2004 Southern Conference baseball tournament

The 2004 Southern Conference baseball tournament was held at Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park in Charleston, South Carolina, from May 26 through 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
Teams8
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsThe Citadel (7th title)
Winning coachFred Jordan (6th title)
MVPJonathan Ellis (The Citadel)
Attendance35,150
2004 Southern Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
#29 College of Charleston †y  ‍‍‍ 25–5 .83347–16 .746
The Citadel  ‍‍‡‍y 21–9 .70039–28 .582
Georgia Southern  ‍‍‍ 21–9 .70034–25 .576
Elon  ‍‍‍ 17–13 .56731–28 .525
UNC Greensboro  ‍‍‍ 16–14 .53333–21 .611
East Tennessee State  ‍‍‍ 15–15 .50028–30 .483
Davidson  ‍‍‍ 13–17 .43320–33 .377
Western Carolina  ‍‍‍ 12–18 .40028–31 .475
Furman  ‍‍‍ 11–19 .36721–33 .389
Wofford  ‍‍‍ 8–22 .26717–30 .362
Appalachian State  ‍‍‍ 6–24 .20010–43 .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

[3]

Bracket
Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalFinal
5UNC Greensboro3
4Elon12
4Elon6
8Western Carolina7
8Western Carolina4
1College of Charleston3
8Western Carolina5
3The Citadel2
7Davidson5
2Georgia Southern2
3The Citadel10
7Davidson2
6East Tennessee State2
3The Citadel68Western Carolina21
3The Citadel98
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower round 3Lower final
7Davidson0
1College of Charleston51College of Charleston33The Citadel7
5UNC Greensboro41College of Charleston41College of Charleston2
4Elon3
4Elon7
2Georgia Southern122Georgia Southern3
6East Tennessee State4

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

[4]

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