2004 Big South Conference Baseball Tournament
The 2004 Big South Conference Baseball Tournament was the postseason baseball tournament for the Big South Conference, held from May 26–29, 2004 at Winthrop Ballpark, home field of Winthrop in Rock Hill, South Carolina. The top six finishers participated in the double-elimination tournament. The champion, Coastal Carolina, won the title for the seventh time, and fourth in a row, and earned an invitation to the 2004 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.[2]
| Teams | 6 |
|---|---|
| Format | Double-elimination |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | Coastal Carolina (7th title) |
| Winning coach | Gary Gilmore (4th title) |
| MVP | Steven Carter, Coastal Carolina |
| 2004 Big South Conference baseball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Birmingham–Southern †y | 21 | – | 3 | .875 | 47 | – | 18 | .723 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winthrop | 16 | – | 8 | .667 | 37 | – | 23 | .617 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coastal Carolina ‡y | 16 | – | 8 | .667 | 40 | – | 23 | .635 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Radford | 14 | – | 10 | .583 | 23 | – | 30 | .434 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UNC Asheville | 13 | – | 11 | .542 | 26 | – | 31 | .456 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Charleston Southern | 11 | – | 13 | .458 | 24 | – | 34 | .414 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Liberty | 9 | – | 15 | .375 | 25 | – | 30 | .455 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VMI | 4 | – | 20 | .167 | 23 | – | 32 | .418 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| High Point | 4 | – | 20 | .167 | 11 | – | 44 | .200 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 2004[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Format
The top six finishers from the regular season qualified for the tournament. The teams were seeded one through six based on conference winning percentage and played a double-elimination tournament.[2]
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham–Southern | 21 | 3 | .875 | — | 1 |
| Winthrop | 16 | 8 | .667 | 5 | 2 |
| Coastal Carolina | 16 | 8 | .667 | 5 | 3 |
| Radford | 14 | 10 | .583 | 7 | 4 |
| UNC Asheville | 13 | 11 | .542 | 8 | 5 |
| Charleston Southern | 11 | 13 | .458 | 10 | 6 |
| Liberty | 9 | 15 | .375 | 12 | — |
| VMI | 4 | 20 | .167 | 17 | — |
| High Point | 4 | 20 | .167 | 17 | — |
Bracket and results
| First round | Second round | Third round | Semi-finals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Birmingham–Southern | 212 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Charleston Southern | 1 | 1 | Birmingham–Southern | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Radford | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Coastal Carolina | 8 | 1 | Birmingham–Southern | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Radford | 2 | 3 | Coastal Carolina | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Coastal Carolina | 8 | 3 | Coastal Carolina | 2 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Winthrop | 4 | 1 | Birmingham–Southern | 9 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Winthrop | 2 | 1 | Birmingham–Southern | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | UNC Asheville | 1 | 2 | Winthrop | 8 | 2 | Winthrop | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | UNC Asheville | 9 | 5 | UNC Asheville | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Charleston Southern | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
All-Tournament Team
| Name | School |
|---|---|
| Matt Barber | Birmingham-Southern |
| Daniel Carte | Winthrop |
| Steven Carter | Coastal Carolina |
| Mike Costanzo | Coastal Carolina |
| Brett Grandstrand | Coastal Carolina |
| Wes Letson | Birmingham-Southern |
| Grant Neidenfeuhr | Winthrop |
| Chad Oxendine | Coastal Carolina |
| Chris Raber | Coastal Carolina |
| Connor Robertson | Birmingham-Southern |
| Chris Todd | Coastal Carolina |
| Jared Walker | Birmingham-Southern |
Most Valuable Player
Steven Carter was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Carter was a pitcher for Coastal Carolina, and won the award for the second of two consecutive years. Through 2020, Carter is the only player to earn the award twice.[2]
References
- "2019 Baseball Record Book" (PDF). BigSouthSports.com. p. 5. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
- "2019 Baseball Record Book" (PDF). Big South Conference. Retrieved August 13, 2020.