2003 Midwest League Wrap-Up

League Closes:	September 1
Playoff Format:	Eight teams qualify. First-half and second-half division champioins, and wild card teams, meet in best-of-3 quarterfinal series. Winners meet in best-of-3 series for division championship. Divison champions meet in best-of-5 final for league championship.

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Postseason Results

Quarterfinals

September 3:	Battle Creek 3, Ft. Wayne 2 (Battle Creek leads series 1-0) Lansing 3, South Bend 1 (Lansing leads series 1-0) Kane County 10, Clinton 3 (Kane County leads series 1-0) Beloit 5, Wisconsin 2 (Beloit leads series 1-0)
September 4:	Battle Creek 5, Ft. Wayne 0 (Battle Creek wins best-of-3 series 2-0) Lansing 4, South Bend 3 (Lansing wins best-of-3 series 2-0) Clinton 6, Kane County 3 (best-of-3 tied 1-1) Beloit 11, Wisconsin 6 (Beloit wins best-of-3 series 2-0)
September 5:	Clinton 8, Kane County 6 (Clinton wins best-of-3 series 2-1)

Divisional Championships

September 6:	Lansing 11, Battle Creek 4 (Lansing leads series 1-0) Clinton 5, Beloit 3 (Clinton leads series 1-0)
September 7:	Lansing 4, Battle Creek 0 (Lansing wins series 2-0) Beloit 4, Clinton 3 (series tied 1-1)
September 8:	Beloit 4, Clinton 2 (Beloit wins series 2-1)

Midwest League Championship

September 9:	Lansing 7, Beloit 6 (10 innings) (Lansing leads series 1-0)
September 10:	Lansing 3, Beloit 2 (Lansing leads series 2-0)
September 11:	Lansing 4, Beloit 2 (Lansing wins series 3-0)

League Champions: Lansing Lugnuts

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2003 All-Star Team and Award Winners

Position	Player	Team
Catcher	Jon-Mark Sprowl	Battle Creek (Yankees)
First Base	Prince Fielder	Beloit (Brewers)
Second Base	Alberto Callaspo	Cedar Rapids (Angels)
Third Base	Travis Hanson	Peoria (Cardinals)
Shortstop	Erick Aybar	Cedar Rapids (Angels)
Outfield	Felix Pie	Lansing (Cubs)
Outfield	Kennard Jones	Ft. Wayne (Padres)
Outfield	Rudy Guillen	Battle Creek (Yankees)
Designated Hitter	Brian Stavisky	Kane County (A's)
Designated Hitter	Jayson Drobiak	Battle Creek (Yankees)
RH Pitcher	Gabe Ribas	Ft. Wayne (Padres)
LH Pitcher	Jon Connolly	West Michigan (Tigers)
RH Reliever	Dale Thayer	Ft. Wayne (Padres)
LH Reliever	Ian Ostlund	West Michigan (Tigers)

Most Valuable Player:	Prince Fielder, Beloit
Prospect of the Year:	Prince Fielder, Beloit
Manager of the Year:	Webster Garrison, Kane County

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Statistical Leaders

Batting Average	Alberto Callaspo, Cedar Rapids	.327
On-Base Percentage	Jon-Mark Sprowl, Battle Creek	.425
Slugging Percentage	Jayson Drobiak, Battle Creek	.559
Home Runs	Jayson Drobiak, Battle Creek	34
Runs Batted In	Prince Fielder, Beloit	112
Runs	Alberto Callaspo, Cedar Rapids	86
Stolen Bases	Matt Lemanczyk, Peoria	56
Earned Run Average	Jon Connolly, West Michigan	1.41
Wins	Jon Connolly, West Michigan Sam Smith, South Bend	16
Strikeouts	Joe Blanton, Kane County	144
Saves	Matty Wilkinson, South Bend	30