2004 Southern Conference Baseball Tournament

The 2004 Southern Conference Baseball Tournament was held at Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Park in Charleston, SC from May 26 through May 30. Third seeded The Citadel won the tournament and earned the Southern Conference's automatic bid to the 2004 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament. It was the Bulldogs seventh SoCon tournament win.

2004 Southern Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams8
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsThe Citadel (7th title)
Winning coachFred Jordan (6th title)
MVPJonathan Ellis, The Citadel
Attendance35,150
2004 Southern Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
#29 College of Charleston †y  ‍‍‍ 25–5 .833  47–16 .746
The Citadel  ‍‍‡‍y 21–9 .700  39–28 .582
Georgia Southern  ‍‍‍ 21–9 .700  34–25 .576
Elon  ‍‍‍ 17–13 .567  31–28 .525
UNC Greensboro  ‍‍‍ 16–14 .533  33–21 .611
East Tennessee State  ‍‍‍ 15–15 .500  28–30 .483
Davidson  ‍‍‍ 13–17 .433  20–33 .377
Western Carolina  ‍‍‍ 12–18 .400  28–31 .475
Furman  ‍‍‍ 11–19 .367  21–33 .389
Wofford  ‍‍‍ 8–22 .267  17–30 .362
Appalachian State  ‍‍‍ 6–24 .200  10–43 .189
† – Conference champion
‡ – SoCon Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 2004[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The top eight baseball programs in the conference participated in the double-elimination tournament. Furman, Wofford, and Appalachian State were not in the field. College of Charleston claimed its first top seed by winning its first regular season championship.[2]

Seeding
Team W L Pct GB Seed
College of Charleston 25 5 .833
–
1
Georgia Southern 21 9 .700
4
2
The Citadel 21 9 .700
4
3
Elon 17 13 .567
8
4
UNC Greensboro 16 14 .533
9
5
East Tennessee State 15 15 .500
10
6
Davidson 13 17 .433
12
7
Western Carolina 12 18 .400
13
8
Furman 11 19 .367
14
Wofford 8 22 .267
17
Appalachian State 6 24 .200
19

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Bracket
  First Round     Second Round     Third Round     Semifinals     Finals
                                                 
  Winner's Bracket
  5 UNC Greensboro 3  
  4 Elon 12    
      4 Elon 6  
      8 Western Carolina 7    
  8 Western Carolina 4          
  1 College of Charleston 3        
      8 Western Carolina 5            
      3 The Citadel 2              
  7 Davidson 5              
  2 Georgia Southern 2                
      3 The Citadel 10          
      7 Davidson 2        
  6 East Tennessee State 2          
  3 The Citadel 6         8 Western Carolina 2 1
      3 The Citadel 9 8
  Loser's Bracket      
  1 College of Charleston 5        
  5 UNC Greensboro 4     7 Davidson 0        
    1 College of Charleston 3          
      1 College of Charleston 4        
  2 Georgia Southern 12         4 Elon 3     3 The Citadel 7    
  6 East Tennessee State 4     4 Elon 7         1 College of Charleston 2  
    2 Georgia Southern 3  

All-Tournament Team
Position Player School
P Jonathan Ellis The Citadel
C Brian Sigmon Western Carolina
1B Chip Cannon The Citadel
2B Jon Aughey The Citadel
SS Chris Davis Western Carolina
3B Chris Ard The Citadel
(tie) Denver Edick Western Carolina
OF Matt Covington The Citadel
OF Byron Barber College of Charleston
OF Andy Phillips The Citadel
DH Mark Egleton The Citadel
Walt Nadzak Award, Tournament Most Outstanding Player
Jonathan Ellis
The Citadel

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References
  1. "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 2004". Boyd's World. Retrieved March 24, 2016.
  2. "SoCon Baseball Tournament Seeds set". soconsports.com. Retrieved 2012-03-22.
  3. "Southern Conference - Standings & Leaders". Retrieved 2012-03-22.
  4. "2011 Southern Conference Baseball Record Book" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-03-22.
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