2003 Southeastern Conference baseball tournament


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.

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
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Eastern
No. 6 South Carolina  x‍‍‍y1911 .6334220 .677
Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍1416 .4672728 .491
Florida  ‍‍‍y1316 .4483721 .638
Tennessee  ‍‍‍1317 .4333124 .564
Georgia  ‍‍‍1020 .3332926 .527
Kentucky  ‍‍‍920 .3102432 .429
Western
No. 7 LSU  x‍‍y209 .6904522 .672
No. 20 Auburn  ‍‍‍y1812 .6004221 .667
No. 24 Mississippi State  ‍‍‍y1712 .5864220 .677
Ole Miss  ‍‍‍y1713 .5673527 .565
Alabama  ‍‍y1416 .4673824 .613
Arkansas  ‍‍‍y1416 .4673522 .614
x – Division champion
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2003[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Regular season Results

Eastern Division
TeamWLPctGBSeed
South Carolina1911.633--2
Vanderbilt1416.46756
Florida1316.4485.5--
Tennessee1317.4336--
Georgia1020.3339--
Kentucky920.3109.5--
Western Division
TeamWLPctGBSeed
LSU209.690--1
Auburn1812.6002.53
Mississippi State1712.58634
Ole Miss1713.5673.55
Alabama1416.4676.57
Arkansas1416.46768

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

PositionPlayerSchool
1BZac WelchAlabama
2BThomas BerkeryMississippi State
3BSteve GendronMississippi State
SSAaron HillLSU
CBobby HuddlestonAuburn
OFJavon MoranAuburn
OFNick PittsArkansas
OFBeau HearodAlabama
DHAdam PavkovichAlabama
PArnold HugheyAurburn
PJamie GantMississippi State
MVPBeau HearodAlabama

See also

References