The 2004 Cumberland baseball team, led by Hall of Fame coach Woody Hunt, was the first team in school history to win the NAIA National Championship.
The squad finished the year 59-21 defeating a 73-3 Oklahoma City team in the National Championship game.
CU got hot before the TranSouth Conference Tournament â reeling off five wins heading into the conference championship before running the TranSouth Tournament to claim the Championship.
The team defeated rival Lee University in the Region XI tournament to clinch their trip to the Super Regionals.
Cumberland swept Tennessee Wesleyan for the trip to Lewiston, ID for the Avista-NAIA World Series.
CU finished the 2004 season on a 20-game winning streak.
The team included CU Hall of Fame inductee and All-American Chuck McFarlane, World Series MVP Donnie Burhalter, Caleb Barrett, Nick Thompson, Derek Depew, Vladimir Munoz, Chris Torres, Carlos Miranda, Tim Freeman, Phillip Cuadrado, Andrew Davis, Bryant Baines, Preston Potter, Victor Alvarez, Craig Moreland, Alex Gentry, Jared Garshnick, Jared Brown, Kenny Beesting, Josh Underhill, Jake Gray, Manuel Diaz, Andrew Carden, Dana Meyers, Eric Keller, Mark Henry, Chris Parades, Eddie Ortega, Daniel Etheridge, Devin Williams, Ricky Steakin, Mike Minkel and Josh Van der Weide.
Assistant coaches included: Ryan Hunt, Kris Lammers and Randy Stegall.
