2004 Southeastern Conference baseball tournament


The 2004 Southeastern Conference baseball tournament was held at Hoover Metropolitan Stadium in Hoover, AL from May 26 through 30. South Carolina won the tournament and earned the Southeastern Conference's automatic bid to the 2004 NCAA tournament.

2004 Southeastern Conference
baseball tournament
Teams8
FormatTwo pools of four-team double elimination
Finals site
ChampionsSouth Carolina (1st title)
Winning coachRay Tanner (1st title)
MVPSteven Tolleson, Kevin Melillo (South Carolina)
Attendance75,259
2004 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Eastern
No. 4 Georgia  x‍‍y 19 11   .633 45 23   .662
No. 3 South Carolina  ‍‍y 17 13   .567 53 17   .757
No. 18 Florida  ‍‍‍y 17 13   .567 43 22   .662
No. 17 Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍y 16 14   .533 45 19   .703
Tennessee  ‍‍‍y 14 16   .467 38 24   .613
Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 7 23   .233 24 30   .444
Western
No. 7 Arkansas  x‍‍y 19 11   .633 45 24   .652
No. 8 LSU  ‍‍‍y 18 12   .600 46 19   .708
No. 24 Ole Miss  ‍‍‍y 18 12   .600 39 21   .650
Mississippi State  ‍‍‍y 13 17   .433 35 24   .593
Auburn  ‍‍‍ 12 18   .400 32 24   .571
Alabama  ‍‍‍ 10 20   .333 29 26   .527
x – Division champion
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2004[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Regular season Results

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Eastern Division
Team W L Pct GB Seed
Georgia 19 11 .633 -- 2
South Carolina 17 13 .567 2 5
Florida 17 13 .567 2 6
Vanderbilt 16 14 .533 3 7
Tennessee 14 16 .467 5 8
Kentucky 7 23 .233 12 --
Western Division
Team W L Pct GB Seed
Arkansas 19 11 .633 -- 1
LSU 18 12 .600 1 3
Ole Miss 18 12 .600 1 4
Mississippi State 13 17 .433 6 --
Auburn 12 18 .400 7 --
Alabama 10 20 .333 9 --

Tournament

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First roundSecond roundSemifinalsFinals
6Florida5*
3LSU4*
6Florida0
7Vanderbilt3
7Vanderbilt6
2Georgia0
7Vanderbilt6*-
6Florida5*-
3LSU0
2Georgia12Georgia0
6Florida7
7Vanderbilt2
5South Carolina7*
5South Carolina3
4Ole Miss6*
5South Carolina5
8Tennessee1
8Tennessee8*
1Arkansas6*
5South Carolina3-
1Arkansas2-
4Ole Miss3
1Arkansas41Arkansas4
8Tennessee1

All-Tournament Team

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Position Player School
1B C.J. Smith Florida
2B Warner Jones Vanderbilt
3B Jonathan Tucker Florida
SS Ryan Klosterman Vanderbilt
C Jonathan Douillard Vanderbilt
OF Jake Dugger Arkansas
OF Eli Iorg Tennessee
OF Brendan Winn South Carolina
OF Walter Cochrane South Carolina
DH Cesar Nicholas Vanderbilt
P Jeremy Sowers Vanderbilt
P Connor Falkenbach Florida
Co-MVP Steven Tolleson South Carolina
Co-MVP Kevin Melillo South Carolina

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 2004". boydsworld.com. Retrieved July 4, 2017.