2004 College World Series

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The 2004 College World Series was held June 18 through 28, 2004 in Omaha, Nebraska. Eight NCAA Division I college baseball teams met after having played their way through a 64-team bracket to play at historic Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium.

In the 58th College World Series and the 55th series held in Omaha, the Cal State Fullerton Titans rode the arm of Jason Windsor, named the Series' Most Outstanding Player, to prevail over the field and claim the 2004 National Championship. The Titans won Bracket II with a 3-1 record and went on to sweep Bracket I winner Texas in two games to claim the title. Windsor picked up two complete game victories and a save, and threw more than 300 pitches in the series. Ricky Romero also recorded two wins for the Titans.

Participants

School	Conference	Record (Conference)	Head Coach	CWS Appearances	CWS Best Finish	CWS Record
Arizona	Pac-10	35–25–1 (12–12)	Andy Lopez	14 (last: 1986)	1st (1976, 1980, 1986)	32–25
Arkansas	SEC	45–22 (19–11)	Dave van Horn	4 (last: 1989)	2nd (1979)	7–8
Cal State Fullerton	Big West	42–21 (19–2)	George Horton	13 (last: 2003)	1st (1979, 1984, 1995)	27–20
Georgia	SEC	43–21 (19–11)	David Perno	3 (last: 2001)	1st (1990)	4–5
Louisiana State	SEC	46–17 (18–12)	Smoke Laval	12 (last: 2003)	1st (1991, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000)	29–15
Miami (FL)	n/a	49–11 (n/a)	Jim Morris	20 (last: 2003)	1st (1982, 1985, 1999, 2001)	44–32
South Carolina	SEC	50–15 (17–13)	Ray Tanner	7 (last: 2003)	2nd (1975, 1977, 2002)	14–14
Texas	Big 12	55–13 (19–7)	Augie Garrido	30 (last: 2003)	1st (1949, 1950, 1975, 1983, 2002)	70–51

All-tournament team

Position	Name	Team
Catcher	Landon Powell	South Carolina
First base	Steve Pearce	South Carolina
Second base	Seth Johnston	Texas
Third base	Bryan Triplett	South Carolina
Shortstop	Roger Tomas	Miami
Outfield	Jon Jay	Miami
	Trevor Crowe	Arizona
	Brian Barton	Miami
DH	Felipe Garcia	Cal State Fullerton
Pitcher	Jason Windsor *	Cal State Fullerton
	Ricky Romero	Cal State Fullerton

* Most Outstanding Player

CWS records tied or broken

• Most appearances in one CWS by a pitcher: five by Texas' J. B. Cox, the 10th time that has happened.
• Most CWS games finished by a relief pitcher in a career: nine by Texas' Huston Street (2001–03), tying the mark set by Miami's Rick Raether (1985–86).
• Largest single-game attendance: 28,216 on June 23 for the South Carolina-Cal State Fullerton game.

The Tournament

The official host for the event is nearby Creighton University. Opening Ceremonies for "The Greatest Show on Dirt" began June 17 at Rosenblatt Stadium cumulating in an Olympic-style parade entrance by the participating schools and fireworks.

Starting June 18 the eight teams began play in two four-team brackets. In each bracket, the four teams played each other in a double elimination format to determine which team would play in the National Championship Series. The winners of the two brackets (Texas and Cal State Fullerton) faced each other in a best-of-three series to determine the National Champion.

See also: College World Series for series history and past champions.

Tournament Notes

• Four of the eight teams are members of the Southeastern Conference; the conference tied its own record set in 1997 when Alabama, Auburn, LSU, and Mississippi State participated.
• South Carolina and Texas make their third consecutive appearance in Omaha; the Longhorns defeated the Gamecocks in the 2002 national championship game, the last year the bracket winners played one winner-take-all game.
• Cal State Fullerton, Miami, and LSU were also included in last year's CWS field.
• Last year's champion and runner-up, Rice and Stanford, did not make it past Sub-Regional play; this marks the first time in six years that Stanford has not made it to Omaha.
• The 2004 participants combine for 110 CWS appearances and 21 Championships; only Arkansas and South Carolina have yet to win a title.
• This year's teams have won 10 of the last 14 national titles.

Bracket

	First round					Second round					Semifinals						Finals
	5	Arizona	7
	4	Georgia	8
						4	Georgia	3
						1	Texas	9
	8	Arkansas	2
	1	Texas	13
											1	Texas	7
										4	Georgia	6
	5	Arizona	7
	8	Arkansas	2
						4	Georgia	3
						5	Arizona	1
																1	Texas	4	2
																7	Cal State Fullerton	6	3
	7	Cal State Fullerton	2
	2	South Carolina	0
						7	Cal State Fullerton	6
						3	Miami	3
	6	LSU	5
	3	Miami	9
											7	Cal State Fullerton	3	4
										2	South Carolina	5	0
	2	South Carolina	15
	6	LSU	4
						3	Miami	11
						2	South Carolina	15

Results

Friday 6/18

Game #1 Arizona 7 Georgia 8

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Arizona	1	0	0	5	0	0	0	1	0	7	14	4
Georgia	1	2	0	4	0	0	1	0	X	8	12	0
W: Johnny Dobbs L: Koley Kolberg S: Will Startup Notes: Att: 14,697

Game #2 Arkansas 2, Texas 13

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Arkansas	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	2	2
Texas	2	2	0	0	1	0	5	3	X	13	11	1
W: J. P. Howell L: Charley Boyce Notes: Att: 22,487

Saturday 6/19

Game #3 Cal State Fullerton 2 South Carolina 0

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Cal State Fullerton	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	5	0
South Carolina	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
W: Jason Windsor L: Matt Campbell Notes: Att: 23,976

Game #4 LSU 5 Miami 9

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Louisiana State	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	7	0
Miami	3	2	0	0	1	3	0	0	X	9	12	2
W: Cesar Carillo L: Jason Determan Notes: Att: 26,530

Sunday 6/20

Game #5 Arizona 7 Arkansas 2

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Arizona	0	0	1	4	0	1	0	0	1	7	15	0
Arkansas	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	2	5	2
W: John Meloan L: Clint Brannon Notes: Arkansas elim. Att: 21,000

Game #6 Texas 9 Georgia 3

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Texas	5	0	0	1	0	2	0	1	0	9	13	1
Georgia	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	3	8	1
W: J. B. Cox L: Sean Ruthven Notes: Att: 26,480

Monday 6/21

Game #7 South Carolina 15 LSU 4

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
South Carolina	1	0	0	0	0	6	0	6	0	15	19	1
LSU	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	4	16	4
W: Aaron Rawl L: Lane Mestepey Notes: LSU elim. Att: 19,000

Game #8 Miami 3 Cal State Fullerton 6

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Miami	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	3	9	4
Cal State Fullerton	0	3	1	1	0	0	1	0	X	6	13	0
W: Ricky Romero L: J. D. Cockroft Notes: Att: 24,857

Tuesday 6/22

Game #9 Georgia 3 Arizona 1

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Georgia	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	9	1
Arizona	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	7	0
W: Michael Hyle L: Kevin Guyette S: Will Startup Notes: Arizona elim. Att: 18,000

Game #10 Miami 11 South Carolina 15

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Miami	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	2	5	11	17	2
South Carolina	2	2	4	4	0	1	2	0	X	15	16	1
W: Billy Buckner L: Brandon Camardese Notes: Miami elim. Att: 25,240

Wednesday 6/23

Game #11 Georgia 6 Texas 7

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Georgia	0	0	5	0	0	0	1	0	0	6	12	1
Texas	0	0	3	0	1	2	1	0	X	7	12	1
W: Huston Street L: Matt Woods Notes: Georgia elim. Att: 17,500

Game #12 South Carolina 5 Cal State Fullerton 3

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
South Carolina	0	1	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	5	12	1
Cal State Fullerton	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	5	1
W: Jason Fletcher L: Mike Martinez S: Chad Blackwell Notes: Att: 28,216

Thursday 6/24

Game #13 Cal State Fullerton 4 South Carolina 0

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Cal State Fullerton	0	0	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	4	7	0
South Carolina	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0
W: Scott Sarver L: Matt Campbell S: Jason Windsor Notes: South Carolina elim. Att: 16,251

Championship Series

Saturday 6/26 Game #1 Cal State Fullerton 6 Texas 4

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Cal State Fullerton	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	6	10	2
Texas	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	4	8	3
W: Ricky Romero L: J. Brent Cox S: Mike Martinez Notes: Att: 26,604

Sunday 6/27 Game #2 Texas 2 Cal State Fullerton 3

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Texas	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	3
Cal State Fullerton	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	X	3	8	1
W: Jason Windsor L: Buck Cody Notes: Cal State Fullerton wins National Title Att: 21,392

See also

• NCAA Division I Baseball Championship

External links

College World Series

• Official Site of the College World Series
• Official NCAA Baseball Site
• The Omaha World-Herald
• Scores of CWS games in play
• Live streaming audio of the 2004 CWS competition

Schools

• University of Texas
• University of South Carolina
• University of Miami
• University of Georgia
• University of Arizona
• Louisiana State University
• Cal State Fullerton
• University of Arkansas

Other links

• Baseball America
• Boyd's World