2004 Division II College World Series

The 2004 Division II College World Series was held at Paterson Field in Montgomery, AL. The eight schools qualified by winning one of eight regional tournaments. The tournament was won by Delta State University, coached by Mike Kinnison. The runner-up was the Grand Valley State University. Delta St. first basemen Bret Pickard was named the series Most Outstanding Player.

Participating Teams

Bracket 1

School	Conference	Record (Conference)	Head Coach	CWS Appearances	CWS Best Finish
Bryant College	Northeast-10 Conference	40-17	Jon Sjogren	0 (last:none)	none
California State University, Chico	California Collegiate Athletic Association	42-21-1 (23-15-1)	Lindsay Meggs	3 (last:2002)	1st
Grand Valley State University	Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference	46-16	Steve Lyon	1 (last:2003)	5th
Rollins College	Sunshine State Conference	48-12 (17-4)	Bob Rikeman	1 (last:1989)	6th

Bracket 2

School	Conference	Record (Conference)	Head Coach	CWS Appearances	CWS Best Finish
Central Missouri State University	Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association	57-8 (26-5)	Darin Hendrickson	11 (last:2003)	1st
Columbus State University	Peach Belt Conference	40-21 (20-10)	Greg Appleton	5 (last:2002)	1st
Delta State University	Gulf South Conference	54-11 (19-3)	Mike Kinnison	8 (last:2002)	2nd
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference	37-16	Chris Blum	2 (last:2002)	6th

Results

2004 College World Series Bracket

The teams in the CWS are divided into two pools of four, with each pool playing a double-elimination format. The winners of the two pools meet in the finals.

	First round					Second round Re-ordered loser's bracket					Re-ordered Semifinals						Finals
		Bryant	11
		Rollins	3
							Bryant	2
							Grand Valley St.	5
		Grand Valley St.	2
		Chico St.	1
												Grand Valley St.	11	x
											Rollins	4	x
		Rollins	10
		Chico St.	3
							Bryant	3
							Central Missouri	14
																	Grand Valley St.	8	x	x
																	Delta St.	12	x	x
		Columbus St.	10
		Kutztown	8
							Columbus St.	5
							Delta St.	14
		Delta St.	6
		Central Missouri	5
												Delta St.	9	10
											Central Missouri	12	9
		Kutztown	3
		Central Missouri	7
							Columbus St.	10
							Rollins	11

Game Results

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
May 22
Game 1	Bryant College	11 - 3	Rollins College
Game 2	Grand Valley State University	2 – 1	California State University, Chico
May 23
Game 3	Columbus State University	10 - 8	Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
Game 4	Delta State University	6 - 5	University of Central Missouri
May 24
Game 5	Rollins College	10 - 3	California State University, Chico	Cal Chico eliminated
Game 6	Grand Valley State University	5 - 2	Bryant College
May 25
Game 7	University of Central Missouri	7 - 3	Kutztown University of Pennsylvania	Kutztown eliminated
Game 8	Delta State University	14 - 5	Columbus State University
May 26
Game 9	University of Central Missouri	14 - 3	Bryant College	Bryant eliminated
Game 10	Rollins College	11 - 10	Columbus State University	Columbus St. eliminated
May 27
Game 11	University of Central Missouri	12 - 9	Delta State University
Game 12	Grand Valley State University	11 - 4	Rollins College	Rollins eliminated
May 28
Game 13	Delta State University	10 – 9	University of Central Missouri	Central Missouri eliminated
Game 14	Delta State University	12 – 8	Grand Valley State University	Delta St. wins CWS