2003 College World Series

The 2003 College World Series was held June 13 through June 23, 2003 in Omaha, Nebraska. Eight NCAA Division I college baseball teams met after having played their way through a 64-team bracket to play at historic Rosenblatt Stadium. In the first best-of-three championship series since 1948, Rice University defeated Stanford University two games to one. It was Rice's first national title in any team sport.

It was the 57th College World Series and the 54th series held in Omaha. The official host for the event was nearby Creighton University.

See also: College World Series for series history and past champions.

Contents 1 Participants 2 Tournament Notes 3 Bracket 3.1 2003 College World Series bracket 4 Schedule / Results 4.1 Friday 6/13 4.1.1 Game #1 4.1.2 Game #2 4.2 Saturday 6/14 4.2.1 Game #3 4.2.2 Game #4 4.3 Sunday 6/15 4.3.1 Game #5 4.3.2 Game #6 4.4 Monday 6/16 4.4.1 Game #7 4.4.2 Game #8 4.5 Tuesday 6/17 4.5.1 Game #9 4.5.2 Game #10 4.6 Wednesday 6/18 4.6.1 Game #11 4.6.2 Game #12 4.7 Thursday 6/19 4.7.1 Game #13 4.8 Championship Series 4.8.1 Saturday 6/21 Game #1 4.8.2 Sunday 6/22 Game #2 4.8.3 Monday 6/23 Game #3 5 All Tournament Team 6 CWS records tied or broken 7 CWS Leaders 7.1 Team 7.2 Individual 8 Post-Series Notes 9 The Tournament 10 See also 11 External links 11.1 College World Series 11.2 Schools 11.3 Other links

Participants

School	Conference	Record (Conference)	Head Coach	CWS Appearances	CWS Best Finish	CWS Record
Texas	Big 12	48 - 18 (19 - 8)	Augie Garrido	29 (last: 2002)	1st (1949, 1950, 1975, 1983, 2002)	68 - 49
Louisiana State	SEC	45 - 20 (20 - 9)	Smoke Laval	11 (last: 2000)	1st (1991, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000)	29 - 13
South Carolina	SEC	44 - 20 (19 - 11)	Ray Tanner	6 (last: 2002)	2nd (1975, 1977, 2002)	13 - 12
Missouri State	MVC	40 - 24 (19 - 11)	Keith Guttin	0 (last: none)	none	0 - 0
Rice	WAC	53 - 11 (25 - 5)	Wayne Graham	3 (last: 2002)	5th (1999)	1 - 6
Stanford	Pac-10	46 - 15 (18 - 6)	Mark Marquess	14 (last: 2002)	1st (1987, 1988)	33 - 24
Cal State Fullerton	Big West	48 - 14 (15 - 6)	George Horton	11 (last: 2001)	1st (1979, 1984, 1995)	25 - 18
Miami (FL)	n/a	44 - 15 - 1 (n/a)	Jim Morris	19 (last: 2001)	1st (1982, 1985, 1999, 2001)	43 - 30

Tournament Notes

Bracket

2003 College World Series bracket

	First round					Second round					Semifinals						Finals
		Texas	13
	8	Miami	2
							Texas	2
						5	Rice	12
	5	Rice	4
		Missouri State	2
											5	Rice	5
											Texas	4
	8	Miami	7
		Missouri State	5
						8	Miami	1
							Texas	5
																5	Rice	4*	3	14
																6	Stanford	3*	8	2
	2	LSU	2
	7	Cal State Fullerton	8
						7	Cal State Fullerton	6
						6	Stanford	5
	6	Stanford	8
		South Carolina	0
											7	Cal State Fullerton	3	5*
										6	Stanford	5	7*
	2	LSU	10
		South Carolina	11
							South Carolina	6
						6	Stanford	13

Schedule / Results

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Friday 6/13

Game #1

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
South Carolina	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1
Stanford	2	2	0	3	0	1	0	0	X	8	12	0
W: John Hudgins (12-3) L: David Marchbanks (15-3) Notes: Hudgins 8ip, 0r, 2h, 84pit Att: 15,789

Game #2

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Cal State Fullerton	0	0	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	8	9	3
LSU	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	5	1
W: Jason Windsor (11-2) L: Nate Bumstead (11-4) Att: 23,135

Saturday 6/14

Game #3

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Missouri State	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	3	0
Rice	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	X	4	5	0
W: Jeff Niemann (17-0) L: Chad Mulholland (10-4) S: David Aardsma (12) Notes: Niemann 1 (bunt) hit into 9th Att: 23,248

Game #4

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Texas	1	6	0	3	1	1	1	0	0	13	14	0
Miami	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	7	7
W: J.P. Howell (10-2) L: J.D. Cockroft (11-3) Notes: CWS attendance record; Miami 7 errors Att: 26,327

Sunday 6/15

Game #5

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
LSU	0	3	2	5	1	0	0	0	0	10	12	1
South Carolina	6	1	0	0	0	0	1	3	X	11	12	1
W: Matt Campbell (6-4) L: Billy Sadler (1-2) Notes: LSU elim. Att: 24,191

Game #6

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Stanford	0	0	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	5	7	0
Cal State Fullerton	1	2	1	0	0	1	1	0	X	6	10	0
W: Wes Littleton (7-3) L: Mark Romanczuk (12-1) S: Chad Cordero (5) Att: 24,191

Monday 6/16

Game #7

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Miami	0	1	1	1	0	1	0	2	1	7	12	1
Missouri State	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	5	11	2
W: Vince Bongiovanni (8-4) L: Brad Ziegler (12-2) S: Shawn Valdes-Fauli (5) Notes: SMS eliminated Att: 24,842

Game #8

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Rice	0	0	1	2	0	7	1	0	1	12	10	0
Texas	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	7	3
W: Wade Townsend (11-1) L: Justin Simmons (5-6) Att: 24,842

Tuesday 6/17

Game #9

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Stanford	1	0	3	3	0	0	2	4	0	13	17	1
South Carolina	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	1	6	11	1
W: Ryan McCally (7-2) L: Chris Hernandez (5-5) Notes: South Carolina eliminated Att: 23,162

Game #10

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Miami	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	7	0
Texas	0	0	3	0	0	2	0	0	X	5	6	0
W: Sam LeCure (5-0) L: Brandon Camardese (9-2) S: Huston Street (15) Notes: Miami eliminated Att: 23,162

Wednesday 6/18

Game #11

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Cal State Fullerton	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	5	1
Stanford	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	X	5	8	1
W: John Hudgins (13-3) L: Wes Littleton (7-4) Att: 23,170

Game #12

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Texas	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	4	8	2
Rice	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	1	5	9	3
W: David Aardsma (6-3) L: Huston Street (8-1) Notes: Texas eliminated Att: 23,170

Thursday 6/19

Game #13

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	R	H	E
Stanford	1	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	2	7	11	0
Cal State Fullerton	0	0	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	5	9	2
W: David O'Hagan (7-1) L: Darric Merrell (4-1) Notes: Cal State Fullerton eliminated Att: 16,085

Championship Series

Saturday 6/21 Game #1

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	R	H	E
Stanford	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	7	1
Rice	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	4	8	1
W: David Aardsma (7-3) L: Ryan McCally (7-3) Att: 23,741

Sunday 6/22 Game #2

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Rice	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	3	10	2
Stanford	1	0	2	0	0	0	5	0	X	8	9	0
W: John Hudgins (14-3) L: Wade Townsend (11-2) Notes: Att: 17,907

Monday 6/23 Game #3

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Stanford	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	5	2
Rice	3	1	0	0	0	7	0	3	X	14	14	0
W: Philip Humber (11-3) L: Mark Romanczuk (12-2) Notes: Rice wins first national championship in any team sport in school history; Stanford's Sam Fuld sets career CWS hits mark with 24; CWS attendance 260,091 sets new record; Att: 18,494

All Tournament Team

Position	Player	School
Pitcher	John Hudgins	Stanford
	Jeff Niemann	Rice
Catcher	Ryan Garko	Stanford
First Base	Curtis Thigpen	Texas
Second Base	Enrique Cruz	Rice
Third Base	Johnny Ash	Stanford
Shortstop	Justin Turner	Cal State Fullerton
Outfield	Chris Kolkhorst	Rice
	Danny Putnam	Stanford
	Carlos Quentin	Stanford
Designated Hitter	P.J. Pilittere	Cal State Fullerton

CWS records tied or broken

• Total attendance: 260,091
• Largest margin of victory in a championship game: 12

CWS Leaders

Team

Individual

Post-Series Notes

The Tournament

See also

• NCAA Division I Baseball Championship

External links

College World Series

• Official Site of the College World Series
• Official NCAA Baseball Site
• The Omaha World-Herald

Schools

Other links

• Baseball America

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