2003 Mountain West Conference baseball tournament

The 2003 Mountain West Conference baseball tournament took place from May 21 through 24. All six of the league's teams met in the double-elimination tournament held at University of New Mexico's Isotopes Park. Top seeded UNLV won their first Mountain West Conference Baseball Championship with a championship game score of 14–9 and earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2003 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[2][3]

2003 Mountain West Conference
baseball tournament
Teams6
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsUNLV (1st title)
MVPPatrick Dobson (UNLV)
2003 Mountain West Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UNLV  ‍y 24 6   .800 47 17   .734
BYU  ‍‍‍ 18 12   .600 30 24   .556
San Diego State  ‍‍‍ 18 12   .600 29 32   .475
New Mexico  ‍‍‍ 17 13   .567 34 26   .567
Utah  ‍‍‍ 10 20   .333 24 32   .429
Air Force  ‍‍‍ 3 27   .100 15 39   .278
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the 2003 NCAA Division I baseball tournament
As of June 30, 2003[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Seeding

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The teams were seeded based on regular season conference winning percentage only. San Diego State claimed the second seed over BYU by winning the season series.

Team W L Pct. GB Seed
UNLV 24 6 .800
1
San Diego State 18 12 .600
6
2
BYU 18 12 .600
6
3
New Mexico 17 13 .567
7
4
Utah 10 20 .333
14
5
Air Force 3 27 .100
21
6

Results

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First roundSecond roundThird roundSemifinalsFinal
1UNLV10
6Air Force11UNLV12
4New Mexico5
2San Diego State71UNLV13
5Utah42San Diego State1
2San Diego State61UNLV14
3BYU02San Diego State9
3BYU72San Diego State15
4New Mexico63BYU73BYU7
5Utah7*5Utah6
6Air Force6*

* - Indicates game required 11 innings.

All-Tournament Team

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The following teams were named to the All-Tournament team.[3][4]

Name Class Team POS
Patrick Dobson Jr. UNLV Outfielder
Jordan Swaydan Fr. SDSU Catcher
Robert Van Kirk Sr. UNLV Catcher
Cort Wilson Jr. Utah Infielder
Eric Nielsen So. UNLV Outfielder
Brock Jacobsen Jr. BYU Outfielder
Jake Vose Jr. UNLV Pitcher
Eddie Gill Jr. UNLV Designated Hitter
Anthony Gwynn Jr. SDSU Outfielder
Brady Martinez So. Utah Relief Pitcher
Landon Burt Jr. SDSU Outfielder

Most Valuable Player

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Patrick Dobson, an outfielder for the champion UNLV Rebels, was named the tournament Most Valuable Player, after a 3 for 5, 2 RBI performance in the championship game, setting a tournament record for RBI at 14.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Mountain West Conference Baseball Guide (PDF). themwc.com. p. 2. Retrieved December 8, 2012.
  2. ^ "2003 Mountain West Conference Baseball Conference Championship Central". themwc.com. Archived from the original on November 24, 2012. Retrieved December 8, 2012.
  3. ^ a b c "Rebels!". themwc.com. Archived from the original on February 4, 2013. Retrieved December 8, 2012.
  4. ^ Mountain West Conference Baseball Guide (PDF). themwc.com. p. 11. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 5, 2012. Retrieved December 8, 2012.