2004 Atlantic Sun Conference baseball tournament explained

Year:2004
Conference:Atlantic Sun Conference
Teams:6
Format:Double-elimination
Ballpark:Melching Field at Conrad Park
City:DeLand, FL
Titlecount:1st
Coach:Kevin Cooney
Coachcount:1st
Mvp:Rusty Brown
Mvpteam:Florida Atlantic

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.[1] won its first and only tournament championship to earn the Atlantic Sun Conference's automatic bid to the 2004 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[2]

Seeding

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

Team W L PCT GB Seed
24 6 1
20 10 4 2
20 10 4 3
19 11 5 4
15 15 9 5
14 16 10 6
13 17 11
12 18 12
11 19 13
9 21 15
8 22 16

All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[3]

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

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

Notes and References

  1. Book: Baseball Record Book. Florida Atlantic Owls. 36. March 30, 2019.
  2. Book: Baseball Record Book. Atlantic Sun Conference. March 30, 2019. 7.
  3. Book: Baseball Record Book. Atlantic Sun Conference. 13. March 30, 2019.