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
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

Format

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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

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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

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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

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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

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  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.