2004 College World Series

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Official 2004 College World Series Poster

The 2004 College World Series was held June 18 through 28, 2004 in Omaha, Nebraska. Eight NCAA Division I college baseball teams met after having played their way through a 64-team bracket to play at historic Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium.

In the 58th College World Series and the 55th series held in Omaha, the Cal State Fullerton Titans rode the arm of Jason Windsor, named the Series' Most Outstanding Player, to prevail over the field and claim the 2004 National Championship. The Titans won Bracket II with a 3-1 record and went on to sweep Bracket I winner Texas in two games to claim the title. Windsor picked up two complete game victories and a save, and threw more than 300 pitches in the series. Ricky Romero also recorded two wins for the Titans.

Contents

1 All Tournament Team

2 CWS records tied or broken

3 CWS Leaders

3.1 Team
3.2 Individual

4 Post-Series Notes

5 The Tournament

6 Participants

6.1 Texas Longhorns
6.2 South Carolina Gamecocks
6.3 Miami Hurricanes
6.4 Georgia Bulldogs
6.5 Arizona Wildcats
6.6 LSU Tigers
6.7 Cal State Fullerton Titans
6.8 Arkansas Razorbacks

10.1 College World Series
10.2 Schools
10.3 Other links

All Tournament Team

Position	Name	Team
Catcher	Landon Powell	South Carolina
First base	Steve Pearce	South Carolina
Second base	Seth Johnston	Texas
Third base	Bryan Triplett	South Carolina
Shortstop	Roger Tomas	Miami
Outfield	Jon Jay	Miami
	Trevor Crowe	Arizona
	Brian Barton	Miami
DH	Felipe Garcia	Cal State Fullerton
Pitcher	Jason Windsor	Cal State Fullerton
	Ricky Romero	Cal State Fullerton
Most Outstanding Player	Jason Windsor	Cal State Fullerton

CWS records tied or broken

Most wild pitches in a CWS: 21, matching the mark from 1997, 2001 and 2003.
Most walks to one player: eight to South Carolina's Landon Powell, the ninth time that has happened.
Most runs in game: five by South Carolina's Brandon Winn vs. LSU, the fourth time that has happened.
Most wild pitches in a game: three by Arizona's Koley Kolberg, the 14th time that has happened.
Most hit batters in a game combined: eight by Arkansas and Texas, breaking the old mark of six.
Most batters hit by one team: five by Arkansas, the second time that has happened.
Most appearances in one CWS by a pitcher: five by Texas' J. Brent Cox, the 10th time that has happened.
Most CWS games finished by a relief pitcher in a career: nine by Texas' Huston Street (2001-03), tying the mark set by Miami's Rick Raether (1985-86).
Largest single-game attendance: 28,216 on June 23 for the South Carolina-Cal State Fullerton game.

CWS Leaders

Team

Category	Team	Result
Batting Average	Miami	.342
ERA	Cal State Fullerton	2.17

Individual

Category	Player	Team	Result
Batting Average	Steve Pearce	South Carolina	.571
Hits	Steve Pearce	South Carolina	12
Doubles	Trevor Crowe	Arizona	3
Home Runs	Jordan Brown	Arizona	2
RBI	Jon Jay	Miami	7
	Felipe Garcia	Cal State Fullerton	7
Total Bases	Steve Pearce	South Carolina	16
Runs Scored	Brendan Winn	South Carolina	7
Stolen Bases	Brad Boyer	Arizona	3
	Jason Jacobs	Georgia	3
ERA	J.P. Howell	Texas	0.77
Strikeouts	Jason Windsor	Cal State Fulerton	29

Post-Series Notes

The Tournament

The official host for the event is nearby Creighton University. Opening Ceremonies for "The Greatest Show on Dirt" began June 17 at Rosenblatt Stadium cumulating in a Olympic-style parade entrance by the participating schools and fireworks.

Starting June 18 the eight teams began play in two four-team brackets. In each bracket, the four teams played each other in a double elimination format to determine which team would play in the National Championship Series. The winners of the two brackets (Texas and Cal State Fullerton) faced each other in a best-of-three series to determine the National Champion.

See also: College World Series for series history and past champions.

Participants

Texas Longhorns

Record: 55-13 Home: 29-5 Away: 16-6 Neutral: 10-2 Big 12 Conf.: 19-7
Head Coach: Augie Garrido
- Alma Mater: Fresno State - 1961
- Record: 1,485-699-8 in 36 years
- Record at school: 332-175-1 in 8 years
Previous NCAA History
- Appearances: 47
- Record: 112-41 73.20
Previous CWS History
- Appearances: 30
- Record: 70-51 57.85
- Titles: 5

Notes
- With the 31st appearance the Longhorns extend their own NCAA record
- Garrido holds the NCAA record for career victories, and won three College World Series titles as head coach of Cal State Fullerton
- Lefhanded Pitcher J.P. Howell is a finalist for the Roger Clemens Award given to the nations top pitcher
- Closer Huston Street needs two saves to tie the NCAA career record at 43

South Carolina Gamecocks

Record: 50-15 Home: 35-6 Away: 10-9 Neutral: 5-0 SEC: 17-13
Head Coach: Ray Tanner
- Alma Mater: North Carolina State - 1980
- Record: 767-323-3 in 17 years
- Record at school: 372-150 in 8 years
Previous NCAA History
- Appearances: 19
- Record: 55-28 66.27
Previous CWS History
- Appearances: 7
- Record: 14-14 50.00

Notes
- This is the third straight appearance for South Carolina
- South Carolina is on a ten game winning streak
- During this streak, closer Chad Blackwell has eight saves and one win

Miami Hurricanes

Record: 49-11 Home: 39-7 Away: 5-4 Neutral: 5-0
Head Coach: Jim Morris
- Alma Mater: Elon - 1973
- Record: 1025-420-3 in 22 years
- Record at school: 521-176-2 in 11 years
Previous NCAA History
- Appearances: 33
- Record: 104-36 74.29
Previous CWS History
- Appearances: 20
- Record: 44-32 57.89
- Titles: 4

Notes
- Owns longest winning streak in the nation at 12 games
- Second highest total in CWS appearances at 21 all-time
- Miami has reached the CWS in nine of Morris' 11 seasons

Georgia Bulldogs

Record: 43-21 Home: 27-10 Away: 14-8 Neutral: 2-3 SEC: 19-11
Head Coach: David Perno
- Alma Mater: Georgia - 1991
- Record: 104-76 in 3 years
- Record at school: 104-76 in 3 years
Previous NCAA History
- Appearances: 6
- Record: 20- 9 68.97
Previous CWS History
- Appearances: 3
- Record: 4-5 44.44
- Titles: 1

Notes
- Georgia has made four CWS appearances in just six NCAA tournaments
- David Perno was on the 1990 National Championship team

Arizona Wildcats

Record: 35-25-1 Home: 16-10-1 Away: 13-13 Neutral: 6-2 Pac-10: 12-12
Head Coach: Andy Lopez
- Alma Mater: UCLA - 1975
- Record: 788-490-7 in 21 years
- Record at school: 101-72 in 3 years
Previous NCAA History
- Appearances: 27
- Record: 48-28 63.16
Previous CWS History
- Appearances: 14
- Record: 32-25 56.14
- Titles: 3

Notes
- First trip to the CWS since 1986, the last time the Wildcats won it all
- The #3 seed is the lowest seeded teams to reach Omaha this season
- Lopez is third coach to lead three schools to the CWS; the other two are Larry Cochelle and Ron Polk.

LSU Tigers

Record: 46-17 Home: 25-9 Away: 19-6 Neutral: 2-2 SEC: 18-12
Head Coach: Smoke Laval
- Alma Mater: Jacksonville - 1977
- Record: 376-220-1 in 10 years
- Record at school: 135-61-1 in 3 years
Previous NCAA History
- Appearances: 20
- Record: 75-21 78.13
Previous CWS History
- Appearances: 12
- Record: 29-15 65.91
- Titles: 5

Notes
- The Tigers are 104-37 in NCAA tournament history; a .738 winning percentage and a NCAA record
- JC Holt was drafted first and was named Cape Cod League MVP last summer
- This marks the 15 year in a row that LSU has won 40 games or more

Cal State Fullerton Titans

Record: 42-21 Home: 24-8 Away: 17-13 Neutral: 1-0 Big West: 19-2
Head Coach: George Horton
- Alma Mater: Cal State Fullerton - 1978
- Record: 351-153-1 in 8 years
- Record at school: 351-153-1 in 8 years
Previous NCAA History
- Appearances: 25
- Record: 73-34 68.22
Previous CWS History
- Appearances: 13
- Record: 27-20 57.45
- Titles: 3

Notes
- This marks the fourth trip in the last six years for Fullerton
- Kurt Suzuki is a finalist for the Johnny Bench Award given to the nation's top catcher. South Carolina's Powell is one of the other two finalists.
- The former walk-on was drafted by the Oakland A's in the second round

Arkansas Razorbacks

Record: 45-22 Home: 31-8 Away: 10-11 Neutral: 4-3 SEC: 19-11
Head Coach: Dave Van Horn
- Alma Mater: Arkansas - 1988
- Record: 665-293 in 16 years
- Record at school: 80-44 in 2 years
Previous NCAA History
- Appearances: 16
- Record: 25-25 50.00
Previous CWS History
- Appearances: 4
- Record: 7-8 46.67

Notes
- Arkansas meets old time rival Texas in the opening round. The schools share a heated rivalry from the days that both schools were in the Southwest Conference
- Scott Hode entered the super regional against Florida State in a 2-for-38 slump, but went 5-for-8 with two RBIs in the series
- Haas Pratt was a member of the 2001 Miami National Championship team but transferred to Arkansas after the 2002 season

Tournament Notes

Four of the eight teams are members of the Southeastern Conference; the conference tied its own record set in 1997 when Alabama, Auburn, LSU, and Mississippi State participated
South Carolina and Texas make their third consecutive appearance in Omaha; the Longhorns defeated the Gamecocks in the 2002 national championship game, the last year the bracket winners played one winner take-all-game
Cal State Fullerton, Miami, and LSU were also included in last years CWS field
Last year's champion and runner-up, Rice and Stanford, did not make it past Sub-Regional play; this marks the first time in six years that Stanford has not made it to Omaha
The 2004 participants combine for 110 CWS appearances and 21 Championships; only Arkansas and South Carolina have yet to win a title
This years teams have won 10 of the last 14 national titles

Bracket

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Schedule / Results

(CDT is -5 hours difference from UTC)

Friday 6/18

Game #1 Arizona 7 Georgia 8

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Arizona	1	0	0	5	0	0	0	1	0	7	14	4
Georgia	1	2	0	4	0	0	1	0	X	8	12	0
W: Johnny Dobbs L: Koley Kolberg S: Will Startup Notes: Att: 14,697

Game #2 Arkansas 2, Texas 13

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Arkansas	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	2	2
Texas	2	2	0	0	1	0	5	3	X	13	11	1
W: J.P. Howell L: Charley Boyce Notes: Att: 22,487

Saturday 6/19

Game #3 Cal State Fullerton 2 South Carolina 0

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Cal State Fullerton	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	5	0
South Carolina	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
W: Jason Windsor L: Matt Campbell Notes: Att: 23,976

Game #4 LSU 5 Miami 9

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Louisiana State	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	7	0
Miami	3	2	0	0	1	3	0	0	X	9	12	2
W: Cesar Carillo L: Jason Determan Notes: Att: 26,530

Sunday 6/20

Game #5 Arizona 7 Arkansas 2

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Arizona	0	0	1	4	0	1	0	0	1	7	15	0
Arkansas	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	2	5	2
W: John Meloan L: Clint Brannon Notes: Arkansas elim. Att: 21,000

Game #6 Texas 9 Georgia 3

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Texas	5	0	0	1	0	2	0	1	0	9	13	1
Georgia	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	3	8	1
W: J.Brent Cox L: Sean Ruthven Notes: Att: 26,480

Monday 6/21

Game #7 South Carolina 15 LSU 4

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
South Carolina	1	0	0	0	0	6	0	6	0	15	19	1
LSU	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	4	16	4
W: Aaron Rawl L: Lane Mestepey Notes: LSU elim. Att: 19,000

Game #8 Miami 3 Cal State Fullerton 6

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Miami	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	3	9	4
Cal State Fullerton	0	3	1	1	0	0	1	0	X	6	13	0
W: Ricky Romero L: J.D. Cockroft Notes: Att: 24,857

Tuesday 6/22

Game #9 Georgia 3 Arizona 1

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Georgia	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	9	1
Arizona	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	7	0
W: Michael Hyle L: Kevin Guyette S: Will Startup Notes: Arizona elim. Att: 18,000

Game #10 Miami 11 South Carolina 15

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Miami	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	2	5	11	17	2
South Carolina	2	2	4	4	0	1	2	0	X	15	16	1
W: Billy Buckner L: Brandon Camardese Notes: Miami elim. Att: 25,240

Wednesday 6/23

Game #11 Georgia 6 Texas 7

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Georgia	0	0	5	0	0	0	1	0	0	6	12	1
Texas	0	0	3	0	1	2	1	0	X	7	12	1
W: Huston Street L: Matt Woods Notes: Georgia elim. Att: 17,500

Game #12 South Carolina 5 Cal State Fullerton 3

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
South Carolina	0	1	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	5	12	1
Cal State Fullerton	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	5	1
W: Jason Fletcher L: Mike Martinez S: Chad Blackwell Notes: Att: 28,216

Thursday 6/24

Game #13 Cal State Fullerton 4 South Carolina 0

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Cal State Fullerton	0	0	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	4	7	0
South Carolina	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0
W: Scott Sarver L: Matt Campbell S: Jason Windsor Notes: South Carolina elim. Att: 16,251

Championship Series

Saturday 6/26 Game #1 Cal State Fullerton 6 Texas 4

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Cal State Fullerton	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	6	10	2
Texas	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	4	8	3
W: Ricky Romero L: J. Brent Cox S: Mike Martinez Notes: Att: 26,604

Sunday 6/27 Game #2 Texas 2 Cal State Fullerton 3

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Texas	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	3
Cal State Fullerton	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	X	3	8	1
W: Jason Windsor L: Buck Cody Notes: Cal State Fullerton wins National Title Att: 21,392

External links

College World Series

Official Site of the College World Series (http://www.cwsomaha.com)
Official NCAA Baseball Site (http://ncaasports.com/baseball/mens)
The Omaha World-Herald (http://www.omaha.com/index.php?u_pg=528&u_xid=365)
Scores of CWS games in play (http://sports.espn.go.com/minorlbb/cws/scoreboard)
Live streaming audio of the 2004 CWS competition (http://sports.yahoo.com/s/collegebroadcast#base)

Schools

University of Texas (http://www.texassports.com/mainpages/ba_index.html)
University of South Carolina (http://uscsports.collegesports.com/sports/m-basebl/scar-m-basebl-body.html)
University of Miami (http://hurricanesports.collegesports.com/sports/m-basebl/mifl-m-basebl-body.html)
University of Georgia (http://georgiadogs.collegesports.com/sports/m-basebl/geo-m-basebl-body.html)
University of Arizona (http://www.collegesports.com/teams/ariz/)
Louisiana State University (http://www.lsusports.net/sporthome.cfm?sport=BB&linkref=000E7145-CF28-1AD5-8D47809F187E0000)
Cal State Fullerton (http://www.titansports.org/baseball/baseball.html)
University of Arkansas (http://www.hogwired.com/tablesport.asp?Home_ID=4)