2004 Southern Conference Baseball Tournament

The 2004 Southern Conference Baseball Tournament was held at Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Park in Charleston, SC from May 26 through May 30. Third seeded The Citadel won the tournament and earned the Southern Conference's automatic bid to the 2004 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament. It was the Bulldogs seventh SoCon tournament win.

2004 Southern Conference
Baseball Tournament

Teams	8
Format	Double-elimination tournament
Finals site	Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Park Charleston, South Carolina
Champions	The Citadel (7th title)
Winning coach	Fred Jordan (6th title)
MVP	Jonathan Ellis, The Citadel
Attendance	35,150

2004 Southern Conference baseball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
#29 College of Charleston †^y  ‍‍‍	25	–	5		.833			47	–	16		.746
The Citadel  ‍‍‡‍^y	21	–	9		.700			39	–	28		.582
Georgia Southern  ‍‍‍	21	–	9		.700			34	–	25		.576
Elon  ‍‍‍	17	–	13		.567			31	–	28		.525
UNC Greensboro  ‍‍‍	16	–	14		.533			33	–	21		.611
East Tennessee State  ‍‍‍	15	–	15		.500			28	–	30		.483
Davidson  ‍‍‍	13	–	17		.433			20	–	33		.377
Western Carolina  ‍‍‍	12	–	18		.400			28	–	31		.475
Furman  ‍‍‍	11	–	19		.367			21	–	33		.389
Wofford  ‍‍‍	8	–	22		.267			17	–	30		.362
Appalachian State  ‍‍‍	6	–	24		.200			10	–	43		.189
† – Conference champion ‡ – SoCon Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 2004[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The top eight baseball programs in the conference participated in the double-elimination tournament. Furman, Wofford, and Appalachian State were not in the field. College of Charleston claimed its first top seed by winning its first regular season championship.[2]

Seeding

Team	W	L	Pct	GB	Seed
College of Charleston	25	5	.833	–	1
Georgia Southern	21	9	.700	4	2
The Citadel	21	9	.700	4	3
Elon	17	13	.567	8	4
UNC Greensboro	16	14	.533	9	5
East Tennessee State	15	15	.500	10	6
Davidson	13	17	.433	12	7
Western Carolina	12	18	.400	13	8
Furman	11	19	.367	14
Wofford	8	22	.267	17
Appalachian State	6	24	.200	19

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Bracket

	First Round					Second Round					Third Round					Semifinals					Finals
	Winner's Bracket
	5	UNC Greensboro	3
	4	Elon	12
						4	Elon	6
						8	Western Carolina	7
	8	Western Carolina	4
	1	College of Charleston	3
											8	Western Carolina	5
											3	The Citadel	2
	7	Davidson	5
	2	Georgia Southern	2
						3	The Citadel	10
						7	Davidson	2
	6	East Tennessee State	2
	3	The Citadel	6																		8	Western Carolina	2	1
																					3	The Citadel	9	8
	Loser's Bracket
	1	College of Charleston	5
	5	UNC Greensboro	4			7	Davidson	0
						1	College of Charleston	3
											1	College of Charleston	4
	2	Georgia Southern	12								4	Elon	3			3	The Citadel	7
	6	East Tennessee State	4			4	Elon	7								1	College of Charleston	2
						2	Georgia Southern	3

All-Tournament Team

Position	Player	School
P	Jonathan Ellis	The Citadel
C	Brian Sigmon	Western Carolina
1B	Chip Cannon	The Citadel
2B	Jon Aughey	The Citadel
SS	Chris Davis	Western Carolina
3B	Chris Ard	The Citadel
(tie)	Denver Edick	Western Carolina
OF	Matt Covington	The Citadel
OF	Byron Barber	College of Charleston
OF	Andy Phillips	The Citadel
DH	Mark Egleton	The Citadel

Walt Nadzak Award, Tournament Most Outstanding Player

Jonathan Ellis

The Citadel

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References

1. "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 2004". Boyd's World. Retrieved March 24, 2016.
2. "SoCon Baseball Tournament Seeds set". soconsports.com. Retrieved 2012-03-22.
3. "Southern Conference - Standings & Leaders". Retrieved 2012-03-22.
4. "2011 Southern Conference Baseball Record Book" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-03-22.