2004 Southland Conference Baseball Tournament
| 2004 Southland Conference Baseball Tournament |
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| Classification | Division I | ||
| Season | 2004 | ||
| Teams | 6 | ||
| Format | Double-elimination | ||
| Site | [[Alumni Field]] Hammond, Louisiana |
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| Champions | Lamar (2nd title) | ||
| Winning coach | Jim Gilligan (2nd title) | ||
| MVP | Jordan Foster (Lamar) | ||
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Template:2004 Southland Conference baseball standings The 2004 Southland Conference Baseball Tournament was held from May 26 through May 29, 2004[1] 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.[2]
Contents
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 | 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.[2]
| 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.[2]
