2004 NCAA Division I baseball tournament
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| Season | 2004 |
|---|---|
| Teams | 64 |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | Cal State Fullerton (4th title) |
| Runner-up | Texas (31st CWS Appearance) |
| Winning coach | George Horton (1st title) |
| MOP | Jason Windsor (Cal State Fullerton) |
The 2004 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament was held from June 4 through June 27, 2004. Sixty-four NCAA Division I college baseball teams met after having played their way through a regular season, and for some, a conference tournament, to play in the NCAA Tournament. The tournament culminates with 8 teams in the College World Series at historic Rosenblatt Stadium in Omaha, Nebraska.
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.
Bids
Automatic bids
Conference champions from 30 Division I conferences earned automatic bids to regionals. The remaining 34 spots were awarded to schools as at-large invitees.
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Bids by conference
| Conference | Total | Schools |
|---|---|---|
| Southeastern | 9 | Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, LSU, Mississippi State, Ole Miss, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vanderbilt |
| Atlantic Coast | 6 | Clemson, Florida State, Georgia Tech, North Carolina, NC State, Virginia |
| Big 12 | 6 | Missouri, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas, Texas A&M, Texas Tech |
| Pacific-10 | 5 | Arizona, Arizona State, Stanford, UCLA, Washington |
| Conference USA | 4 | East Carolina, Southern Miss, TCU, Tulane |
| Big West | 3 | Cal State Fullerton, Long Beach State, UC Irvine |
| Atlantic Sun | 2 | UCF, Florida Atlantic |
| Big East | 2 | Notre Dame, St. John's |
| Big South | 2 | Birmingham–Southern, Coastal Carolina |
| Colonial Athletic | 2 | George Mason, UNC Wilmington |
| Southern | 2 | The Citadel, College of Charleston |
| Sun Belt | 2 | Middle Tennessee, WKU |
| America East | 1 | Stony Brook |
| Atlantic 10 | 1 | St. Bonaventure |
| Big Ten | 1 | Minnesota |
| Horizon | 1 | Youngstown State |
| Independent | 1 | Miami (FL) |
| Ivy | 1 | Princeton |
| Metro Atlantic | 1 | Le Moyne |
| Mid-American | 1 | Kent State |
| Mid-Continent | 1 | Oral Roberts |
| Mid-Eastern | 1 | Bethune-Cookman |
| Missouri Valley | 1 | Wichita State |
| Mountain West | 1 | UNLV |
| Northeast | 1 | Central Connecticut |
| Ohio Valley | 1 | Jacksonville State |
| Patriot | 1 | Army |
| Southland | 1 | Lamar |
| Southwestern Athletic | 1 | Texas Southern |
| Western Athletic | 1 | Rice |
| West Coast | 1 | Pepperdine |
Tournament Notes
- Birmingham-Southern, UC Irvine, College of Charleston, Jacksonville St., St. Bonaventure, Stony Brook, Texas Southern, and Youngstown St. were making their first NCAA tournament appearance.[2]
College World Series 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 made 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; 2004 was the first time in six years that Stanford has not made it to Omaha.
- The 2004 participants combined for 110 CWS appearances and 21 Championships; only Arkansas and South Carolina had yet to win a title.
- The 2004 participants had won 10 of the last 14 national titles.
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.
National Seeds
Bold indicates CWS participant.
- Texas
- South Carolina
- Miami (FL)
- Georgia Tech
- Stanford
- Rice
- Arizona State
- Arkansas
Regionals & Super Regionals
Bold indicates winner.
Austin Super Regional
Columbia Super Regional
Coral Gables Super Regional
Atlanta Super Regional
Long Beach Super Regional
Hosted by Long Beach State at Blair Field. Template:CWSBracket
Baton Rouge Super Regional
Fullerton Super Regional
Fayetteville Super Regional
College World Series
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 | 12 (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, 2009) |
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 |
Bracket
Championship Series
Saturday 6/26 Game #1
| 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP: Ricky Romero LP: J. Brent Cox Sv: Mike Martinez Attendance: 26,604 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 6/27 Game #2
| 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP: Jason Windsor LP: Buck Cody Attendance: 21,392 Notes: Cal State Fullerton wins National Title | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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
References
- ^ "2004 NCAA Regional Participants". D1Baseball.com. Archived from the original on 2012-06-21. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "NCAA Men's College World Series Records 1947-2008" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved 2009-01-20.