2004 Southland Conference baseball tournament

2004 Southland Conference
baseball tournament

Teams	6
Format	Double-elimination
Finals site	Alumni Field Hammond, Louisiana
Champions	Lamar (2nd title)
Winning coach	Jim Gilligan (2nd title)
MVP	Jordan Foster (Lamar)

2004 Southland Conference baseball standings

v t e	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

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]

Seeding and format

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

	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

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

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.