2003 Big Ten baseball tournament
| Teams | 6 |
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| Format | Double-elimination |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | Ohio State (6th title) |
| Winning coach | Bob Todd (6th title) |
| MVP | Brett Garrard (Ohio State) |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota †y | 24 | – | 6 | .800 | 40 | – | 22 | .645 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 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
[edit]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 |
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| Minnesota | 24 | 6 | .800 | – |
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| Ohio State | 20 | 12 | .625 | 5 |
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| Michigan | 16 | 14 | .533 | 8 |
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| Penn State | 17 | 15 | .531 | 8 |
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| Northwestern | 15 | 14 | .517 | 8.5 |
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| Indiana | 16 | 15 | .516 | 8.5 |
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| Purdue | 13 | 19 | .419 | 11.5 |
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| Illinois | 12 | 19 | .387 | 12.5 |
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| Michigan State | 10 | 19 | .345 | 13.5 |
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| Iowa | 10 | 21 | .323 | 14.5 |
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Tournament
[edit]| Upper round 1 | Upper round 2 | Upper final | Final | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Minnesota | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Michigan | 7 | 4 | Penn State | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Indiana | 2 | 1 | Minnesota | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Ohio State | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Ohio State | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Penn State | 6 | 3 | Michigan | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Northwestern | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Minnesota | 8 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Ohio State | 10 | 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Lower round 1 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 3 | Lower final | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Ohio State | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Michigan | 2 | 4 | Penn State | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Penn State | 8 | 4 | Penn State | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Indiana | 8 | 6 | Indiana | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Northwestern | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
All-Tournament Team
[edit]The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[3]
| Pos | Name | School |
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| 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
[edit]Brett Garrard was named Most Outstanding Player. Garrard was a shortstop for Ohio State.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ 2012 Big Ten Baseball Record Book (PDF). Big Ten Conference. p. 101. Retrieved April 6, 2013.
- ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 2003". Boyd's World. Retrieved April 6, 2013.
- ^ a b c d 2012 Big Ten Baseball Record Book (PDF). Big Ten Conference. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 28, 2013. Retrieved April 6, 2013.