2003 Mid-Continent Conference baseball tournament
| Teams | 4 |
|---|---|
| Format | Double-elimination |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | Oral Roberts (6th title) |
| Winning coach | Sunny Golloway (6th title) |
| MVP | Dennis Bigley (Oral Roberts) |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oral Roberts †‡y | 19 | – | 1 | – | 0 | .950 | 41 | – | 20 | – | 0 | .672 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Utah | 11 | – | 9 | – | 0 | .550 | 21 | – | 29 | – | 0 | .420 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Illinois | 10 | – | 10 | – | 0 | .500 | 25 | – | 38 | – | 0 | .397 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Valparaiso | 9 | – | 11 | – | 0 | .450 | 22 | – | 33 | – | 1 | .402 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oakland | 7 | – | 13 | – | 0 | .350 | 20 | – | 34 | – | 0 | .370 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chicago State | 4 | – | 16 | – | 0 | .200 | 9 | – | 47 | – | 0 | .161 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 2003[1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2003 Mid-Continent Conference Tournament took place from May 22 through 24. The top four regular season finishers from the regular season met in the double-elimination tournament held at J. L. Johnson Stadium on the campus of Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Oral Roberts won the tournament for the sixth consecutive time.[2]
Format and seeding
[edit]The top four finishers advanced to the tournament.
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oral Roberts | 19 | 1 | .950 | — | 1 |
| Southern Utah | 11 | 9 | .550 | 8 | 2 |
| Western Illinois | 10 | 10 | .500 | 9 | 3 |
| Valparaiso | 9 | 11 | .450 | 10 | 4 |
| Oakland | 7 | 13 | .350 | 12 | — |
| Chicago State | 4 | 16 | .200 | 15 | — |
Tournament
[edit]| Upper round 1 | Upper final | Final | |||||||||||
| 1 | Oral Roberts | 8 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Valparaiso | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1 | Oral Roberts | 6 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Southern Utah | 2 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Western Illinois | 10 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Southern Utah | 1112 | |||||||||||
| 1 | Oral Roberts | 8 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Southern Utah | 1 | |||||||||||
| Lower round 1 | Lower final | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Southern Utah | 1610 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Valparaiso | 611 | 4 | Valparaiso | 12 | ||||||||
| 3 | Western Illinois | 5 | |||||||||||
Game-by-game results
[edit]| Game | Winner | Score | Loser | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) Oral Roberts | 8–0 | (4) Valparaiso | |
| 2 | (2) Southern Utah | 11–10 12 | (3) Western Illinois | |
| 3 | (4) Valparaiso | 6–5 11 | (3) Western Illinois | Western Illinois eliminated |
| 4 | (1) Oral Roberts | 6–2 | (2) Southern Utah | |
| 5 | (2) Southern Utah | 16–12 10 | (4) Valparaiso | Valparaiso eliminated |
| 6 | (1) Oral Roberts | 8–2 | (2) Southern Utah | Oral Roberts wins Mid-Con Championship |
All-Tournament Team
[edit]| Name | School |
|---|---|
| Dennis Bigley | Oral Roberts |
| Marc Boggio | Valparaiso |
| Scott Campbell | Oral Roberts |
| David Castillo | Oral Roberts |
| Ryan DuVall | Southern Utah |
| Tom Ford | Southern Utah |
| Jason Gillins | Southern Utah |
| Nate Griffin | Oral Roberts |
| Josh Lex | Oral Roberts |
| Dallas Martin | Oral Roberts |
| Sean Peickert | Valparaiso |
| Justin Ramsey | Oral Roberts |
| Jake Reynolds | Southern Utah |
| Nick Simmons | Western Illinois |
Tournament Most Valuable Player
[edit]Dennis Bigley of Oral Roberts was named Tournament MVP.
References
[edit]- ^ 2021 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Summit League. Retrieved May 24, 2025.
- ^ "Summit League Baseball Record Book" (PDF). Summit League. Retrieved May 24, 2025.