2004 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament

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.

2004 NCAA Division I
Baseball Tournament
Season2004
Teams64
Finals site
ChampionsCal State Fullerton (4th title)
Runner-upTexas (31st CWS Appearance)
Winning coachGeorge Horton (1st title)
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Attendance256,730

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.[1][2] Windsor picked up two complete game victories and a save, and threw more than 300 pitches in the series.[3] 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.

Conference School Berth Type
America East Stony Brook Tournament Champion
ACC Florida State Tournament Champion
Atlantic Sun Florida Atlantic Tournament Champion
A-10 St. Bonaventure Tournament Champion
Big 12 Oklahoma State Tournament Champion
Big East Notre Dame Tournament Champion
Big South Coastal Carolina Tournament Champion
Big Ten Minnesota Tournament Champion
Big West Cal State Fullerton Regular Season Champion
CAA UNC Wilmington Tournament Champion
Conference USA TCU Tournament Champion
Horizon League Youngstown State Tournament Champion
Ivy League Princeton Championship Series Winner
MAAC Le Moyne Tournament Champion
MAC Kent State Tournament Champion
Mid-Con Oral Roberts Tournament Champion
MEAC Bethune-Cookman Tournament Champion
Missouri Valley Wichita State Tournament Champion
MWC UNLV Tournament Champion
NEC Central Connecticut Tournament Champion
OVC Jacksonville State Tournament Champion
Pac-10 Stanford Regular Season Champion
Patriot League Army Tournament Champion
SEC South Carolina Tournament Champion
SoCon The Citadel Tournament Champion
Southland Lamar Tournament Champion
SWAC Texas Southern Tournament Champion
Sun Belt Western Kentucky Tournament Champion
WAC Rice Regular Season Champion
WCC Pepperdine Championship Series Winner

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, Western Kentucky
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

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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.[5]

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.

  1. Texas
  2. South Carolina
  3. Miami (FL)
  4. Georgia Tech
  5. Stanford
  6. Rice
  7. Arizona State
  8. Arkansas

Regionals & Super Regionals

Bold indicates winner.

Austin Super Regional
  First Round Second Round Regional Finals Super Regionals
                                           
1 Texas 10  
4 Youngstown State 3  
  1 Texas 7  
  2 Oral Roberts 5  
3 TCU 5
2 Oral Roberts 6  
  1 Texas 7 —  
Austin Regional - Disch-Falk Field
  2 Oral Roberts 3 —  
4 Youngstown State 8  
3 TCU 12  
  3 TCU 1
  2 Oral Roberts 10  
  1 Texas 15 10 —
  Vanderbilt 3 2 —
1 Virginia 2  
4 Princeton 4  
  4 Princeton 1
  2 Vanderbilt 11  
3 George Mason 3
2 Vanderbilt 7  
  2 Vanderbilt 7 —
Charlottesville Regional - Davenport Field
  1 Virginia 3 —  
1 Virginia 7  
3 George Mason 2  
  1 Virginia 9
  4 Princeton 0  

Columbia Super Regional
  First Round Second Round Regional Finals Super Regionals
                                           
1 South Carolina 12  
4 The Citadel 4  
  1 South Carolina 5  
  2 North Carolina 2  
3 Coastal Carolina 5
2 North Carolina 6  
  1 South Carolina 7 —  
Columbia Regional - Sarge Frye Field
  2 North Carolina 6 —  
4 The Citadel 10  
3 Coastal Carolina 1  
  4 The Citadel 3
  2 North Carolina 6  
  2 South Carolina 4 5 —
  East Carolina 2 3 —
1 East Carolina 8  
4 Stony Brook 1  
  1 East Carolina 11
  3 UNC Wilmington 4  
3 UNC Wilmington 8
2 Tennessee 5  
  1 East Carolina 7 —
Kinston Regional - Grainger Stadium
  3 UNC Wilmington 0 —  
4 Stony Brook 0  
2 Tennessee 1  
  2 Tennessee 3
  3 UNC Wilmington 4  

Coral Gables Super Regional
  First Round Second Round Regional Finals Super Regionals
                                           
1 Miami (FL) 6  
4 St. Bonaventure 3  
  1 Miami (FL) 19  
  2 NC State 5  
3 Florida Atlantic 5
2 NC State 6  
  1 Miami (FL) 19 —  
Coral Gables Regional - Mark Light Field
  3 Florida Atlantic 6 —  
4 St. Bonaventure 2  
3 Florida Atlantic 14  
  3 Florida Atlantic 10
  2 NC State 2  
  3 Miami (FL) 8 3 —
  Florida 7 1 —
1 Florida 12  
4 Central Connecticut 1  
  1 Florida 4
  3 UCLA 3  
3 UCLA 9
2 Oklahoma 1  
  1 Florida 11 —
Oklahoma City Regional - Bricktown Ballpark
  3 UCLA 0 —  
4 Central Connecticut 1  
2 Oklahoma 6  
  2 Oklahoma 7
  3 UCLA 17  

Atlanta Super Regional
  First Round Second Round Regional Finals Super Regionals
                                           
1 Georgia Tech 16  
4 Jacksonville State 3  
  1 Georgia Tech 9  
  2 Texas Tech 3  
3 Mississippi State 6
2 Texas Tech 10  
  1 Georgia Tech 5 —  
Atlanta Regional - Russ Chandler Stadium
  2 Texas Tech 3 —  
4 Jacksonville State 6  
3 Mississippi State 7  
  3 Mississippi State 7
  2 Texas Tech 14  
  4 Georgia Tech 5 3 —
  Georgia 7 5 —
1 Georgia 16  
4 Middle Tennessee 2  
  1 Georgia 6
  2 Clemson 3  
3 Birmingham-Southern 6
2 Clemson 10  
  1 Georgia 9 7
Athens Regional - Foley Field
  2 Clemson 10 6  
4 Middle Tennessee 0  
3 Birmingham-Southern 5  
  3 Birmingham-Southern 4
  2 Clemson 5  

Long Beach Super Regional

Hosted by Long Beach State at Blair Field.

  First Round Second Round Regional Finals Super Regionals
                                           
1 Stanford 10  
4 UNLV 4  
  1 Stanford 4  
  2 Long Beach State 7  
3 St. John's 3
2 Long Beach State 4  
  2 Long Beach State 8 —  
Palo Alto Regional - Sunken Diamond
  1 Stanford 4 —  
4 UNLV 4  
3 St. John's 9  
  3 St. John's 2
  1 Stanford 7  
  Long Beach State 5 9 3
  Arizona 6 4 4
1 Notre Dame 1  
4 Kent State 2  
  4 Kent State 4
  3 Arizona 7  
3 Arizona 7
2 UC Irvine 3  
  3 Arizona 7 —
South Bend Regional - Frank Eck Stadium
  1 Notre Dame 6 —  
1 Notre Dame 6  
2 UC Irvine 5  
  1 Notre Dame 7
  4 Kent State 1  

Baton Rouge Super Regional
  First Round Second Round Regional Finals Super Regionals
                                           
1 Rice 3  
4 Texas Southern 4  
  4 Texas Southern 1  
  2 Texas A&M 12  
3 Lamar 3
2 Texas A&M 14  
  2 Texas A&M 1 7  
Houston Regional - Reckling Park
  1 Rice 3 5  
1 Rice 6  
3 Lamar 3  
  1 Rice 7
  4 Texas Southern 1  
  Texas A&M 8 0 —
  LSU 11 4 —
1 LSU 9  
4 Army 0  
  1 LSU 6
  2 Southern Miss 2  
3 College of Charleston 5
2 Southern Miss 6  
  1 LSU 11 —
Baton Rouge Regional - Alex Box Stadium
  3 College of Charleston 3 —  
4 Army 1  
3 College of Charleston 2  
  3 College of Charleston 7
  2 Southern Miss 3  

Fullerton Super Regional
  First Round Second Round Regional Finals Super Regionals
                                           
1 Arizona State 5  
4 Pepperdine 15  
  4 Pepperdine 7  
  2 Cal State Fullerton 6  
3 Minnesota 1
2 Cal State Fullerton 7  
  4 Pepperdine 1 3  
Fullerton Regional - Goodwin Field
  2 Cal State Fullerton 15 16  
1 Arizona State 6  
3 Minnesota 4  
  1 Arizona State 0
  2 Cal State Fullerton 5  
  Cal State Fullerton 9 10 —
  Tulane 0 7 —
1 Ole Miss 0  
4 Western Kentucky 1  
  4 Western Kentucky 0
  3 Tulane 7  
3 Tulane 3
2 Washington 2  
  3 Tulane 12 —
Oxford Regional - Swayze Field
  2 Washington 3 —  
1 Ole Miss 2  
2 Washington 7  
  2 Washington 4
  4 Western Kentucky 1  

Fayetteville Super Regional
  First Round Second Round Regional Finals Super Regionals
                                           
1 Arkansas 4  
4 Le Moyne 1  
  1 Arkansas 3  
  2 Wichita State 4  
3 Missouri 0
2 Wichita State 3  
  2 Wichita State 9 3  
Fayetteville Regional - Baum Stadium
  1 Arkansas 11 4  
4 Le Moyne 3  
3 Missouri 11  
  3 Missouri 7
  1 Arkansas 10  
  8 Arkansas 7 4 —
  Florida State 5 2 —
1 Florida State 10  
4 Bethune-Cookman 3  
  1 Florida State 3
  3 UCF 2  
3 UCF 7
2 Oklahoma State 3  
  1 Florida State 5 19
Tallahassee Regional - Dick Howser Stadium
  3 UCF 7 3  
4 Bethune-Cookman 1  
2 Oklahoma State 4  
  2 Oklahoma State 9
  3 UCF 12  

College World Series

Participants
SchoolConferenceRecord (Conference)Head CoachCWS AppearancesBest CWS FinishCWS Record
Not including this year
ArizonaPac-1035–25–1 (12–12)Andy Lopez14
(last: 1986)		1st
(1976, 1980, 1986)		32–25
ArkansasSEC45–22 (19–11)Dave van Horn4
(last: 1989)		2nd
(1979)		7–8
Cal State FullertonBig West42–21 (19–2)George Horton12
(last: 2003)		1st
(1979, 1984, 1995)		27–20
GeorgiaSEC43–21 (19–11)David Perno3
(last: 2001)		1st
(1990)		4–5
LSUSEC46–17 (18–12)Smoke Laval12
(last: 2003)		1st
(1991, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000)		29–15
Miami (FL)n/a49–11 (n/a)Jim Morris20
(last: 2003)		1st
(1982, 1985, 1999, 2001)		44–32
South CarolinaSEC50–15 (17–13)Ray Tanner7
(last: 2003)		2nd
(1975, 1977, 2002)		14–14
TexasBig 1255–13 (19–7)Augie Garrido30
(last: 2003)		1st
(1949, 1950, 1975, 1983, 2002)		70–51

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

Championship Series

Saturday 6/26 Game #1
Team123456789RHE
Cal State Fullerton3000003006102
Texas010030000483
WP: Ricky Romero   LP: J. Brent Cox   Sv: Mike Martinez
Attendance: 26,604

Sunday 6/27 Game #2
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Texas200000000243
Cal State Fullerton00000030X381
WP: Jason Windsor   LP: Buck Cody
Attendance: 21,392
Notes: Cal State Fullerton wins National Title

All-tournament team
PositionNameTeam
CatcherLandon PowellSouth Carolina
First baseSteve PearceSouth Carolina
Second baseSeth JohnstonTexas
Third baseBryan TriplettSouth Carolina
ShortstopRoger TomasMiami
OutfieldJon JayMiami
Trevor CroweArizona
Brian BartonMiami
DHFelipe GarciaCal State Fullerton
PitcherJason Windsor *Cal State Fullerton
Ricky RomeroCal State Fullerton

* Most Outstanding Player

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References
  1. "Remember The Titans". ESPN. Retrieved August 5, 2017.
  2. "2004 College World Series Results". ESPN. June 21, 2004. Retrieved August 5, 2017.
  3. "2004 College World Series". Omaha.com. Retrieved August 5, 2017.
  4. "2004 NCAA Regional Participants". D1Baseball.com. Archived from the original on 2012-06-21. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
  5. "NCAA Men's College World Series Records 1947-2008" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved 2009-01-20.
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