2004 NCBA World Series

American collegiate baseball competition The 2004 National Club Baseball Association (NCBA) World Series was played at McKechnie Field in Bradenton, FL from May 26 to May 31. The fourth tournament's champion was Colorado State University. The co-MVP's were Andrew Abell and Thomas Ahrens, both of Colorado State University.http://www.csuramsbaseball.com/2004WS.aspx Colorado State Rams Baseball - 2004 World Series csuramsbaseball.com 2014-05-12 https://web.archive.org/web/20140512215746/http://www.csuramsbaseball.com/2004WS.aspx 2014-05-12 dead Format The format is similar to the NCAA College World Series in that eight teams participate in two four-team double elimination brackets with the only difference being that in the NCBA, there is only one game that decides the national championship rather than a best-of-3 like the NCAA. A major difference between the NCAA and NCBA World Series is that NCBA World Series games were only 7 innings (until 2006) while NCAA games are 9 innings. Participants Seeding School Region 1 Colorado State Rocky Mountain 2 Penn State Northeast Atlantic 3 North Carolina State Southeast Atlantic 4 Central Michigan Great Lakes 5 Texas A&M Gulf Coast 6 Wisconsin-Eau Claire Mid-America 7 James Madison Mid-Atlantic 8 Oregon Northern Pacific Results Bracket http://www.csuramsbaseball.com/2004WSBracket.xls 2004 NCBA World Series Bracket csuramsbaseball.com 2014-05-12 https://web.archive.org/web/20140512215335/http://www.csuramsbaseball.com/2004WSBracket.xls 2014-05-12 dead 1/1/2/3 First Round Second Round Semifinals Championship Game 1 Colorado State 10 8 Oregon 1 4 Central Michigan 2 5 Texas A&M 6 8 Oregon 6 4 Central Michigan 9 2 Penn State 8 7 James Madison 4 3 NC State 4 6 UW-Eau Claire 5 7 James Madison 2 3 NC State 3 1 Colorado State 8 5 Texas A&M 0 4 Central Michigan 5 5 Texas A&M 9 2 Penn State 8 6 UW-Eau Claire 4 3 NC State 14 6 UW-Eau Claire 3 1 Colorado State 3 6 5 Texas A&M 4 0 2 Penn State 1 4 3 NC State 7 5 1 Colorado State 8 - - 3 NC State 1 - - Game Results Date Game Time Winner Score Loser Notes May 26 Game 1 9:30 AM Colorado State 10-1 Oregon Game 2 12:30 PM Penn State 8-4 James Madison Game 3 3:30 PM UW-Eau Claire 5-4 North Carolina State May 27 Game 4 10:00 AM Texas A&M 6-2 Central Michigan Game 5 1:00 PM North Carolina State 3-2 James Madison James Madison eliminated May 28 Game 6 9:30 AM Central Michigan 9-6 Oregon Oregon eliminated Game 7 12:30 PM Colorado State 8-0 Texas A&M Game 8 3:30 PM Penn State 8-4 UW-Eau Claire May 29 Game 9 10:00 AM Texas A&M 9-5 Central Michigan Central Michigan eliminated Game 10 1:00 PM North Carolina State 14-3 UW-Eau Claire UW-Eau Claire eliminated May 30 Game 11 9:30 AM Texas A&M 4-2 Colorado State Game 12 12:30 PM North Carolina State 7-1 Penn State Game 13 3:30 PM Colorado State 6-0 Texas A&M Texas A&M eliminated Game 14 7:30 PM North Carolina State 5-4 Penn State Penn State eliminated May 31 Game 15 1:00 PM Colorado State 8-1 North Carolina State Colorado State wins NCBA World Series See also 2004 NCBA Regional Tournament References Category:College baseball tournaments in Florida Category:2004 in baseball Category:National Club Baseball Association Category:Baseball in Bradenton, Florida Category:May 2004 sports events in the United States Category:2004 in sports in Florida