2004 FCSL season
The 2004 FCSL season was the inaugural season of the Florida Collegiate Summer League, a collegiate summer baseball league operating in the southeastern United States region of central Florida. The league contained four franchises during its inaugural season, the Daytona Beach Barracudas, Orlando Shockers, Sanford River Rats, and Winter Park Diamond Dawgs.
| 2004 FCSL season | ||
|---|---|---|
| Playoffs | ||
| Start date | July 29 | |
| Double Elimination | Sanford (2-0), Daytona Beach (2-1), Winter Park (1-2), Orlando (0-2) | |
| FCSL Championship Game | ||
| Date | July 31 | |
| Champions | Sanford | |
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The Sanford River Rats won the league championship game after a double elimination playoff series to become the league's inaugural champions.
Regular Season Order of Finish
| Rnk | Team | Manager |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanford River Rats | Ricky Plante |
| 2 | Daytona Beach Barracudas | Pat Leach |
| 3 | Orlando Shockers | Chad Sommers |
| 4 | Winter Park Diamond Dawgs | Rob Sitz |
All-Star game
The 2004 FCSL All-Star Day occurred on July 4 at Sanford's Memorial Stadium and consisted of a home run derby and all-star game between the Northern Division's Sanford River Rats and Daytona Beach Barracudas and the Southern Division's Orlando Shockers and Winter Park Diamond Dawgs. Orlando's Ron Baptiste won the Home Run Derby, and he and his Southern Division teammates won the All-Star Game 9-0. The All-Star Game MVP was awarded to Orlando's J.P. Castro.
Playoffs
- Day 1- Daytona 4 (1-0), Orlando 2 (0-1); Sanford 4 (1-0), Winter Park 0 (0-1)
- Day 2- Winter Park 1 (1-1), Orlando 0 (0-2)-Orlando eliminated; Sanford 5 (2-0), Daytona 3 (1-1); Daytona 10 (2-1), Winter Park 5 (1-2)-Winter Park eliminated
- Day 3- Sanford 10, Daytona 0- Sanford wins FCSL championship
Notes
- 2004 FCSL news archive URL accessed January 6, 2006