2003 Big Ten Conference
baseball tournament
Teams6
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsOhio State (6th title)
Winning coachBob Todd (6th title)
MVPBrett Garrard (Ohio State)
2003 Big Ten Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Minnesota  y 246 .8004022 .645
No. 18 Ohio State  y 2012 .6254419 .698
Michigan   1614 .5333027 .526
Penn State   1715 .5312928 .509
Northwestern   1715 .5312525 .500
Indiana   1615 .5162422 .522
Purdue   1318 .4192926 .527
Illinois   1219 .3872726 .509
Michigan State   1019 .3452134 .382
Iowa   1021 .3231829 .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

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalFinal
1Minnesota4
3Michigan74Penn State3
6Indiana21Minnesota5
2Ohio State4
2Ohio State4
4Penn State63Michigan2
5Northwestern0
1Minnesota810
2Ohio State1017
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower round 3Lower final
2Ohio State13
3Michigan24Penn State3
4Penn State84Penn State3
6Indiana86Indiana4
5Northwestern1

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 February 28, 2013. Retrieved April 6, 2013.
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