2004 South Carolina Gamecocks baseball team

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.

2004 South Carolina Gamecocks baseball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionEastern Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 3
CBNo. 3
Record53–17 (17–13 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home stadiumSarge Frye Field
Seasons
← 2003
2005 →
2004 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Eastern
No. 4 Georgia  x‍‍y 19 11   .633 45 23   .662
No. 3 South Carolina  ‍‍y 17 13   .567 53 17   .757
No. 18 Florida  ‍‍‍y 17 13   .567 43 22   .662
No. 17 Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍y 16 14   .533 45 19   .703
Tennessee  ‍‍‍y 14 16   .467 38 24   .613
Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 7 23   .233 24 30   .444
Western
No. 7 Arkansas  x‍‍y 19 11   .633 45 24   .652
No. 8 LSU  ‍‍‍y 18 12   .600 46 19   .708
No. 24 Ole Miss  ‍‍‍y 18 12   .600 39 21   .650
Mississippi State  ‍‍‍y 13 17   .433 35 24   .593
Auburn  ‍‍‍ 12 18   .400 32 24   .571
Alabama  ‍‍‍ 10 20   .333 29 26   .527
x – Division champion
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2004[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Roster

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2004 South Carolina Gamecocks roster
 

Pitchers

  • 23 Aaron Rawl
  • 3 Matt Campbell
  • 23 Billy Buckner
  • 18 Jason Fletcher
  • 19 Zac McCamie
  • 38 Arik Hempy
  • 12 Cliff Donald
  • 41 Harris Honeycutt
 

Catchers

Infielders

 

Outfielders

  • 5 Brendon Winn
  • 7 Michael Campbell
  • 29 Davy Gregg
  • 6 Mark Stanley
  • 28 Nick Gardiner

College World Series lineup

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Starting lineup
Name Position
Brian Triplett Third base
Steven Tolleson Shortstop
Steve Pearce First base
Landon Powell Catcher
Kevin Melillo Second base
Brenden Winn Right field
Michael Campbell Left field
Nick Gardiner Designated hitter
Davy Gregg Center field

Schedule and results

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Legend
  South Carolina win
  South Carolina loss
  South Carolina tie
2004 South Carolina Gamecocks baseball game log (53–17)
Regular season (41–15)
February (9–0)
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall Record SEC Record
February 13 Charleston Southern Sarge Frye FieldColumbia, SC 3–2 1–0
February 14 Charleston Southern Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SC 38–0 2–0
February 15 Charleston Southern Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SC 3–0 3–0
February 20 UNC Wilmington Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SC 7–4 4–0
February 21 UNC Wilmington Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SC 20–3 5–0
February 22 UNC Wilmington Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SC 12–0 6–0
February 28 vs Duquesne Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SC 20–2 7–0
February 28 vs Radford Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SC 11–0 8–0
February 29 vs George Mason Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SC 5–0 9–0
March (12–4)
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall Record SEC Record
March 3 Furman Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SC 7–4 10–0
March 6 Clemson Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SC 5–2 11–0
March 7 at Clemson Beautiful Tiger FieldClemson, SC 8–7 12–0
March 9 Yale Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SC 6–1 13–0
March 10 Yale Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SC 9–2 14–0
March 12 Delaware State Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SC 4–2 15–0
March 13 Delaware State Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SC 7–0 16–0
March 14 Delaware State Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SC 16–3 17–0
March 16 Davidson Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SC 10–1 18–0
March 19 LSU Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SC 3–6 18–1 0–1
March 20 LSU Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SC 12–5 19–1 1–1
March 21 LSU Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SC 7–12 19–2 1–2
March 23 Wofford Russell C. King FieldSpartanburg, SC 12–1 20–2 1–2
March 26 at Arkansas Baum–Walker StadiumFayetteville, AR 3–5 20–3 1–3
March 27 at Arkansas Baum–Walker Stadium • Fayetteville, AR 4–5 20–4 1–4
March 28 at Arkansas Baum–Walker Stadium • Fayetteville, AR 10–2 21–4 2–4
April (10–7)
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall Record SEC Record
April 2 at Vanderbilt Hawkins FieldNashville, TN 2–6 21–5 2–5
April 3 at Vanderbilt Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN 6–3 22–5 3–5
April 4 at Vanderbilt Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN 10–4 23–5 4–5
April 7 Clemson Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SC 4–9 23–6 4–5
April 9 Florida Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SC 5–4 24–6 5–5
April 10 Florida Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SC 8–9 24–7 5–6
April 11 Florida Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SC 7–6 25–7 6–6
April 14 Clemson Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SC 5–13 25–8 6–6
April 16 at Kentucky Cliff Hagan StadiumLexington, KY 3–6 25–9 6–7
April 17 at Kentucky Cliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, KY 6–11 25–10 6–8
April 18 at Kentucky Cliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, KY 5–3 26–10 7–8
April 21 The Citadel Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SC 5–2 27–10 7–8
April 23 Alabama Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SC 6–3 28–10 8–8
April 24 Alabama Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SC 4–7 28–11 8–9
April 25 Alabama Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SC 1–0 29–11 9–9
April 28 Wofford Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SC 3–0 30–11 9–9
April 30 Ole Miss Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SC 7–3 31–11 10–9
May (10–4)
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall Record SEC Record
May 1 Ole Miss Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SC 1–6 31–12 10–10
May 2 Ole Miss Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SC 3–0 32–12 11–10
May 7 at Auburn Plainsman ParkAuburn, AL 9–12 32–13 11–11
May 8 at Auburn Plainsman Park • Auburn, AL 3–1 33–13 12–11
May 9 at Auburn Plainsman Park • Auburn, AL 12–11 34–13 13–11
May 11 vs. North Carolina Fort Mill, SC 9–4 35–13 13–11
May 12 at The Citadel Joseph P. Riley Jr. ParkCharleston, SC 6–1 36–13 13–11
May 14 Tennessee Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SC 2–1 37–13 14–11
May 15 Tennessee Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SC 2–0 38–13 15–11
May 16 Tennessee Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SC 12–8 39–13 16–11
May 19 Wofford Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SC 5–3 40–13 16–11
May 21 at Georgia Foley FieldAthens, GA 1–5 40–14 16–12
May 22 at Georgia Foley Field • Athens, GA 4–6 40–15 16–13
May 23 at Georgia Foley Field • Athens, GA 8–2 41–15 17–13
Postseason (12–2)
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall Record SEC Record
May 26 vs Ole Miss Hoover Metropolitan StadiumHoover, AL 7–6 42–15 17–13
May 27 vs Tennessee Hoover Metropolitan Stadium • Hoover, AL 5–1 43–15 17–13
May 29 vs Arkansas Hoover Metropolitan Stadium • Hoover, AL 3–2 44–15 17–13
May 30 vs Vanderbilt Hoover Metropolitan Stadium • Hoover, AL 3–2 45–15 17–13
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall Record SEC Record
June 4 The Citadel Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SC 12–4 46–15 17–13
June 5 North Carolina Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SC 5–2 47–15 17–13
June 6 North Carolina Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SC 7–6 48–15 17–13
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall Record SEC Record
June 5 East Carolina Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SC 4–2 49–15 17–13
June 6 East Carolina Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SC 5–3 50–15 17–13
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall Record SEC Record
June 19 vs Cal State Fullerton Rosenblatt StadiumOmaha, NE 0–3 50–16 17–13
June 21 vs LSU Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE 15–4 51–16 17–13
June 22 vs Miami (FL) Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE 15–11 52–16 17–13
June 23 vs Cal State Fullerton Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE 5–3 53–16 17–13
June 24 vs Cal State Fullerton Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE 0–4 53–17 17–13
Schedule Source:[2]

Awards and honors

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Landon Powell
  • All Tournament Team[3]
Steve Pearce
  • All Tournament Team[3]
Bryan Triplett
  • All Tournament Team[3]

Gamecocks in the 2004 MLB Draft

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The following members of the South Carolina Gamecocks baseball program were drafted in the 2004 Major League Baseball Draft.[4]

Round Pick Player Position MLB Club
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

References

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  1. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 2004". boydsworld.com. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
  2. ^ "2018 South Carolina Baseball Media Guide" (PDF) (Press release). University of South Carolina Athletics. Retrieved March 9, 2021.
  3. ^ a b c "College World Series Record Book" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved March 9, 2021.
  4. ^ "MLB Amateur Draft Picks from the University of South Carolina". Baseball-Reference. Retrieved March 9, 2021.