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.
- 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.
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 an 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.
College World Series for series history and past champions.
- Record: 55-13 Home: 29-5 Away: 16-6 Neutral: 10-2 Big 12 Conference .: 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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 .
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
Team
| 1 | 2 | 3 |
4 | 5 | 6 |
7 | 8 | 9 |
R | H | E |
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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 |
: Johnny Dobbs '''L''': Koley Kolberg '''S''': Will Startup
Notes: Att: 14,697
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Team
| 1 | 2 | 3 |
4 | 5 | 6 |
7 | 8 | 9 |
R | H | E |
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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 |
: J.P. Howell '''L''': Charley Boyce
Notes: Att: 22,487 |
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 |
: Jason Windsor '''L''': Matt Campbell
Notes: Att: 23,976 |
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 |
: Cesar Carillo '''L''': Jason Determan
Notes: Att: 26,530 |
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 |
: John Meloan '''L''': Clint Brannon
Notes: Arkansas elim. Att: 21,000 |
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 |
: J.Brent Cox '''L''': Sean Ruthven
Notes: Att: 26,480 |
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 |
: Aaron Rawl '''L''': Lane Mestepey
Notes: LSU elim. Att: 19,000 |
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 |
: Ricky Romero '''L''': J.D. Cockroft
Notes: Att: 24,857 |
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 |
: Michael Hyle '''L''': Kevin Guyette '''S''': Will Startup
Notes: Arizona elim. Att: 18,000 |
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 |
: Billy Buckner '''L''': Brandon Camardese
Notes: Miami elim. Att: 25,240 |
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 |
: Huston Street '''L''': Matt Woods
Notes: Georgia elim. Att: 17,500 |
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 |
: Jason Fletcher '''L''': Mike Martinez '''S''': Chad Blackwell
Notes: Att: 28,216 |
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 |
: Scott Sarver '''L''': Matt Campbell '''S''': Jason Windsor
Notes: South Carolina elim. Att: 16,251 |
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 |
: Ricky Romero '''L''': J. Brent Cox '''S''': Mike Martinez
Notes: Att: 26,604 |
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 |
: Jason Windsor '''L''': Buck Cody
Notes: Cal State Fullerton wins National Title Att: 21,392 |
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