League Closes:	September 1
Playoff Format:	First-half and second-half division champioins meet in best-of-3 semifinal series. Winners advance to best-of-5 series for league championship.

Postseason Results

Semi-Finals

September 3:	Lake County 3, Lexington 1 (Lake County leads series 1-0) Rome 8, Hickory 2 (Rome leads series 1-0)
September 5:	Lake County 3, Lexington 2 (Lake County wins series 2-0) Hickory 13, Rome 9 (series tied 1-1)
September 6:	Rome 3, Hickory 1 (Rome wins series 2-1)

South Atlantic League Championship

September 8:	Rome 3, Lake County 2 (Rome leads series 1-0)
September 9:	Lake County 14, Rome 9 (series tied 1-1)
September 11:	Rome 3, Lake County 1 (Rome leads series 2-1)
September 12:	Rome 4, Lake County 3 (Rome wins series 3-1)

League Champions: Rome Braves

2003 All-Star Team and Award Winners

Position	Player	Team
Catcher	Brian McCann	Rome (Braves)
First Base	Larry Broadway	Savannah (Expos)
Second Base	Delwyn Young	South Georgia (Dodgers)
Third Base	Aaron Baldiris	Capital City (Mets)
Shortstop	B.J. Upton	Charleston (Devil Rays)
Utility Infield	Chad Spann	Augusta (Red Sox)
Outfield	Jeff Salazar	Asheville (Rockies)
Outfield	Jorge Cortes	Hickory (Pirates)
Outfield	Jeff Francoeur	Rome (Braves)
Utility Outfield	Rajai Davis	Hickory (Pirates)
Designated Hitter	Chad Chop	Savannah (Expos)
RH Pitcher	Fausto Carmona	Lake County (Indians)
LH Pitcher	Josh Habel	Hagerstown (Giants)

Most Valuable Player:	Jorge Cortes, Hickory
Most Outstanding Pitcher:	Fausto Carmona, Lake County
Most Outstanding Major League Prospect:	B.J. Upton, Charleston
Manager of the Year:	Luis Rivera, Lake County

Statistical Leaders

Batting Average	Chaz Lytle, Hickory	.335
On-Base Percentage	Jorge Cortez, Hickory	.427
Slugging Percentage	Delwyn Young, South Georgia	.542
Home Runs	Jeff Salazar, Asheville	29
Runs Batted In	Jeff Salazar, Asheville	98
Runs	Jeff Salazar, Asheville	109
Stolen Bases	Chris Roberson, Lakewood	59
Earned Run Average	Fausto Carmona, Lake County	2.06
Wins	Fausto Carmona, Lake County	17
Strikeouts	Merkin Valdez, Hagerstown	166
Saves	Jentry Beckstead, Asheville	29