2004 Southland Conference Baseball Tournament

The 2004 Southland Conference Baseball Tournament was held from May 26 through May 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
TeamW 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

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

TeamWLTPctSeed
Lamar188.692—1
Northwestern State169.6401.52
Texas State1610.61523
Texas–Arlington1413.5194.54
Louisiana–Monroe1214.46265
UTSA1214.46266
Sam Houston State1114.4406.5—
McNeese State1116.4077.5—
Southeastern Louisiana1116.4077.5—
Nicholls State916.3608.5—

Bracket and results
  First round Second round Third round Semi-finals Finals
                                                 
  1 Lamar 11  
  6 UTSA 6     1 Lamar 8  
    3 Texas State 1    
  3 Texas State 7         1 Lamar 5            
  4 Texas–Arlington 9           2 Northwestern State 1              
      4 Texas–Arlington 3           1 Lamar 9 —
      2 Northwestern State 8         5 Louisiana–Monroe 3 —
  2 Northwestern State 11         2 Northwestern State 1    
  5 Louisiana–Monroe 5       4 Texas–Arlington 5     5 Louisiana–Monroe 3  
  6 UTSA 4     5 Louisiana–Monroe 6  
  5 Louisiana–Monroe 13  

All-Tournament Team

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

Pos.NameSchool
PDerrick GordonLamar
Kyle StutesLamar
CMichael AmbortLamar
1BMark CooperTexas State
2BTy RollinsonLouisiana–Monroe
3BLane LaBordeLouisiana–Monroe
SSChase RichardsLamar
OFRocky CraigenLamar
Glenn JacksonLouisiana–Monroe
Jordan FosterLamar
DHJohn AllenLamar

Most Valuable Player

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

References
  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. 2018 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Southland Conference. p. 29. Retrieved December 29, 2018.
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