2003 Big Ten Conference Baseball Tournament

2003 Big Ten Conference Baseball Tournament
Classification Division
Teams 6
Format Double-elimination
Site
Champions Ohio State (6th title)
Winning coach Bob Todd (6th title)
MVP Brett Garrard (Ohio State)
2003 Big Ten Conference baseball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Minnesota †y 24 – 6   .800     40 – 22   .645
#18 Ohio State ‡y 20 – 12   .625     44 – 19   .698
Michigan 16 – 14   .533     30 – 27   .526
Penn State 17 – 15   .531     29 – 28   .509
Northwestern 17 – 15   .531     25 – 25   .500
Indiana 16 – 15   .516     24 – 22   .522
Purdue 13 – 18   .419     29 – 26   .527
Illinois 12 – 19   .387     27 – 26   .509
Michigan State 10 – 19   .345     21 – 34   .382
Iowa 10 – 21   .323     18 – 29   .383
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 2003[1][2]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2003 Big Ten Conference Baseball Tournament was held at Siebert Field on the campus of the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, Minnesota from May 15 through 19. The top six teams from the regular season participated in the double-elimination tournament, the twenty second annual tournament sponsored by the Big Ten Conference to determine the league champion. Ohio State won their sixth tournament championship and earned the Big Ten Conference's automatic bid to the 2003 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.[3]

Format and seeding

The 2003 tournament was a 6-team double-elimination tournament, with seeds determined by conference regular season winning percentage only. Using the same format from 2002, the top two seeds received a single bye, with the four lower seeds playing opening round games. The top seed played the lowest seeded winner from the opening round, with the second seed playing the higher seed. Teams that lost in the opening round played an elimination game.[3]

Team W L PCT GB Seed
Minnesota 24 6 .800
–
1
Ohio State 20 12 .625
5
2
Michigan 16 14 .533
8
3
Penn State 17 15 .531
8
4
Northwestern 15 14 .517
8.5
5
Indiana 16 15 .516
8.5
6
Purdue 13 19 .419
11.5
–
Illinois 12 19 .387
12.5
–
Michigan State 10 19 .345
13.5
–
Iowa 10 21 .323
14.5
–

Tournament

  First round Second round Third Round Semi-Finals Finals
                                                 
Winner's Bracket
  3 Michigan 7     1 Minnesota 4  
  6 Indiana 2     4 Penn State 3    
      1 Minnesota 5              
      2 Ohio State 4              
  4 Penn State 6     2 Ohio State 4          
  5 Northwestern 0     3 Michigan 2        
        1 Minnesota 8 10
Loser's Bracket       2 Ohio State 10 17
  6 Indiana 8        
  5 Northwestern 1          
      4 Penn State 8        
      6 Indiana 4          
            3 Michigan 2              
          4 Penn State 3              
      2 Ohio State 13    
    4 Penn State 3  

All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[3]

Pos Name School
P Josh Lewis Indiana
P Glen Perkins Minnesota
P Josh Newman Ohio State
C Jake Elder Minnesota
1B David Roach Minnesota
2B Luke Appert Minnesota
SS Brett Garrard Ohio State
3B David Harrick Minnesota
OF Ben Pattee Minnesota
OF Mike Rabin Ohio State
OF Christian Snavely Ohio State

Most Outstanding Player

Brett Garrard was named Most Outstanding Player. Garrard was a shortstop for Ohio State.[3]

References

  1. ↑ 2012 Big Ten Baseball Record Book (PDF). Big Ten Conference. p. 101. Retrieved April 6, 2013.
  2. ↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 2003". Boyd's World. Retrieved April 6, 2013.
  3. 1 2 3 4 2012 Big Ten Baseball Record Book (PDF). Big Ten Conference. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 22, 2013. Retrieved April 6, 2013.
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