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]
| Teams | 6 |
|---|---|
| Format | Double-elimination |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | Lamar (2nd title) |
| Winning coach | Jim Gilligan (2nd title) |
| MVP | Jordan Foster (Lamar) |
| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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
editThe 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
edit| First round | Second round | Third round | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 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
editThe 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
editJordan Foster was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Foster was an outfielder for Lamar.[3]
References
edit- ^ "2018 Southland Conference Baseball" (PDF). Southland Conference. p. 16. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
- ^ "2004 Baseball Schedule". Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks. Retrieved December 29, 2018.
- ^ a b c 2018 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Southland Conference. p. 29. Retrieved December 29, 2018.