2003 Big Ten Conference Baseball Tournament

2003 Big Ten Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams 6
Format Double-elimination
Finals 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
TeamW 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]

TeamWLPCTGBSeed
Minnesota246.800
–
1
Ohio State2012.625
5
2
Michigan1614.533
8
3
Penn State1715.531
8
4
Northwestern1514.517
8.5
5
Indiana1615.516
8.5
6
Purdue1319.419
11.5
–
Illinois1219.387
12.5
–
Michigan State1019.345
13.5
–
Iowa1021.323
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]

PosNameSchool
PJosh LewisIndiana
PGlen PerkinsMinnesota
PJosh NewmanOhio State
CJake ElderMinnesota
1BDavid RoachMinnesota
2BLuke AppertMinnesota
SSBrett GarrardOhio State
3BDavid HarrickMinnesota
OFBen PatteeMinnesota
OFMike RabinOhio State
OFChristian SnavelyOhio 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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