The 2003 Southland Conference baseball tournament was held from May 21 through 23, 2003 to determine the champion of the Southland Conference in the sport of college baseball for the 2003 season. The event pitted the top six finishers from the conference's regular season in a double-elimination tournament held at Warhawk Field, home field of Louisiana–Monroe in Monroe, Louisiana. Sixth-seeded won their second overall championship and claimed the automatic bid to the 2003 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.
Seeding and format The top six finishers from the regular season were seeded one through six. They played a double-elimination tournament.
Team W L T Pct Seed 20 6 .769 — 1 19 7 .731 1 2 18 9 .667 2.5 3 16 11 .593 4.5 4 12 14 .462 8 5 12 15 .444 8.5 6 12 15 .444 8.5 — 9 18 .333 11.5 — 8 18 .308 12 — 7 20 .259 13.5 —
Bracket and results
All-Tournament Team The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team. Pos. Name School P Aaron Pullin Texas–Arlington Rusty Begnaud McNeese State C Joey Wolfe Louisiana–Monroe 1B Tim Lemke McNeese State 2B Jack Skaggs Louisiana–Monroe 3B Ryan Roberts Texas–Arlington SS Lance Dawkins McNeese State OF Al Hayward Louisiana–Monroe Paul Bruder Texas–Arlington Dooley Prince McNeese State DH Kasey Baker Texas–Arlington
Most Valuable Player Rusty Begnaud was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Begnaud was a pitcher for McNeese State.
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