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2004 Atlantic Sun Conference baseball tournament

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2004 Atlantic Sun Conference
baseball tournament
Teams6
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsFlorida Atlantic (1st title)
Winning coachKevin Cooney (1st title)
MVPRusty Brown (Florida Atlantic)
2004 Atlantic Sun Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 25 UCF  ‍‍‍y 24 6   .800 47 18   .723
No. 30 Florida Atlantic  ‍‍y 20 10   .667 47 17   .734
Stetson  ‍‍‍ 20 10   .667 36 23   .610
Gardner–Webb  ‍‍‍ 19 11   .633 32 25   .561
Troy  ‍‍‍ 15 15   .500 36 22   .621
Campbell  ‍‍‍ 14 16   .467 23 34   .404
Belmont  ‍‍‍ 13 17   .433 31 23   .574
Jacksonville  ‍‍‍ 12 18   .400 25 31   .446
Georgia State  ‍‍‍ 11 19   .367 18 36   .333
Lipscomb  ‍‍‍ 9 21   .300 15 39   .278
Mercer  ‍‍‍ 8 22   .267 20 35   .364
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2004[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball


The 2004 Atlantic Sun Conference baseball tournament was held at Melching Field at Conrad Park on the campus of Stetson University in DeLand, Florida, from May 26 through 29.[2] Florida Atlantic won its first and only tournament championship to earn the Atlantic Sun Conference's automatic bid to the 2004 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[3]

Seeding

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The top six teams (based on conference results) from the conference earn invites to the tournament.

Team W L PCT GB Seed
UCF 24 6 .800 1
Stetson 20 10 .667 4 2
Florida Atlantic 20 10 .667 4 3
Gardner–Webb 19 11 .633 5 4
Troy 15 15 .500 9 5
Campbell 14 16 .467 10 6
Belmont 13 17 .433 11
Jacksonville 12 18 .400 12
Georgia State 11 19 .367 13
Lipscomb 9 21 .300 15
Mercer 8 22 .267 16

Results

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First roundSecond roundThird roundSemifinalsFinal
1UCF6
6Campbell51UCF10
4Gardner–Webb7
2Stetson41UCF4
5Troy23Florida Atlantic7
2Stetson13Florida Atlantic21
3Florida Atlantic155Troy2
3Florida Atlantic71UCF7
4Gardner–Webb42Stetson35Troy9
6Campbell115Troy5
5Troy13

All-Tournament Team

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The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[4]

Pos Name Team
P Chris Saxton Florida Atlantic
Nate Moore Troy
C Drew Butera UCF
Henry Gutierrez Troy
IF Rusty Brown Florida Atlantic
Matt Ray UCF
Derek Hutton Florida Atlantic
Evan Brannon Florida Atlantic
OF Dee Brown UCF
Tim Mascia Florida Atlantic
Adam Godwin Troy

Tournament Most Valuable Player

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Rusty Brown was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Brown was an infielder for Florida Atlantic.[4]

References

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  1. ^ 2019 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Atlantic Sun Conference. p. 4. Retrieved March 30, 2019.
  2. ^ Baseball Record Book (PDF). Florida Atlantic Owls. p. 36. Retrieved March 30, 2019.
  3. ^ Baseball Record Book (PDF). Atlantic Sun Conference. p. 7. Retrieved March 30, 2019.
  4. ^ a b Baseball Record Book (PDF). Atlantic Sun Conference. p. 13. Retrieved March 30, 2019.