2004 Big South Conference Baseball Tournament

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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
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Birmingham–Southern  ‍†‍‍y 21 – 3   .875 47 – 18   .723
Winthrop  ‍‍‍ 16 – 8   .667 37 – 23   .617
Coastal Carolina  ‍‍‡‍y 16 – 8   .667 40 – 23   .635
Radford  ‍‍‍ 14 – 10   .583 23 – 30   .434
UNC Asheville  ‍‍‍ 13 – 11   .542 26 – 31   .456
Charleston Southern  ‍‍‍ 11 – 13   .458 24 – 34   .414
Liberty  ‍‍‍ 9 – 15   .375 25 – 30   .455
VMI  ‍‍‍ 4 – 20   .167 23 – 32   .418
High Point  ‍‍‍ 4 – 20   .167 11 – 44   .200
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 2004[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2004 Big South Conference Baseball Tournament was the postseason baseball tournament for the Big South Conference, held from May 26–29, 2004 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]

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]

Team W L Pct. GB Seed
Birmingham–Southern 21 3 .875 — 1
Winthrop 16 8 .667 5 2
Coastal Carolina 16 8 .667 5 3
Radford 14 10 .583 7 4
UNC Asheville 13 11 .542 8 5
Charleston Southern 11 13 .458 10 6
Liberty 9 15 .375 12 —
VMI 4 20 .167 17 —
High Point 4 20 .167 17 —

Bracket and results[]

  First round Second round Third round Semi-finals Finals
                                                 
  1 Birmingham–Southern 212  
  6 Charleston Southern 1     1 Birmingham–Southern 2  
    4 Radford 1    
  3 Coastal Carolina 8         1 Birmingham–Southern 3            
  4 Radford 2           3 Coastal Carolina 5              
      3 Coastal Carolina 8           3 Coastal Carolina 2 7
      2 Winthrop 4         1 Birmingham–Southern 9 5
  2 Winthrop 2         1 Birmingham–Southern 9    
  5 UNC Asheville 1       2 Winthrop 8     2 Winthrop 7  
  5 UNC Asheville 9     5 UNC Asheville 1  
  6 Charleston Southern 2  

All-Tournament Team[]

Name School
Matt Barber Birmingham-Southern
Daniel Carte Winthrop
Steven Carter Coastal Carolina
Mike Costanzo Coastal Carolina
Brett Grandstrand Coastal Carolina
Wes Letson Birmingham-Southern
Grant Neidenfeuhr Winthrop
Chad Oxendine Coastal Carolina
Chris Raber Coastal Carolina
Connor Robertson Birmingham-Southern
Chris Todd Coastal Carolina
Jared Walker Birmingham-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. ^ a b c "2019 Baseball Record Book" (PDF). Big South Conference. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
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