2003 Rice Owls baseball team

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.

2003 Rice Owls baseball
College World Series champions
Western Athletic Conference champions
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record58–12 (25–5 WAC)
Head coach
  • Wayne Graham (12th year)
Assistant coaches
  • David Pierce (1st year)
  • Mike Taylor (3rd year)
  • Zane Curry (4th year)
Home stadiumReckling Park
Uniform

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.

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