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 through 29 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]

2004 Big South Conference
baseball tournament
Teams6
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsCoastal Carolina (7th title)
Winning coachGary Gilmore (4th title)
MVPSteven Carter (Coastal Carolina)
2004 Big South Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Birmingham–Southern  y 213 .8754718 .723
Winthrop   168 .6673723 .617
Coastal Carolina  y 168 .6674023 .635
Radford   1410 .5832330 .434
UNC Asheville   1311 .5422631 .456
Charleston Southern   1113 .4582434 .414
Liberty   915 .3752530 .455
VMI   420 .1672332 .418
High Point   420 .1671144 .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]

TeamWLPct.GBSeed
Birmingham–Southern213.8751
Winthrop168.66752
Coastal Carolina168.66753
Radford1410.58374
UNC Asheville1311.54285
Charleston Southern1113.458106
Liberty915.37512
VMI420.16717
High Point420.16717

Bracket and results

First roundSecond roundThird roundSemifinalsFinal
1Birmingham–Southern212
6Charleston Southern11Birmingham–Southern2
4Radford1
3Coastal Carolina81Birmingham–Southern3
4Radford23Coastal Carolina5
3Coastal Carolina83Coastal Carolina27
2Winthrop41Birmingham–Southern95
2Winthrop21Birmingham–Southern9
5UNC Asheville12Winthrop82Winthrop7
5UNC Asheville95UNC Asheville1
6Charleston Southern2

All-Tournament Team

NameSchool
Matt BarberBirmingham-Southern
Daniel CarteWinthrop
Steven CarterCoastal Carolina
Mike CostanzoCoastal Carolina
Brett GrandstrandCoastal Carolina
Wes LetsonBirmingham-Southern
Grant NeidenfeuhrWinthrop
Chad OxendineCoastal Carolina
Chris RaberCoastal Carolina
Connor RobertsonBirmingham-Southern
Chris ToddCoastal Carolina
Jared WalkerBirmingham-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

  1. "2019 Baseball Record Book" (PDF). BigSouthSports.com. p. 5. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
  2. "2019 Baseball Record Book" (PDF). Big South Conference. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
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