2003 Southland Conference Baseball Tournament


The 2003 Southland Conference Baseball Tournament was held from May 21 through May 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.
TeamWLTPctSeed
206.7691
197.73112
189.6672.53
1611.5934.54
1214.46285
1215.4448.56
1215.4448.5
918.33311.5
818.30812
720.25913.5

Bracket and results

All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.
Pos.NameSchool
PAaron PullinTexas–Arlington
PRusty BegnaudMcNeese State
CJoey WolfeLouisiana–Monroe
1BTim LemkeMcNeese State
2BJack SkaggsLouisiana–Monroe
3BRyan RobertsTexas–Arlington
SSLance DawkinsMcNeese State
OFAl HaywardLouisiana–Monroe
OFPaul BruderTexas–Arlington
OFDooley PrinceMcNeese State
DHKasey BakerTexas–Arlington

Most Valuable Player

Rusty Begnaud was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Begnaud was a pitcher for McNeese State.