2003 USA Classic
USA Stadium, Millington * CBHS-Giacosa Field, Memphis
Participants
Florida
Miami Palmetto
Miami Sr High 
Pensacola Catholic
Westminster Christian


Tennessee
CBHS
Cordova
Covington
ECS 
Father Ryan

Germantown
Houston
MBA 
McCallie
Millington
Oakland
Riverdale






April 2-5, 2003
Game No. Date Team   Team Time Site
1 4/2 McCallie (2)   Covington (7) 3:00 USA 1
2 4/2 Pensacola Catholic (11)   ECS (3) 5:15 USA 1
3 4/2 Riverdale (16)   Millington (0) 2:00 USA 2
4 4/2 Miami Sr. High (0)   Houston (5) 4:00 USA 2
5 4/2 MBA (10)   Germantown (11) 7:30 USA 1
6 4/2 Oakland (0)   Westminster Christian (4) 3:00 CBHS
7 4/2 Miami Palmetto (9)   Cordova (3) 5:15 CBHS
8 4/2 CBHS (5)   Father Ryan (6) 7:30 CBHS
             
9 4/3 McCallie (4)   ECS (3) 2:00 USA 2
10 4/3 Millington (6)   Miami Sr. High (7) 4:00 USA 2
11 4/3 MBA (7)   Oakland (9) 3:00 CBHS
12 4/3 Cordova (8)   CBHS (9) 5:15 CBHS
13 4/3 Covington (1)   Pensacola Catholic (6) 7:30 CBHS
14 4/3 Riverdale (0)   Houston (2) 3:00 USA 1
15 4/3 Germantown (10)   Westminster Christian (6) 5:15 USA 1
16 4/3 Miami Palmetto (9)   Father Ryan (6) 7:30 USA 1
             
17 4/4 ECS (6)   Millington (3) 4:00 Miles
18 4/4 MBA (12)   Cordova (11) 4:00 USA 2
19 4/4 McCallie (4)   Miami Sr. High (11) 3:00 CBHS
20 4/4 Oakland (8)   CBHS (13) 5:15 CBHS
21 4/4 Covington (6)   Riverdale (8) 7:30 CBHS
22 4/4 Westminster Christian (19)   Father Ryan (7) 3:00 USA 1
23 4/4 Pensacola Catholic (14)   Houston (12) 5:15 USA 1
24 4/4 Germantown (12)   Miami Palmetto (2) 7:30 USA 1
             
25 4/5 Millington (5) 15th place Cordova (10) Noon CBHS
26 4/5 ECS (4) 13th place MBA (9) 3:00 CBHS
27 4/5 Covington (15) 7th place Father Ryan (3) 9:00 a USA 2
28 4/5 Riverdale (9) 5th place Westminster Christian (5) Noon USA 2
29 4/5 McCallie (7) 11th place Oakland (8) 3:00 USA 2
30 4/5 Houston (6) 3rd place Miami Palmetto (2) Noon USA 1
31 4/5 Miami Sr. High (3) 9th place CBHS (13) 3:00 USA 1
32 4/5 Pensacola Catholic (6) 1st place Germantown (8) 7:00 USA 1


April 5, 2003
Germantown claims second straight title with 8-6 victory over Pensacola Catholic
...Houston takes third over Miami Palmetto

MILLINGTON, TENN. - Germantown (16-5) used a three-run sixth inning to break open a tie game and claim their second consecutive USA Classic title. The Red Devils shook a rough first two innings of the tournament and bounced back for wins over MBA, Westminster Christian, and Miami Palmetto en route to their second ever USA Classic Championship. Senior Chris Matesich was named tournament MVP. 

Houston used back-to-back homeruns by Rawley Bishop and Ryne Porter to knock off Miami Palmetto 6-2 in the third place game.  Houston improved to 15-4 on the season.

All Tournament Team - Wesley Langlois (MBA), Josh Selph (ECS), Taylor Bennett (Covington), Ryan Nichting (Father Ryan), Brian Pruitt (Palmetto), Phil Casarino (Palmetto), Stuart Pomeranz (Houston), Ryne Porter (Houston), Justin Jones (Riverdale), David Torcise (Westminster), Travis Parish (Millington), Bret Jenne (Cordova), Daniel Vanaman (CBHS), Octavio Flores (Miami), Brad Myers (Oakland), Ryan Moore (McCallie), Chris Good (Pensacola Catholic), Clayton Conner (Pensacola Catholic), Derek Chapman (Germantown), Justin Smith (Germantown), Chris Matesich - MVP (Germantown).

April 4, 2003
Pensacola Catholic and Germantown advance to Championship
...Houston and Miami Palmetto play for third

MILLINGTON, TENN. - Pensacola Catholic used a seven-run fourth inning to distance themselves from Houston High School and held on for a 14-12 victory. The win moves Pensacola Catholic into the championship game against Germantown. Germantown defeated Miami Palmetto 12-2 to advance to their their consecutive final. They defeated Westminster Christian to claim the 2002 championship. Catholic seeks to be the first team ever outside the state of Tennessee to claim the title in the tournament's 11th year.

April 3, 2003
Pensacola Catholic, Houston, Germantown, and Miami Palmetto advance to final four
...McCallie, Miami, Oakland, and CBHS advance in consolation bracket

MILLINGTON, TENN. - Pensacola Catholic (FL) knocked off Covington (TN) 6-1 to advance to the semifinals of the USA Classic. They will take on Houston (TN), who defeated Riverdale (TN) 2-0 and extended its scoreless inning streak to 15. In the other semifinal, Germantown (TN), who outlasted Westminster Christian (FL) 10-6, will play Miami Palmetto. The Panthers defeated Father Ryan (TN) 9-6.

In the consolation bracket, McCallie rallied to beat ECS 4-3, while Miami Senior High knocked off Millington 7-6. Oakland defeated MBA 9-7, and CBHS downed Cordova 9-8.

April 2, 2003

Riverdale, Covington, Houston, Father Ryan, Germantown pick up wins
...Miami Palmetto, Pensacola Catholic and Westminster Christian advance

MILLINGTON, TENN. - Riverdale HS (TN) blasted Millington HS (TN) in the opening game of the tournament 16-0 in a run-rule three inning game. Covington rallied from two runs down after an inning, to score seven unanswered runs and knock off McCallie 7-2. The Chargers were without a hit until Taylor Bennett had a base-clearing triple in the top of the sixth to put Covington ahead to stay.

Houston (TN) needed extra innings, but knocked off Miami (FL) Sr. High 5-0 to advance to play Riverdale. Pensacola Catholic and Westminster Christian, both from Florida, advanced to the second round. Catholic defeated ECS (TN) 11-3, while Westminster knocked off Oakland (TN) 4-0.

Germantown scored eight runs in the bottom of the seventh to knock off Montgomery Bell Academy 11-10, while Father Ryan ousted host Christian Brothers 6-5. Miami Palmetto also advanced with a 9-3 win over Cordova.