Collegiate baseball tournament
| Teams | 6 |
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| Format | Double-elimination |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | Southwest Texas State (3rd title) |
| Winning coach | Ty Harrington (1st title) |
| MVP | Shane Webb (Louisiana–Monroe) |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| McNeese State † | 20 | – | 7 | .741 | 39 | – | 20 | .661 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisiana–Monroe † | 20 | – | 7 | .741 | 41 | – | 22 | .651 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southwest Texas State ‡ | 16 | – | 11 | .593 | 34 | – | 29 | .540 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nicholls State | 15 | – | 12 | .556 | 27 | – | 29 | .482 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern State | 14 | – | 13 | .519 | 30 | – | 26 | .536 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sam Houston State | 14 | – | 13 | .519 | 25 | – | 29 | .463 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lamar | 11 | – | 16 | .407 | 27 | – | 27 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southeastern Louisiana | 10 | – | 17 | .370 | 25 | – | 28 | .472 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas–Arlington | 9 | – | 18 | .333 | 24 | – | 30 | .444 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas–San Antonio | 6 | – | 21 | .222 | 17 | – | 37 | .315 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 2000 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2000 Southland Conference baseball tournament was held from May 7 to 10, 2000 to determine the champion of the Southland Conference in the sport of college baseball for the 2000 season. The event pitted the top six finishers from the conference's regular season in a double-elimination tournament held at Warhawk Field, home field of Louisiana–Monroe in Monroe, Louisiana. Third-seeded Southwest Texas State won their second consecutive, and third overall, championship and claimed the automatic bid to the 2000 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.
Seeding and format
The top six finishers from the regular season were seeded one through six. They played a double-elimination tournament.
| Team | W | L | T | Pct | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louisiana–Monroe | 20 | 7 | .741 | — | 1 |
| McNeese State | 20 | 7 | .741 | — | 2 |
| Southwest Texas State | 16 | 11 | .593 | 4 | 3 |
| Nicholls State | 15 | 12 | .556 | 5 | 4 |
| Northwestern State | 14 | 13 | .519 | 6 | 5 |
| Sam Houston State | 14 | 13 | .519 | 6 | 6 |
| Lamar | 11 | 16 | .407 | 9 | — |
| Southeastern Louisiana | 10 | 17 | .370 | 10 | — |
| Texas–Arlington | 9 | 18 | .333 | 11 | — |
| UTSA | 6 | 21 | .222 | 14 | — |
Bracket and results
| First round | Second round | Third round | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Louisiana–Monroe | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Sam Houston State | 5 | 1 | Louisiana–Monroe | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Nicholls State | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Southwest Texas State | 13 | 1 | Louisiana–Monroe | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Nicholls State | 12 | 3 | Southwest Texas State | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Southwest Texas State | 5 | 3 | Southwest Texas State | 3 | — | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Northwestern State | 1 | 1 | Louisiana–Monroe | 2 | — | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | McNeese State | 4 | 1 | Louisiana–Monroe | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Northwestern State | 6 | 5 | Northwestern State | 3 | 5 | Northwestern State | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Sam Houston State | 4 | 6 | Sam Houston State | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | McNeese State | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
All-Tournament Team
The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.
| Pos. | Name | School |
|---|---|---|
| P | Jason Slanina | Northwestern State |
| Nathan Boyd | Sam Houston State | |
| C | Chris Seaman | Southwest Texas State |
| 1B | Buddy Proctor | Northwestern State |
| 2B | Rondon Anderson | Nicholls State |
| 3B | Willie Core | Louisiana–Monroe |
| SS | Shane Webb | Louisiana–Monroe |
| OF | Jason Washington | Southwest Texas State |
| Terrence Moore | Southwest Texas State | |
| Nolan Parker | McNeese State | |
| DH | Mike Wombacher | Louisiana–Monroe |
Most Valuable Player
Shane Webb was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Webb was a shortstop for Louisiana–Monroe.
References
- "2018 Southland Conference Baseball" (PDF). Southland Conference. p. 15. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
- 2018 Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Northwestern State Demons. p. 44. Retrieved December 31, 2018.
- ^ 2018 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Southland Conference. p. 28. Retrieved December 31, 2018.
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