2004 NCAA Division I baseball tournament

The 2004 NCAA Division I baseball tournament was held from June 4 through June 27, 2004. Sixty-four NCAA Division I college baseball teams met after having played their way through a regular season, and for some, a conference tournament, to play in the NCAA tournament. The tournament culminates with 8 teams in the College World Series at historic Rosenblatt Stadium in Omaha, Nebraska.

2004 NCAA Division I
baseball tournament

Season	2004
Teams	64
Finals site	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium Omaha, Nebraska
Champions	Cal State Fullerton (4th title)
Runner-up	Texas (31st CWS Appearance)
Winning coach	George Horton (1st title)
MOP	Jason Windsor (Cal State Fullerton)
Attendance	256,730
← 2003  NCAA Division I Baseball Championship 2005 →

In the 58th College World Series and the 55th series held in Omaha, the Cal State Fullerton Titans rode the arm of Jason Windsor, named the Series' Most Outstanding Player, to prevail over the field and claim the 2004 National Championship. The Titans won Bracket II with a 3–1 record and went on to sweep Bracket I winner Texas in two games to claim the title.^[1][2] Windsor picked up two complete game victories and a save, and threw more than 300 pitches in the series.^[3] Ricky Romero also recorded two wins for the Titans.

Bids

Automatic bids

Conference champions from 30 Division I conferences earned automatic bids to regionals. The remaining 34 spots were awarded to schools as at-large invitees.

Conference School Berty type America East Stony Brook Tournament champion ACC Florida State Tournament champion Atlantic Sun Florida Atlantic Tournament champion A-10 St. Bonaventure Tournament champion Big 12 Oklahoma State Tournament champion Big East Notre Dame Tournament champion Big South Coastal Carolina Tournament champion Big Ten Minnesota Tournament champion Big West Cal State Fullerton Regular-season champion CAA UNC Wilmington Tournament champion Conference USA TCU Tournament champion Horizon League Youngstown State Tournament champion Ivy League Princeton Championship series winner MAAC Le Moyne Tournament champion MAC Kent State Tournament champion Mid-Con Oral Roberts Tournament champion MEAC Bethune-Cookman Tournament champion Missouri Valley Wichita State Tournament champion MWC UNLV Tournament champion NEC Central Connecticut Tournament champion OVC Jacksonville State Tournament champion Pac-10 Stanford Regular-season champion Patriot League Army Tournament champion SEC South Carolina Tournament champion SoCon The Citadel Tournament champion Southland Lamar Tournament champion SWAC Texas Southern Tournament champion Sun Belt Western Kentucky Tournament champion WAC Rice Regular-season champion WCC Pepperdine Championship series winner

Bids by conference

Conference	Total	Schools
Southeastern	9	Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, LSU, Mississippi State, Ole Miss, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vanderbilt
Atlantic Coast	6	Clemson, Florida State, Georgia Tech, North Carolina, NC State, Virginia
Big 12	6	Missouri, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas, Texas A&M, Texas Tech
Pacific-10	5	Arizona, Arizona State, Stanford, UCLA, Washington
Conference USA	4	East Carolina, Southern Miss, TCU, Tulane
Big West	3	Cal State Fullerton, Long Beach State, UC Irvine
Atlantic Sun	2	UCF, Florida Atlantic
Big East	2	Notre Dame, St. John's
Big South	2	Birmingham–Southern, Coastal Carolina
Colonial Athletic	2	George Mason, UNC Wilmington
Southern	2	The Citadel, College of Charleston
Sun Belt	2	Middle Tennessee, Western Kentucky
America East	1	Stony Brook
Atlantic 10	1	St. Bonaventure
Big Ten	1	Minnesota
Horizon	1	Youngstown State
Independent	1	Miami (FL)
Ivy	1	Princeton
Metro Atlantic	1	Le Moyne
Mid-American	1	Kent State
Mid-Continent	1	Oral Roberts
Mid-Eastern	1	Bethune-Cookman
Missouri Valley	1	Wichita State
Mountain West	1	UNLV
Northeast	1	Central Connecticut
Ohio Valley	1	Jacksonville State
Patriot	1	Army
Southland	1	Lamar
Southwestern Athletic	1	Texas Southern
Western Athletic	1	Rice
West Coast	1	Pepperdine

^[4]

Tournament notes

• Birmingham–Southern, UC Irvine, College of Charleston, Jacksonville St., St. Bonaventure, Stony Brook, Texas Southern, and Youngstown St. were making their first NCAA tournament appearance.^[5]

College World Series notes

• Four of the eight teams are members of the Southeastern Conference; the conference tied its own record set in 1997 when Alabama, Auburn, LSU, and Mississippi State participated.
• South Carolina and Texas made their third consecutive appearance in Omaha; the Longhorns defeated the Gamecocks in the 2002 national championship game, the last year the bracket winners played one winner-take-all game.
• Cal State Fullerton, Miami, and LSU were also included in last year's CWS field.
• Last year's champion and runner-up, Rice and Stanford, did not make it past Sub-Regional play; 2004 was the first time in six years that Stanford has not made it to Omaha.
• The 2004 participants combined for 110 CWS appearances and 21 Championships; only Arkansas and South Carolina had yet to win a title.
• The 2004 participants had won 10 of the last 14 national titles.

CWS records tied or broken

• Most appearances in one CWS by a pitcher: five by Texas' J. B. Cox, the 10th time that has happened.
• Most CWS games finished by a relief pitcher in a career: nine by Texas' Huston Street (2001–03), tying the mark set by Miami's Rick Raether (1985–86).
• Largest single-game attendance: 28,216 on June 23 for the South Carolina-Cal State Fullerton game.

National seeds

Bold indicates CWS participant.

1. Texas
2. South Carolina
3. Miami (FL)
4. Georgia Tech
5. Stanford
6. Rice
7. Arizona State
8. Arkansas

Regionals and super regionals

Bold indicates winner.

Austin Super Regional

	First round					Second round					Regional finals						Super regionals
	1	Texas	10
	4	Youngstown State	3
						1	Texas	7
						2	Oral Roberts	5
	3	TCU	5
	2	Oral Roberts	6
											1	Texas	7	—
	Austin Regional – Disch–Falk Field
											2	Oral Roberts	3	—
	4	Youngstown State	8
	3	TCU	12
						3	TCU	1
						2	Oral Roberts	10
																	1	Texas	15	10	—
																		Vanderbilt	3	2	—
	1	Virginia	2
	4	Princeton	4
						4	Princeton	1
						2	Vanderbilt	11
	3	George Mason	3
	2	Vanderbilt	7
											2	Vanderbilt	7	—
	Charlottesville Regional – Davenport Field
											1	Virginia	3	—
	1	Virginia	7
	3	George Mason	2
						1	Virginia	9
						4	Princeton	0

Columbia Super Regional

	First round					Second round					Regional finals						Super regionals
	1	South Carolina	12
	4	The Citadel	4
						1	South Carolina	5
						2	North Carolina	2
	3	Coastal Carolina	5
	2	North Carolina	6
											1	South Carolina	7	—
	Columbia Regional – Sarge Frye Field
											2	North Carolina	6	—
	4	The Citadel	10
	3	Coastal Carolina	1
						4	The Citadel	3
						2	North Carolina	6
																	2	South Carolina	4	5	—
																		East Carolina	2	3	—
	1	East Carolina	8
	4	Stony Brook	1
						1	East Carolina	11
						3	UNC Wilmington	4
	3	UNC Wilmington	8
	2	Tennessee	5
											1	East Carolina	7	—
	Kinston Regional – Grainger Stadium
											3	UNC Wilmington	0	—
	4	Stony Brook	0
	2	Tennessee	1
						2	Tennessee	3
						3	UNC Wilmington	4

Coral Gables Super Regional

	First round					Second round					Regional finals						Super regionals
	1	Miami (FL)	6
	4	St. Bonaventure	3
						1	Miami (FL)	19
						2	NC State	5
	3	Florida Atlantic	5
	2	NC State	6
											1	Miami (FL)	19	—
	Coral Gables Regional – Mark Light Field
											3	Florida Atlantic	6	—
	4	St. Bonaventure	2
	3	Florida Atlantic	14
						3	Florida Atlantic	10
						2	NC State	2
																	3	Miami (FL)	8	3	—
																		Florida	7	1	—
	1	Florida	12
	4	Central Connecticut	1
						1	Florida	4
						3	UCLA	3
	3	UCLA	9
	2	Oklahoma	1
											1	Florida	11	—
	Oklahoma City Regional – Bricktown Ballpark
											3	UCLA	0	—
	4	Central Connecticut	1
	2	Oklahoma	6
						2	Oklahoma	7
						3	UCLA	17

Atlanta Super Regional

	First round					Second round					Regional finals						Super regionals
	1	Georgia Tech	16
	4	Jacksonville State	3
						1	Georgia Tech	9
						2	Texas Tech	3
	3	Mississippi State	6
	2	Texas Tech	10
											1	Georgia Tech	5	—
	Atlanta Regional – Russ Chandler Stadium
											2	Texas Tech	3	—
	4	Jacksonville State	6
	3	Mississippi State	7
						3	Mississippi State	7
						2	Texas Tech	14
																	4	Georgia Tech	5	3	—
																		Georgia	7	5	—
	1	Georgia	16
	4	Middle Tennessee	2
						1	Georgia	6
						2	Clemson	3
	3	Birmingham-Southern	6
	2	Clemson	10
											1	Georgia	9	7
	Athens Regional – Foley Field
											2	Clemson	10	6
	4	Middle Tennessee	0
	3	Birmingham-Southern	5
						3	Birmingham-Southern	4
						2	Clemson	5

Long Beach Super Regional

Hosted by Long Beach State at Blair Field.

	First round					Second round					Regional finals						Super regionals
	1	Stanford	10
	4	UNLV	4
						1	Stanford	4
						2	Long Beach State	7
	3	St. John's	3
	2	Long Beach State	4
											2	Long Beach State	8	—
	Palo Alto Regional – Sunken Diamond
											1	Stanford	4	—
	4	UNLV	4
	3	St. John's	9
						3	St. John's	2
						1	Stanford	7
																		Long Beach State	5	9	3
																		Arizona	6	4	4
	1	Notre Dame	1
	4	Kent State	2
						4	Kent State	4
						3	Arizona	7
	3	Arizona	7
	2	UC Irvine	3
											3	Arizona	7	—
	South Bend Regional – Frank Eck Stadium
											1	Notre Dame	6	—
	1	Notre Dame	6
	2	UC Irvine	5
						1	Notre Dame	7
						4	Kent State	1

Baton Rouge Super Regional

	First round					Second round					Regional finals						Super regionals
	1	Rice	3
	4	Texas Southern	4
						4	Texas Southern	1
						2	Texas A&M	12
	3	Lamar	3
	2	Texas A&M	14
											2	Texas A&M	1	7
	Houston Regional – Reckling Park
											1	Rice	3	5
	1	Rice	6
	3	Lamar	3
						1	Rice	7
						4	Texas Southern	1
																		Texas A&M	8	0	—
																		LSU	11	4	—
	1	LSU	9
	4	Army	0
						1	LSU	6
						2	Southern Miss	2
	3	College of Charleston	5
	2	Southern Miss	6
											1	LSU	11	—
	Baton Rouge Regional – Alex Box Stadium
											3	College of Charleston	3	—
	4	Army	1
	3	College of Charleston	2
						3	College of Charleston	7
						2	Southern Miss	3

Fullerton Super Regional

	First round					Second round					Regional finals						Super regionals
	1	Arizona State	5
	4	Pepperdine	15
						4	Pepperdine	7
						2	Cal State Fullerton	6
	3	Minnesota	1
	2	Cal State Fullerton	7
											4	Pepperdine	1	3
	Fullerton Regional – Goodwin Field
											2	Cal State Fullerton	15	16
	1	Arizona State	6
	3	Minnesota	4
						1	Arizona State	0
						2	Cal State Fullerton	5
																		Cal State Fullerton	9	10	—
																		Tulane	0	7	—
	1	Ole Miss	0
	4	Western Kentucky	1
						4	Western Kentucky	0
						3	Tulane	7
	3	Tulane	3
	2	Washington	2
											3	Tulane	12	—
	Oxford Regional – Swayze Field
											2	Washington	3	—
	1	Ole Miss	2
	2	Washington	7
						2	Washington	4
						4	Western Kentucky	1

Fayetteville Super Regional

	First round					Second round					Regional finals						Super regionals
	1	Arkansas	4
	4	Le Moyne	1
						1	Arkansas	3
						2	Wichita State	4
	3	Missouri	0
	2	Wichita State	3
											2	Wichita State	9	3
	Fayetteville Regional – Baum Stadium
											1	Arkansas	11	4
	4	Le Moyne	3
	3	Missouri	11
						3	Missouri	7
						1	Arkansas	10
																	8	Arkansas	7	4	—
																		Florida State	5	2	—
	1	Florida State	10
	4	Bethune-Cookman	3
						1	Florida State	3
						3	UCF	2
	3	UCF	7
	2	Oklahoma State	3
											1	Florida State	5	19
	Tallahassee Regional – Dick Howser Stadium
											3	UCF	7	3
	4	Bethune-Cookman	1
	2	Oklahoma State	4
						2	Oklahoma State	9
						3	UCF	12

College World Series

Participants

School	Conference	Record (conference)	Head coach	CWS appearances	Best CWS finish	CWS record Not including this year
Arizona	Pac-10	35–25–1 (12–12)	Andy Lopez	14 (last: 1986)	1st (1976, 1980, 1986)	32–25
Arkansas	SEC	45–22 (19–11)	Dave Van Horn	4 (last: 1989)	2nd (1979)	7–8
Cal State Fullerton	Big West	42–21 (19–2)	George Horton	12 (last: 2003)	1st (1979, 1984, 1995)	27–20
Georgia	SEC	43–21 (19–11)	David Perno	3 (last: 2001)	1st (1990)	4–5
LSU	SEC	46–17 (18–12)	Smoke Laval	12 (last: 2003)	1st (1991, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000)	29–15
Miami (FL)	n/a	49–11 (n/a)	Jim Morris	20 (last: 2003)	1st (1982, 1985, 1999, 2001)	44–32
South Carolina	SEC	50–15 (17–13)	Ray Tanner	7 (last: 2003)	2nd (1975, 1977, 2002)	14–14
Texas	Big 12	55–13 (19–7)	Augie Garrido	30 (last: 2003)	1st (1949, 1950, 1975, 1983, 2002)	70–51

Bracket

	First round					Second round					Semifinals						Finals
		Arizona	7
		Georgia	8
							Georgia	3
						1	Texas	9
	8	Arkansas	2
	1	Texas	13
											1	Texas	7	—
												Georgia	6	—
		Arizona	7
	8	Arkansas	2
							Georgia	3
							Arizona	1
																	1	Texas	4	2	—
																		Cal State Fullerton	6	3	—
		Cal State Fullerton	2
	2	South Carolina	0
							Cal State Fullerton	6
						3	Miami (FL)	3
		LSU	5
	3	Miami (FL)	9
												Cal State Fullerton	3	4
											2	South Carolina	5	0
	2	South Carolina	15
		LSU	4
						3	Miami (FL)	11
						2	South Carolina	15

Championship series

Saturday 6/26 Game #1

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Cal State Fullerton	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	6	10	2
Texas	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	4	8	3
WP: Ricky Romero   LP: J. Brent Cox   Sv: Mike Martinez Attendance: 26,604

Sunday 6/27 Game #2

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Texas	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	3
Cal State Fullerton	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	X	3	8	1
WP: Jason Windsor   LP: Buck Cody Attendance: 21,392 Notes: Cal State Fullerton wins National Title

All-Tournament Team

The following players were members of the College World Series All-Tournament Team.

Position	Player	School
P	Jason Windsor (MOP)	Cal State Fullerton
	Ricky Romero	Cal State Fullerton
C	Landon Powell	South Carolina
1B	Steve Pearce	South Carolina
2B	Seth Johnston	Texas
3B	Bryan Triplett	South Carolina
SS	Roger Tomas	Miami (FL)
OF	Jon Jay	Miami (FL)
	Trevor Crowe	Arizona
	Brian Barton	Miami (FL)
DH	Felipe Garcia	Cal State Fullerton

See also

• 2004 NCAA Division II baseball tournament
• 2004 NCAA Division III baseball tournament
• 2004 NAIA World Series