2004 Southland Conference baseball tournament


The 2004 Southland Conference baseball tournament was held from May 26 through 29, 2004[2] to determine the champion of the Southland Conference in the sport of college baseball for the 2004 season. The event pitted the top six finishers from the conference's regular season in a double-elimination tournament held at Alumni Field, home field of Southeastern Louisiana in Hammond, Louisiana. Top-seeded Lamar won their second overall championship and claimed the automatic bid to the 2004 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[3]

2004 Southland Conference
baseball tournament
Teams6
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsLamar (2nd title)
Winning coachJim Gilligan (2nd title)
MVPJordan Foster (Lamar)
2004 Southland Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Lamar  ‍y 18 8 0   .692 41 16 0   .719
Northwestern State  ‍‍‍ 16 9 0   .640 33 23 0   .589
Texas State  ‍‍‍ 16 10 0   .615 32 26 0   .552
Texas–Arlington  ‍‍‍ 14 13 0   .519 32 26 0   .552
Louisiana–Monroe  ‍‍‍ 12 14 0   .462 30 28 0   .517
Texas–San Antonio  ‍‍‍ 12 14 0   .462 27 31 0   .466
Sam Houston State  ‍‍‍ 11 14 0   .440 19 30 1   .390
McNeese State  ‍‍‍ 11 16 0   .407 24 29 0   .453
Southeastern Louisiana  ‍‍‍ 11 16 0   .407 17 39 0   .304
Nicholls State  ‍‍‍ 9 16 0   .360 20 29 0   .408
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2004[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Seeding and format

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The top six finishers from the regular season were seeded one through six. They played a double-elimination tournament.

Team W L T Pct Seed
Lamar 18 8 .692 1
Northwestern State 16 9 .640 1.5 2
Texas State 16 10 .615 2 3
Texas–Arlington 14 13 .519 4.5 4
Louisiana–Monroe 12 14 .462 6 5
UTSA 12 14 .462 6 6
Sam Houston State 11 14 .440 6.5
McNeese State 11 16 .407 7.5
Southeastern Louisiana 11 16 .407 7.5
Nicholls State 9 16 .360 8.5

Bracket and results

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First roundSecond roundThird roundSemifinalsFinal
1Lamar11
6UTSA61Lamar8
3Texas State1
3Texas State71Lamar5
4Texas–Arlington92Northwestern State1
4Texas–Arlington31Lamar9
2Northwestern State85Louisiana–Monroe3
2Northwestern State112Northwestern State1
5Louisiana–Monroe54Texas–Arlington55Louisiana–Monroe3
6UTSA45Louisiana–Monroe6
5Louisiana–Monroe13

All-Tournament Team

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The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[3]

Pos. Name School
P Derrick Gordon Lamar
Kyle Stutes Lamar
C Michael Ambort Lamar
1B Mark Cooper Texas State
2B Ty Rollinson Louisiana–Monroe
3B Lane LaBorde Louisiana–Monroe
SS Chase Richards Lamar
OF Rocky Craigen Lamar
Glenn Jackson Louisiana–Monroe
Jordan Foster Lamar
DH John Allen Lamar

Most Valuable Player

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Jordan Foster was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Foster was an outfielder for Lamar.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "2018 Southland Conference Baseball" (PDF). Southland Conference. p. 16. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
  2. ^ "2004 Baseball Schedule". Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks. Retrieved December 29, 2018.
  3. ^ a b c 2018 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Southland Conference. p. 29. Retrieved December 29, 2018.