2003 Big East Conference baseball tournament

The 2003 Big East Conference baseball tournament was held at Commerce Bank Ballpark in Bridgewater, New Jersey. This was the nineteenth annual Big East Conference baseball tournament. The Notre Dame Fighting Irish won their second tournament championship in a row and claimed the Big East Conference's automatic bid to the 2003 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. Notre Dame would go on to win five championships in a row.[3]

2003 Big East Conference
baseball tournament
Teams4
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsNotre Dame (2nd title)
Winning coachPaul Mainieri (2nd title)
MVPJavi Sanchez (Notre Dame)
2003 Big East Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Rutgers  ‍‍‍y 19 6   .760 37 22   .627
West Virginia  ‍‍‍ 18 6   .750 36 19   .655
No. 28 Notre Dame  ‍‍y 16 7   .696 45 18   .714
Virginia Tech  ‍‍‍ 15 10   .600 34 23   .596
Boston College  ‍‍‍ 13 11   .542 33 21   .611
Pittsburgh  ‍‍‍ 13 13   .500 36 20   .643
St. John's  ‍‍‍ 12 14   .462 29 27   .518
Seton Hall  ‍‍‍ 11 14   .440 23 24   .489
Connecticut  ‍‍‍ 10 15   .400 24 23   .511
Villanova  ‍‍‍ 6 19   .240 14 32   .304
Georgetown  ‍‍‍ 4 22   .154 14 33   .298
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2003[1][2]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Format and seeding

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The Big East baseball tournament was a 4 team double elimination tournament in 2003. The top four regular season finishers were seeded one through four based on conference winning percentage only.[3]

Team W L Pct. GB Seed
Rutgers 19 6 .760
1
West Virginia 18 6 .750
.5
2
Notre Dame 16 7 .696
2
3
Virginia Tech 15 10 .600
4
4
Boston College 13 11 .542
5.5
Pittsburgh 13 13 .500
5.5
St. John's 12 14 .462
7.5
Seton Hall 11 14 .440
8
Connecticut 10 15 .400
9
Villanova 6 19 .240
13
Georgetown 4 22 .154
15.5

Bracket

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Upper round 1Upper finalFinal
1Rutgers6
4Virginia Tech0
1Rutgers3
3Notre Dame9
2West Virginia1
3Notre Dame9
3Notre Dame
1Rutgers
Lower round 1Lower final
1Rutgers8
4Virginia Tech02West Virginia7
2West Virginia10

[3]

Jack Kaiser Award

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Javi Sanchez was the winner of the 2003 Jack Kaiser Award. Sanchez was a junior catcher for Notre Dame.[3]

References

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  1. ^ 2012 Big East Baseball Media Guide. Big East Conference. p. 61. Archived from the original on March 26, 2013. Retrieved February 2, 2013.
  2. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 2003". boydsworld.com. Retrieved February 2, 2013.
  3. ^ a b c d 2012 Big East Baseball Media Guide. Big East Conference. pp. 61–66. Archived from the original on March 26, 2013. Retrieved February 2, 2013.