2004 Sun Belt Conference Tournament

The 2004 Sun Belt Conference baseball tournament was held May 26 - 29 in Mobile, AL. #7 Western Kentucky University defeated #1 Middle Tennessee State University for the title. Pitcher Grady Hinchman of Western Kentucky was named tournament MVP.

Participating Teams

Seed	School	Conf. Record	Head Coach
1	Middle Tennessee State University	16-8	Steve Peterson
2	University of South Alabama	16-8	Steve Kittrell
3	University of New Orleans	13-10	Randy Bush
4	University of Louisiana at Lafayette	11-11	Tony Robichaux
5	New Mexico State University	12-12	Rocky Ward
6	Florida International University	12-12	Danny Price
7	Western Kentucky University	12-12	Joel Murrie
8	Arkansas State University	8-15	Keith Kessinger

Results

Bracket

	First round					Second round					Semifinals						Finals
	1	Middle Tenn. St.	12
	8	Arkansas State	2
						1	Middle Tenn. St.	8
						4	Louisiana-Lafayette	6
	4	Louisiana-Lafayette	12
	5	New Mexico State	8
											1	Middle Tenn. St.	2	15
										4	Louisiana-Lafayette	6	10
	8	Arkansas State	3
	5	New Mexico State	6
						4	Louisiana-Lafayette	7
						5	New Mexico State	3
																1	Middle Tenn. St.	4	x	x
																7	Western Kentucky	14	x	x
	2	South Alabama	3
	7	Western Kentucky	6
						7	Western Kentucky	6
						6	Florida International	5
	3	New Orleans	3
	6	Florida International	4
											7	Western Kentucky	13	x
										6	Florida International	3	x
	2	South Alabama	12
	3	New Orleans	10
						6	Florida International	4
						2	South Alabama	3

Game Results

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
May 26
Game 1	Florida International University	4-3	University of New Orleans
Game 2	Middle Tennessee State University	12-2 (7)	Arkansas State University
Game 3	University of Louisiana at Lafayette	12-8	New Mexico State University
Game 4	Western Kentucky University	6-3 (10)	University of South Alabama
May 27
Game 5	University of South Alabama	12-10	University of New Orleans	New Orleans eliminated
Game 6	New Mexico State University	6-3	Arkansas State University	Arkansas State eliminated
Game 7	Western Kentucky University	6-5 (11)	Florida International University
Game 8	Middle Tennessee State University	8-6	University of Louisiana at Lafayette
May 28
Game 9	Florida International University	4-3	University of South Alabama	South Alabama eliminated
Game 10	University of Louisiana at Lafayette	7-3	New Mexico State University	New Mexico State eliminated
Game 11	Western Kentucky University	13-3	Florida International University	Florida International eliminated
Game 12	University of Louisiana at Lafayette	6-2	Middle Tennessee State University
May 29
Game 13	Middle Tennessee State University	15-10	University of Louisiana at Lafayette	Louisiana Lafayette eliminated
Game 14	Western Kentucky University	14-4	Middle Tennessee State University	Western Kentucky advances to NCAA tournament