2003 Conference USA baseball tournament

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2003 Conference USA
baseball tournament
Teams8
FormatEight-team double-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsSouthern Miss (1st title)
Winning coachCorky Palmer (1st title)
MVPClint King (Southern Miss)

The 2003 Conference USA baseball tournament was the 2003 postseason baseball championship of the NCAA Division I Conference USA, held at Turchin Stadium in New Orleans, Louisiana, from May 21 through 25. Southern Miss defeated Tulane in the championship game, earning the conference's automatic bid to the 2003 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[1]

Regular season results[edit]

Team W L PCT GB Seed
Southern Miss 23 7 .767
-
1
TCU 22 8 .733
1
2
Tulane 20 10 .667
3
3
Houston 18 12 .600
5
4
East Carolina 17 13 .567
6
5
South Florida 14 14 .500
8
6
Louisville 14 15 .483
8.5
7
Charlotte 11 15 .423
10
8
UAB 12 17 .414
10.5
--
Memphis 11 18 .379
11.5
--
Cincinnati 7 22 .241
15.5
--
Saint Louis 6 24 .200
17
--
  • Records reflect conference play only.[2]

Bracket[edit]

First roundSecond roundSemifinalsFinal
5East Carolina1
4Houston2
4Houston2
1Southern Miss7
8Charlotte0
1Southern Miss13
5East Carolina1
1Southern Miss3
8Charlotte5
5East Carolina85East Carolina5
4Houston0
3Tulane5
7Louisville5
1Southern Miss7
2TCU1
7Louisville1
3Tulane3
6South Florida3
3Tulane4
7Louisville3
3Tulane5
6South Florida10
2TCU67Louisville11
6South Florida4
  • Bold indicates the winner of the game.
  • Italics indicate that the team was eliminated from the tournament.

All-tournament team[edit]

Position Player School
C Brian Bormaster Tulane
IF Darryl Lawhorn East Carolina
IF J.T. LaFountain Tulane
IF Beau Griffin Southern Miss
IF Tommy Manzella Tulane
OF Jeff Cook Southern Miss
OF Clint King Southern Miss
OF Jason Lowery Southern Miss
DH Allen Shirley South Florida
P Jason Tourangeau East Carolina
P Billy Mohl Tulane
MVP Clint King Southern Miss

References[edit]

  1. ^ "2012 Conference USA Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). pp. 74–93. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 12, 2012. Retrieved June 21, 2012.
  2. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 2003". BoydsWorld.com. Archived from the original on February 7, 2012. Retrieved June 22, 2012.