2000 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball tournament

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2000 Atlantic 10 Conference
baseball tournament
Teams4
FormatFour-team double elimination
Finals site
Champions Virginia Tech  (3rd title)
Winning coach Chuck Hartman  (3rd title)
MVP Addison Bowman (Virginia Tech)

The 2000 Atlantic 10 Conference Baseball Championship was held at Bear Stadium in Boyertown, Pennsylvania from May 18 through 20. It was the 13th and final tournament held in Boyertown. It featured the top two regular-season finishers of each of the conference's six-team divisions. West Division top seed Virginia Tech defeated Massachusetts in the title game to win the tournament for the third time, earning the Atlantic 10's automatic bid to the 2000 NCAA tournament. [1] [2]

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Seeding and format

Each division's top teams, based on winning percentage in the 21-game regular season schedule, qualified for the field. In the four-team double-elimination format, the East Division champion played the West Division runner-up, and vice versa. In the West Division, Virginia Tech's regular season series win over George Washington gave it the top seed. [3]

TeamWLTPct.GBSeed
East Division
St. Bonaventure 1380.619
1E
Massachusetts 1191.548
1.5
2E
Temple 9111.452
3.5
Saint Joseph's 8130.381
5
Rhode Island 8130.381
5
Fordham 7140.333
6
West Division
Virginia Tech 1650.762
1W
George Washington 1650.762
2W
Xavier 1380.619
3
Duquesne 10110.476
6
Dayton 10110.476
6
La Salle 4170.190
12

Bracket

QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
1E St. Bonaventure 3
2W George Washington 4 [lower-alpha 1]
2WGeorge Washington1
1WVirginia Tech9
1W Virginia Tech 4
2E Massachusetts 3
1WVirginia Tech
2EMassachusetts
Lower round 1Lower final
2WGeorge Washington8
1ESt. Bonaventure52EMassachusetts9
2EMassachusetts6
  1. 10 innings.

All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team. Virginia Tech shortstop Addison Bowman, one of three Hokies selected, was named Most Outstanding Player. [1]

Virginia Tech's Addison Bowman, also named in 1999, was selected for the second time.

Pos.NameTeam
OFMike BassettGeorge Washington
PAdam BelicicGeorge Washington
SSAddison BowmanVirginia Tech
PJason BushVirginia Tech
CJed EnglishVirginia Tech
SSMark EversSt. Bonaventure
3BChad FoutzVirginia Tech
3BKyle JohnsonSt. Bonaventure
PJesse SantosMassachusetts
IFAaron SenezMassachusetts
2BShaun SkeffingtonMassachusetts

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