2003 Atlantic Sun Conference baseball tournament

The 2003 Atlantic Sun Conference baseball tournament was held at Melching Field at Conrad Park on the campus of Stetson University in DeLand, Florida, from May 26 through 29.^[2] Jacksonville won its second tournament championship to earn the Atlantic Sun Conference's automatic bid to the 2003 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.^[3]

2003 Atlantic Sun Conference
baseball tournament

Teams	6
Format	Double-elimination
Finals site	Melching Field at Conrad Park DeLand, FL
Champions	Jacksonville (2nd title)
Winning coach	Terry Alexander (2nd title)
MVP	Gordie Gronkowski (Jacksonville)
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2003 Atlantic Sun Conference baseball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 23 Florida Atlantic  ‍†‍‍y	25	–	8		.758			41	–	16		.719
Stetson  ‍‍‍y	21	–	12		.636			41	–	24		.631
Jacksonville State  ‍‍‍	19	–	14		.576			32	–	26		.552
Belmont  ‍‍‍	19	–	14		.576			29	–	23		.558
Gardner–Webb  ‍‍‍	18	–	15		.545			33	–	23		.589
Jacksonville  ‍‍‡‍y	17	–	16		.515			32	–	30		.516
Troy  ‍‍‍	16	–	17		.485			27	–	27		.500
Georgia State  ‍‍‍	16	–	17		.485			25	–	29		.463
UCF  ‍‍‍	14	–	16		.467			31	–	25		.554
Campbell  ‍‍‍	14	–	19		.424			22	–	28		.440
Samford  ‍‍‍	7	–	23		.233			17	–	34		.333
Mercer  ‍‍‍	6	–	21		.222			11	–	34		.244
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 2003[1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Seeding

The top six teams (based on conference results) from the conference earn invites to the tournament.

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Seed
Florida Atlantic	25	8	.758	—	1
Stetson	21	12	.636	4	2
Jacksonville State	19	14	.576	6	3
Belmont	19	14	.576	6	4
Gardner–Webb	18	15	.545	7	5
Jacksonville	17	16	.515	8	6
Troy	16	17	.485	9	—
Georgia State	16	17	.485	9	—
UCF	14	16	.467	9.5	—
Campbell	14	19	.424	11	—
Samford	7	23	.233	16.5	—
Mercer	6	21	.222	16	—

Results

	First round					Second round					Third round					Semifinals					Final
						6	Jacksonville	6
						3	Jacksonville State	10
	1	Florida Atlantic	3								3	Jacksonville State	2
	6	Jacksonville	4								1	Florida Atlantic	3			1	Florida Atlantic	1
						1	Florida Atlantic	5
																2	Stetson	8
						5	Gardner–Webb	4
	3	Jacksonville State	4
																					2	Stetson	1
	4	Belmont	11
						4	Belmont	3													6	Jacksonville	7
						2	Stetson	9
	2	Stetson	3								2	Stetson	6
	5	Gardner–Webb	1								6	Jacksonville	9
						6	Jacksonville	15
						4	Belmont	7

All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.^[4]

Pos	Name	Team
P	Adam Blair	Stetson
	Clint Hart	Jacksonville
	Dennis Robinson	Jacksonville
C	Jason Warpool	Belmont
IF	Rusty Beale	Stetson
	Gordie Gronkowski	Jacksonville
	Bobby Hicks	Jacksonville State
	Brian Snyder	Stetson
OF	Jeff Fiorentino	Florida Atlantic
	Chad Hauseman	Jacksonville
	Chris Kelly	Jacksonville

Tournament Most Valuable Player

Gordie Gronkowski was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Gronkowski was an infielder for Jacksonville.^[4]