20   .677
Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍ 14 – 16   .467 27 – 28   .491
Florida  ‍‍‍y 13 – 16   .448 37 – 21   .638
Tennessee  ‍‍‍ 13 – 17   .433 31 – 24   .564
Georgia  ‍‍‍ 10 – 20   .333 29 – 26   .527
Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 9 – 20   .310 24 – 32   .429
Western
No. 7 LSU  x‍†‍‍y 20 – 9   .690 45 – 22   .672
No. 20 Auburn  ‍‍‍y 18 – 12   .600 42 – 21   .667
No. 24 Mississippi State  ‍‍‍y 17 – 12   .586 42 – 20   .677
Ole Miss  ‍‍‍y 17 – 13   .567 35 – 27   .565
Alabama  ‍‍‡‍y 14 – 16   .467 38 – 24   .613
Arkansas  ‍‍‍y 14 – 16   .467 35 – 22   .614
x – Division champion
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2003[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball


The 2003 Southeastern Conference baseball tournament was held at Hoover Metropolitan Stadium in Hoover, AL from May 21 through 25. Alabama won the tournament and earned the Southeastern Conference's automatic bid to the 2003 NCAA tournament.

Regular season Results

Eastern Division
Team W L Pct GB Seed
South Carolina 19 11 .633 -- 2
Vanderbilt 14 16 .467 5 6
Florida 13 16 .448 5.5 --
Tennessee 13 17 .433 6 --
Georgia 10 20 .333 9 --
Kentucky 9 20 .310 9.5 --
Western Division
Team W L Pct GB Seed
LSU 20 9 .690 -- 1
Auburn 18 12 .600 2.5 3
Mississippi State 17 12 .586 3 4
Ole Miss 17 13 .567 3.5 5
Alabama 14 16 .467 6.5 7
Arkansas 14 16 .467 6 8

Tournament

First roundSecond roundSemifinalsFinals
6Vanderbilt1
3Auburn3
3Auburn5
7Alabama7
7Alabama9
2South Carolina7
7Alabama13-
3Auburn3-
6Vanderbilt2
2South Carolina32South Carolina1
3Auburn5
7Alabama10
5Ole Miss4*
1LSU3
4Mississippi State5*
4Mississippi State2
1LSU7
8Arkansas4
1LSU5
1LSU17~-
4Mississippi State5~-
5Ole Miss8*
8Arkansas7*5Ole Miss1
4Mississippi State4
  • * indicates extra innings.
  • ~ Game was shortened by 10-run rule.
  • Florida, Tennessee, Georgia and Kentucky did not make the tournament.
  • The first day of the tournament was postponed by rain after the completion of the Vanderbilt-Auburn first-round game.

All-Tournament Team

Position Player School
1B Zac Welch Alabama
2B Thomas Berkery Mississippi State
3B Steve Gendron Mississippi State
SS Aaron Hill LSU
C Bobby Huddleston Auburn
OF Javon Moran Auburn
OF Nick Pitts Arkansas
OF Beau Hearod Alabama
DH Adam Pavkovich Alabama
P Arnold Hughey Aurburn
P Jamie Gant Mississippi State
MVP Beau Hearod Alabama

See also

References

  1. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 2003". boydsworld.com. Retrieved July 4, 2017.