The 2003 NCAA Division I baseball season, play of college baseball in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division I level, began on January 16, 2003. The season progressed through the regular season, many conference tournaments and championship series, and concluded with the 2003 NCAA Division I baseball tournament and 2003 College World Series. The College World Series, which consisted of the eight remaining teams in the NCAA tournament, was held in its annual location of Omaha, Nebraska, at Rosenblatt Stadium. It concluded on June 23, 2003, with the final game of the best-of-three championship series, the first such championship series used at the College World Series.[1]Rice defeated Stanford two games to one to claim its first championship.
The 2003 season marked the fifty seventh NCAA baseball tournament, which culminated with the eight team College World Series. The College World Series was held in Omaha, Nebraska. The eight teams played a double-elimination format, with Rice claiming their first championship with a two games to one series win over Stanford in the final.[9]
^Kenney, Kirk (June 23, 2012). "Gamecocks Shooting for History". SI.com. Archived from the original on June 27, 2012. Retrieved July 16, 2012. (Best-of-three final series began in 2003)
^"John Smith". HornetSports.com. Sacramento State Sports Information. Archived from the original on May 24, 2009. Retrieved March 24, 2013. The WAC is not new to the Hornets, who played in the conference from 1993-96. The team was also an affiliate member of the Big West from 1997-2002.
