| Year: | 2004 |
| Conference: | Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference |
| Shortconference: | MEAC |
| Teams: | 7 |
| Format: | Double-elimination tournament |
| Ballpark: | Cracker Jack Stadium |
| City: | Lake Buena Vista, Florida |
| Titlecount: | 6th |
| Coach: | Mervyl Melendez |
| Coachcount: | 5th |
| Mvp: | Jon Roberts |
| Mvpteam: | Bethune-Cookman |
The 2004 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference baseball tournament began on April 29 and ended on May 2 at Cracker Jack Stadium, on the campus of in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. It was a seven-team double elimination tournament. won the tournament, as they had done each year since 1999. The Wildcats claimed the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference's automatic bid to the 2004 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[1] [2]
The teams were seeded one through seven based on conference winning percentage only, with the top seed receiving a single bye while the second seed played the seventh seed, third seed played the sixth, and so on for first round matchups. The winners advanced in the winners' bracket, while first round losers played elimination games.
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Seed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | 4 | — | 1 | |||
| 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | |||
| 9 | 6 | 3.5 | 3 | |||
| 10 | 8 | 4 | 4 | |||
| 8 | 9 | 5.5 | 5 | |||
| 8 | 10 | 6 | 6 | |||
| 0 | 18 | 14 | 7 |
| Date | Game | Winner | Score | Loser | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 29 | Game 1 | (5) | 8–4 | (4) | |
| Game 2 | (3) | 7–2 | (6) | ||
| Game 3 | (2) | 21–0 | (7) | ||
| Game 4 | (1) | 9–0 | (5) | ||
| April 30 | Game 5 | (2) | 12–0 | (3) | |
| Game 6 | (6) | 3–2 | (7) | Maryland Eastern Shore eliminated | |
| Game 7 | (4) | 5–1 | (3) | Florida A&M eliminated | |
| Game 8 | (5) | 7–2 | (6) | Coppin State eliminated | |
| May 1 | Game 9 | (1) | 7–3 | (2) | |
| Game 10 | (4) | 6–1 | (5) | Norfolk State eliminated | |
| Game 11 | (2) | 5–1 | (4) | North Carolina A&T eliminated | |
| May 2 | Game 12 | (2) | 4–3 | (1) | |
| Game 13 | (1) | 7–4 | (2) | Bethune-Cookman wins MEAC Championship |
The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.
| Name | Team | |
|---|---|---|
| Juan Figueroa | Bethune-Cookman | |
| Brad Fricke | Bethune-Cookman | |
| Bryan Maples | Bethune-Cookman | |
| Jon Roberts | Bethune-Cookman | |
| Brandon Gravely | Delaware State | |
| Garrett Weir | Delaware State | |
| Kelly Williams | Delaware State | |
| A.J. Corbin | Norfolk State | |
| Austin Love | North Carolina A&T |
Jon Roberts was named Tournament Outstanding Performer. Roberts was an outfielder for Bethune-Cookman.