2004 South Carolina Gamecocks baseball team explained

Year:	2004
Team:	South Carolina Gamecocks
Sport:	baseball
Conference:	Southeastern Conference
Division:	Eastern Division
Short Conf:	SEC
Coachrank:	3
Cbrank:	3
Record:	53–17
Conf Record:	17–13
Head Coach:	Ray Tanner
Hc Year:	8th
Asst Coach1:	Jim Toman
Ac1 Year:	8th
Asst Coach2:	Jerry Meyers
Ac2 Year:	8th
Stadium:	Sarge Frye Field
Champion:	SEC Baseball Tournament champion Columbia Regional champions Columbia Super Regional champions
Tourney:	College World Series 3–2

The 2004 South Carolina Gamecocks baseball team represented the University of South Carolina in the 2004 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Gamecocks played their home games at Sarge Frye Field. The team was coached by Ray Tanner in his 8th season at South Carolina.

Roster

College World Series lineup

Starting lineup
Name	Position
Brian Triplett	Third base
	Shortstop
	First base
	Catcher
	Second base
Brenden Winn	Right field
Michael Campbell	Left field
Nick Gardiner	Designated hitter
Davy Gregg	Center field

Schedule and results

Legend
	South Carolina win
	South Carolina loss
	South Carolina tie

! style="" | Regular season (41–15)|- valign="top"|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| || || Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SC || 3–2 || 1–0 || –|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| || Charleston Southern || Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SC || 38–0 || 2–0 || –|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| || Charleston Southern || Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SC || 3–0 || 3–0 || –|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| || || Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SC || 7–4 || 4–0 || –|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| || UNC Wilmington || Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SC || 20–3 || 5–0 || –|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| || UNC Wilmington || Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SC || 12–0 || 6–0 || –|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| || vs || Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SC || 20–2 || 7–0 || –|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| || vs || Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SC || 11–0 || 8–0 || –|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| || vs || Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SC || 5–0 || 9–0 || –|-|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| || || Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SC || 7–4 || 10–0 || –|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| || Clemson || Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SC || 5–2 || 11–0 || –|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| || at Clemson || Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC || 8–7 || 12–0 || –|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| || || Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SC || 6–1 || 13–0 || –|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| || Yale || Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SC || 9–2 || 14–0 || –|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| || || Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SC || 4–2 || 15–0 || –|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| || Delaware State || Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SC || 7–0 || 16–0 || –|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| || Delaware State || Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SC || 16–3 || 17–0 || –|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| || || Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SC || 10–1 || 18–0 || –|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| || || Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SC || 3–6 || 18–1 || 0–1|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| || LSU || Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SC || 12–5 || 19–1 || 1–1|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| || LSU || Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SC || 7–12 || 19–2 || 1–2|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| || || Russell C. King Field • Spartanburg, SC || 12–1 || 20–2 || 1–2|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| || at Arkansas || Baum–Walker Stadium • Fayetteville, AR || 3–5 || 20–3 || 1–3|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| || at Arkansas || Baum–Walker Stadium • Fayetteville, AR || 4–5 || 20–4 || 1–4|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| || at Arkansas || Baum–Walker Stadium • Fayetteville, AR || 10–2 || 21–4 || 2–4|-|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| || at || Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN || 2–6 || 21–5 || 2–5|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| || at Vanderbilt || Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN || 6–3 || 22–5 || 3–5|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| || at Vanderbilt || Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN || 10–4 || 23–5 || 4–5|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| || Clemson || Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SC || 4–9 || 23–6 || 4–5|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| || Florida || Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SC || 5–4 || 24–6 || 5–5|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| || Florida || Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SC || 8–9 || 24–7 || 5–6|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| || Florida || Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SC || 7–6 || 25–7 || 6–6|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| || Clemson || Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SC || 5–13 || 25–8 || 6–6|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| || at || Cliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, KY || 3–6 || 25–9 || 6–7|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| || at Kentucky || Cliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, KY || 6–11 || 25–10 || 6–8|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| || at Kentucky || Cliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, KY || 5–3 || 26–10 || 7–8|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| || The Citadel || Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SC || 5–2 || 27–10 || 7–8|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| || || Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SC || 6–3 || 28–10 || 8–8|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| || Alabama || Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SC || 4–7 || 28–11 || 8–9|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| || Alabama || Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SC || 1–0 || 29–11 || 9–9|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| || Wofford || Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SC || 3–0 || 30–11 || 9–9|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| || || Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SC || 7–3 || 31–11 || 10–9|-|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| || Ole Miss || Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SC || 1–6 || 31–12 || 10–10|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| || Ole Miss || Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SC || 3–0 || 32–12 || 11–10|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| || at || Plainsman Park • Auburn, AL || 9–12 || 32–13 || 11–11|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| || at Auburn || Plainsman Park • Auburn, AL || 3–1 || 33–13 || 12–11|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| || at Auburn || Plainsman Park • Auburn, AL || 12–11 || 34–13 || 13–11|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| || vs. || Fort Mill, SC || 9–4 || 35–13 || 13–11|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| || at The Citadel || Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC || 6–1 || 36–13 || 13–11|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| || || Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SC || 2–1 || 37–13 || 14–11|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| || Tennessee || Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SC || 2–0 || 38–13 || 15–11|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| || Tennessee || Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SC || 12–8 || 39–13 || 16–11|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| || Wofford || Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SC || 5–3 || 40–13 || 16–11|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| || at || Foley Field • Athens, GA || 1–5 || 40–14 || 16–12|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| || at Georgia || Foley Field • Athens, GA || 4–6 || 40–15 || 16–13|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| || at Georgia || Foley Field • Athens, GA || 8–2 || 41–15 || 17–13|- align="center" bgcolor="white"|-! style="" | Postseason (12–2)|-|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| || vs Ole Miss || Hoover Metropolitan Stadium • Hoover, AL || 7–6 || 42–15 || 17–13|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| || vs Tennessee || Hoover Metropolitan Stadium • Hoover, AL || 5–1 || 43–15 || 17–13|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| || vs Arkansas || Hoover Metropolitan Stadium • Hoover, AL || 3–2 || 44–15 || 17–13|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| || vs Vanderbilt || Hoover Metropolitan Stadium • Hoover, AL || 3–2 || 45–15 || 17–13|-|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| || The Citadel || Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SC || 12–4 || 46–15 || 17–13|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| || North Carolina || Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SC || 5–2 || 47–15 || 17–13|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| || North Carolina || Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SC || 7–6 || 48–15 || 17–13|-|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| || || Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SC || 4–2 || 49–15 || 17–13|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| || East Carolina || Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SC || 5–3 || 50–15 || 17–13|-|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| || vs Cal State Fullerton || Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE || 0–3 || 50–16 || 17–13|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| || vs LSU || Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE || 15–4 || 51–16 || 17–13|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| || vs Miami (FL) || Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE || 15–11 || 52–16 || 17–13|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| || vs Cal State Fullerton || Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE || 5–3 || 53–16 || 17–13|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| || vs Cal State Fullerton || Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE || 0–4 || 53–17 || 17–13|-| Schedule Source:^[1]

Awards and honors

Landon Powell

All Tournament Team^[2]

Steve Pearce

All Tournament Team

Bryan Triplett

All Tournament Team

Gamecocks in the 2004 MLB Draft

The following members of the South Carolina Gamecocks baseball program were drafted in the 2004 Major League Baseball Draft.^[3]

1	24	Landon Powell	C	Oakland Athletics
1	29	Matt Campbell	P	Kansas City Royals
2	55	Billy Buckner	P	Kansas City Royals
5	157	Kevin Melillo	2B	Oakland Athletics
6	175	Chad Blackwell	P	Kansas City Royals
12	364	Bryan Triplett	SS	Houston Astros
19	555	Chris Nowak	3B	Tampa Bay Devil Rays
48	1421	Brad Key	3B	Cincinnati Reds

Notes and References

2018 South Carolina Baseball Media Guide . University of South Carolina Athletics . March 9, 2021.
Web site: College World Series Record Book. NCAA.org. March 9, 2021.
Web site: MLB Amateur Draft Picks from the University of South Carolina. Baseball-Reference . March 9, 2021.