2004 NCAA Division I baseball tournament

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2004 NCAA Division I
baseball tournament
Season 2004
Teams64
Finals site
Champions Cal State Fullerton  (4th title)
Runner-up Texas (31st CWS Appearance)
Winning coach George Horton  (1st title)
MOP Jason Windsor (Cal State Fullerton)
Attendance256,730

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.

Contents

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.

ConferenceSchoolBerty 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

ConferenceTotalSchools
Southeastern9 Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, LSU, Mississippi State, Ole Miss, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vanderbilt
Atlantic Coast6 Clemson, Florida State, Georgia Tech, North Carolina, NC State, Virginia
Big 126 Missouri, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas, Texas A&M, Texas Tech
Pacific-105 Arizona, Arizona State, Stanford, UCLA, Washington
Conference USA4 East Carolina, Southern Miss, TCU, Tulane
Big West3 Cal State Fullerton, Long Beach State, UC Irvine
Atlantic Sun2 UCF, Florida Atlantic
Big East2 Notre Dame, St. John's
Big South2 Birmingham–Southern, Coastal Carolina
Colonial Athletic2 George Mason, UNC Wilmington
Southern2 The Citadel, College of Charleston
Sun Belt2 Middle Tennessee, Western Kentucky
America East1 Stony Brook
Atlantic 101 St. Bonaventure
Big Ten1 Minnesota
Horizon1 Youngstown State
Independent1 Miami (FL)
Ivy1 Princeton
Metro Atlantic1 Le Moyne
Mid-American1 Kent State
Mid-Continent1 Oral Roberts
Mid-Eastern1 Bethune-Cookman
Missouri Valley1 Wichita State
Mountain West1 UNLV
Northeast1 Central Connecticut
Ohio Valley1 Jacksonville State
Patriot1 Army
Southland1 Lamar
Southwestern Athletic1 Texas Southern
Western Athletic1 Rice
West Coast1 Pepperdine

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Tournament notes

College World Series notes

CWS records tied or broken

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 and super regionals

Bold indicates winner.

Austin Super Regional

First round Second round Regional finals Super regionals
               
1 Texas 10
4 Youngstown State 3
1 Texas7
2 Oral Roberts 5
3 TCU 5
2 Oral Roberts 6
1 Texas7—
Austin Regional – Disch–Falk Field
2 Oral Roberts 3 —
4 Youngstown State 8
3 TCU12
3 TCU 1
2 Oral Roberts10
1 Texas1510—
Vanderbilt 3 2 —
1 Virginia 2
4 Princeton 4
4 Princeton 1
2 Vanderbilt11
3 George Mason 3
2 Vanderbilt 7
2 Vanderbilt7—
Charlottesville Regional – Davenport Field
1 Virginia 3 —
1 Virginia7
3 George Mason 2
1 Virginia9
4 Princeton 0

Columbia Super Regional

First round Second round Regional finals Super regionals
               
1 South Carolina 12
4 The Citadel 4
1 South Carolina5
2 North Carolina 2
3 Coastal Carolina 5
2 North Carolina 6
1 South Carolina7—
Columbia Regional – Sarge Frye Field
2 North Carolina 6 —
4 The Citadel10
3 Coastal Carolina 1
4 The Citadel 3
2 North Carolina6
2 South Carolina45—
East Carolina 2 3 —
1 East Carolina 8
4 Stony Brook 1
1 East Carolina11
3 UNC Wilmington 4
3 UNC Wilmington 8
2 Tennessee 5
1 East Carolina7—
Kinston Regional – Grainger Stadium
3 UNC Wilmington 0 —
4 Stony Brook 0
2 Tennessee1
2 Tennessee 3
3 UNC Wilmington4

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 Atlantic14
3 Florida Atlantic10
2 NC State 2
3 Miami (FL)83—
Florida 7 1 —
1 Florida 12
4 Central Connecticut 1
1 Florida4
3 UCLA 3
3 UCLA 9
2 Oklahoma 1
1 Florida11—
Oklahoma City Regional – Bricktown Ballpark
3 UCLA 0 —
4 Central Connecticut 1
2 Oklahoma6
2 Oklahoma 7
3 UCLA17

Atlanta Super Regional

First round Second round Regional finals Super regionals
               
1 Georgia Tech 16
4 Jacksonville State 3
1 Georgia Tech9
2 Texas Tech 3
3 Mississippi State 6
2 Texas Tech 10
1 Georgia Tech5—
Atlanta Regional – Russ Chandler Stadium
2 Texas Tech 3 —
4 Jacksonville State 6
3 Mississippi State7
3 Mississippi State 7
2 Texas Tech14
4 Georgia Tech 5 3 —
Georgia75—
1 Georgia 16
4 Middle Tennessee 2
1 Georgia6
2 Clemson 3
3 Birmingham-Southern 6
2 Clemson 10
1 Georgia9 7
Athens Regional – Foley Field
2 Clemson 106
4 Middle Tennessee 0
3 Birmingham-Southern5
3 Birmingham-Southern 4
2 Clemson5

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 State7
3 St. John's 3
2 Long Beach State 4
2 Long Beach State8—
Palo Alto Regional – Sunken Diamond
1 Stanford 4 —
4 UNLV 4
3 St. John's9
3 St. John's 2
1 Stanford7
Long Beach State 5 93
Arizona64 4
1 Notre Dame 1
4 Kent State 2
4 Kent State 4
3 Arizona7
3 Arizona 7
2 UC Irvine 3
3 Arizona7—
South Bend Regional – Frank Eck Stadium
1 Notre Dame 6 —
1 Notre Dame6
2 UC Irvine 5
1 Notre Dame7
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&M12
3 Lamar 3
2 Texas A&M 14
2 Texas A&M1 7
Houston Regional – Reckling Park
1 Rice 35
1 Rice6
3 Lamar 3
1 Rice7
4 Texas Southern 1
Texas A&M 8 0 —
LSU114—
1 LSU 9
4 Army 0
1 LSU6
2 Southern Miss 2
3 College of Charleston 5
2 Southern Miss 6
1 LSU11—
Baton Rouge Regional – Alex Box Stadium
3 College of Charleston 3 —
4 Army 1
3 College of Charleston2
3 College of Charleston7
2 Southern Miss 3

Fullerton Super Regional

First round Second round Regional finals Super regionals
               
1 Arizona State 5
4 Pepperdine 15
4 Pepperdine7
2 Cal State Fullerton 6
3 Minnesota 1
2 Cal State Fullerton 7
4 Pepperdine 1 3
Fullerton Regional – Goodwin Field
2 Cal State Fullerton1516
1 Arizona State6
3 Minnesota 4
1 Arizona State 0
2 Cal State Fullerton5
Cal State Fullerton910—
Tulane 0 7 —
1 Ole Miss 0
4 Western Kentucky 1
4 Western Kentucky 0
3 Tulane7
3 Tulane 3
2 Washington 2
3 Tulane12—
Oxford Regional – Swayze Field
2 Washington 3 —
1 Ole Miss 2
2 Washington7
2 Washington4
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 State4
3 Missouri 0
2 Wichita State 3
2 Wichita State 9 3
Fayetteville Regional – Baum Stadium
1 Arkansas114
4 Le Moyne 3
3 Missouri11
3 Missouri 7
1 Arkansas10
8 Arkansas74—
Florida State 5 2 —
1 Florida State 10
4 Bethune-Cookman 3
1 Florida State3
3 UCF 2
3 UCF 7
2 Oklahoma State 3
1 Florida State5 19
Tallahassee Regional – Dick Howser Stadium
3 UCF 73
4 Bethune-Cookman 1
2 Oklahoma State4
2 Oklahoma State 9
3 UCF12

College World Series

Participants

SchoolConferenceRecord (conference)Head coachCWS appearancesBest CWS finishCWS record
Not including this year
Arizona Pac-10 35–25–1 (12–12) Andy Lopez 14
(last: 1986)		1st
(1976, 1980, 1986)		32–25
Arkansas SEC 45–22 (19–11) Dave van Horn 4
(last: 1989)		2nd
(1979)		7–8
Cal State Fullerton Big West 42–21 (19–2) George Horton 12
(last: 2003)		1st
(1979, 1984, 1995)		27–20
Georgia SEC 43–21 (19–11) David Perno 3
(last: 2001)		1st
(1990)		4–5
LSU SEC 46–17 (18–12) Smoke Laval 12
(last: 2003)		1st
(1991, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000)		29–15
Miami (FL) n/a49–11 (n/a) Jim Morris 20
(last: 2003)		1st
(1982, 1985, 1999, 2001)		44–32
South Carolina SEC 50–15 (17–13) Ray Tanner 7
(last: 2003)		2nd
(1975, 1977, 2002)		14–14
Texas Big 12 55–13 (19–7) Augie Garrido 30
(last: 2003)		1st
(1949, 1950, 1975, 1983, 2002)		70–51

Bracket

First round Second round Semifinals Finals
               
  Arizona 7
  Georgia 8
 Georgia 3
1 Texas9
8 Arkansas 2
1 Texas 13
1 Texas7—
 Georgia 6 —
 Arizona7
8 Arkansas 2
 Georgia3
 Arizona 1
1 Texas 4 2 —
 Cal State Fullerton63—
  Cal State Fullerton 2
2 South Carolina 0
 Cal State Fullerton6
3 Miami (FL) 3
  LSU 5
3 Miami (FL) 9
 Cal State Fullerton3 4
2 South Carolina 50
2 South Carolina15
 LSU 4
3 Miami (FL) 11
2 South Carolina15

Championship series

Saturday 6/26 Game #1

Team123456789 R H E
Cal State Fullerton 3000003006102
Texas010030000483
WP: Ricky Romero   LP: J. Brent Cox   Sv: Mike Martinez
Attendance: 26,604

Sunday 6/27 Game #2

Team123456789 R H E
Texas 200000000243
Cal State Fullerton 00000030X381
WP: Jason Windsor   LP: Buck Cody
Attendance: 21,392
Notes: Cal State Fullerton wins National Title

All-Tournament Team

The following players were members of the College World Series All-Tournament Team.

PositionPlayerSchool
P Jason Windsor (MOP)Cal State Fullerton
Ricky Romero Cal State Fullerton
C Landon Powell South Carolina
1B Steve Pearce South Carolina
2B Seth Johnston Texas
3B Bryan Triplett South Carolina
SS Roger Tomas Miami (FL)
OF Jon Jay Miami (FL)
Trevor Crowe Arizona
Brian Barton Miami (FL)
DH Felipe Garcia Cal State Fullerton

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