2003 Rice Owls baseball | |
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Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
2003 record | 58-12 (25–5 WAC) |
Head coach | Wayne Graham (12th year) |
Assistant coach | David Pierce (1st year) |
Assistant coach | Mike Taylor (3rd year) |
Assistant coach | Zane Curry (4th year) |
Home stadium | Reckling Park |
The 2003 Rice Owls baseball team represented Rice University in the 2003 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Owls played their home games at Reckling Park. The team was coached by Wayne Graham in his 12th season at Rice.
The Owls won 30 consecutive games to open the season 33-1 and won the Western Athletic Conference championship. Rice went on to win the College World Series, defeating the Stanford Cardinal in the championship series. It was the first national title that Rice had ever won in a team sport in the school's 91-year history.
The following members of the Rice Owls baseball program were drafted in the 2003 Major League Baseball Draft.