2004 Big South Conference baseball tournament

2004 Big South Conference
baseball tournament

Teams	6
Format	Double-elimination
Finals site	Winthrop Ballpark Rock Hill, South Carolina
Champions	Coastal Carolina (7th title)
Winning coach	Gary Gilmore (4th title)
MVP	Steven Carter (Coastal Carolina)

2004 Big South Conference baseball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Birmingham–Southern  ‍†‍‍^y	21	–	3		.875			47	–	18		.723
Winthrop  ‍‍‍	16	–	8		.667			37	–	23		.617
Coastal Carolina  ‍‍‡‍^y	16	–	8		.667			40	–	23		.635
Radford  ‍‍‍	14	–	10		.583			23	–	30		.434
UNC Asheville  ‍‍‍	13	–	11		.542			26	–	31		.456
Charleston Southern  ‍‍‍	11	–	13		.458			24	–	34		.414
Liberty  ‍‍‍	9	–	15		.375			25	–	30		.455
VMI  ‍‍‍	4	–	20		.167			23	–	32		.418
High Point  ‍‍‍	4	–	20		.167			11	–	44		.200
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 2004[1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2004 Big South Conference baseball tournament was the postseason baseball tournament for the Big South Conference, held from May 26 through 29 at Winthrop Ballpark, home field of Winthrop in Rock Hill, South Carolina. The top six finishers participated in the double-elimination tournament. The champion, Coastal Carolina, won the title for the seventh time, and fourth in a row, and earned an invitation to the 2004 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[2]

Format

The top six finishers from the regular season qualified for the tournament. The teams were seeded one through six based on conference winning percentage and played a double-elimination tournament.[2]

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Seed
Birmingham–Southern	21	3	.875	—	1
Winthrop	16	8	.667	5	2
Coastal Carolina	16	8	.667	5	3
Radford	14	10	.583	7	4
UNC Asheville	13	11	.542	8	5
Charleston Southern	11	13	.458	10	6
Liberty	9	15	.375	12	—
VMI	4	20	.167	17	—
High Point	4	20	.167	17	—

Bracket and results

	First round					Second round					Third round					Semifinals					Final
	1	Birmingham–Southern	2^12
	6	Charleston Southern	1			1	Birmingham–Southern	2
						4	Radford	1
	3	Coastal Carolina	8								1	Birmingham–Southern	3
	4	Radford	2								3	Coastal Carolina	5
						3	Coastal Carolina	8													3	Coastal Carolina	2	7
						2	Winthrop	4													1	Birmingham–Southern	9	5
	2	Winthrop	2													1	Birmingham–Southern	9
	5	UNC Asheville	1								2	Winthrop	8			2	Winthrop	7
						5	UNC Asheville	9			5	UNC Asheville	1
						6	Charleston Southern	2

All-Tournament Team

Name	School
Matt Barber	Birmingham-Southern
Daniel Carte	Winthrop
Steven Carter	Coastal Carolina
Mike Costanzo	Coastal Carolina
Brett Grandstrand	Coastal Carolina
Wes Letson	Birmingham-Southern
Grant Neidenfeuhr	Winthrop
Chad Oxendine	Coastal Carolina
Chris Raber	Coastal Carolina
Connor Robertson	Birmingham-Southern
Chris Todd	Coastal Carolina
Jared Walker	Birmingham-Southern

Most Valuable Player

Steven Carter was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Carter was a pitcher for Coastal Carolina, and won the award for the second of two consecutive years. Through 2020, Carter is the only player to earn the award twice.[2]

References

1. "2019 Baseball Record Book" (PDF). BigSouthSports.com. p. 5. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
2. "2019 Baseball Record Book" (PDF). Big South Conference. Retrieved August 13, 2020.