2000 Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament

2000 Colonial Athletic Association
baseball tournament

Teams	8
Format	Double-elimination tournament
Finals site	Coy Tillett Sr. Memorial Field Manteo, North Carolina
Champions	East Carolina  (7th title)
Winning coach	Keith LeClair  (2nd title)
MVP	Lee Delfino (East Carolina)
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2000 Colonial Athletic Association baseball standings

v t e	Conf.									Overall
Team	W		L		T		PCT			W		L		T		PCT
Old Dominion  ‍†‍‍y	14	–	7	–	0		.667			33	–	24	–	1		.578
No. 29 East Carolina  ‍†‍‡‍y	14	–	7	–	0		.667			46	–	18	–	0		.719
UNC Wilmington  ‍‍‍	13	–	8	–	0		.619			36	–	23	–	0		.610
James Madison  ‍‍‍	12	–	9	–	0		.571			37	–	22	–	0		.627
VCU  ‍‍‍	9	–	12	–	0		.429			39	–	22	–	0		.639
Richmond  ‍‍‍	8	–	13	–	0		.381			25	–	29	–	0		.463
George Mason  ‍‍‍	7	–	14	–	0		.333			21	–	34	–	1		.384
William & Mary  ‍‍‍	7	–	14	–	0		.333			32	–	25	–	0		.561
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 2000 [1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2000 Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament was held at Coy Tillett Sr. Memorial Field in Manteo, North Carolina, from May 16 through 20. The event determined the champion of the Colonial Athletic Association for the 2000 season. Second-seeded East Carolina won the tournament for the seventh time, and second in a row, and earned the CAA's automatic bid to the 2000 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.

Entering the event, East Carolina had won the most championships, with six. Old Dominion and Richmond had each won three, while George Mason had won twice. ^[2]

Format and seeding

The CAA's teams were seeded one to eight based on winning percentage from the conference's round robin regular season. They played a double-elimination tournament. ^[2]

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Seed
Old Dominion	14	7	.667	—	1
East Carolina	14	7	.667	—	2
UNC Wilmington	13	8	.619	1	3
James Madison	12	9	.571	2	4
VCU	9	12	.429	5	5
Richmond	8	13	.381	6	6
George Mason	7	14	.368	7	7
William & Mary	7	14	.286	7	8

Bracket and results

	Upper round 1					Upper round 2					Upper final										Final
	1	Old Dominion	16
	8	William & Mary	11
						1	Old Dominion	5
						5	VCU	6
	4	James Madison	1
	5	VCU	4
											5	VCU	5
											2	East Carolina	8
	3	UNC Wilmington	9
	6	Richmond	7
						3	UNC Wilmington	4
						2	East Carolina	5
	2	East Carolina	8
	7	George Mason	3																		2	East Carolina	7	—
																					5	VCU	6	—
	Lower round 1					Lower round 2					Lower round 3					Lower final
						1	Old Dominion	5
	8	William & Mary	16			8	William & Mary	9								5	VCU	14
	7	George Mason	5								8	William & Mary	11			8	William & Mary	13
											4	James Madison	4
						3	UNC Wilmington	5
	4	James Madison	24			4	James Madison	6
	6	Richmond	21

Most Valuable Player

Lee Delfino was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Delfino was a shortstop for East Carolina. ^[2]

References

1. 2020 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Colonial Athletic Association. p. 17. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
2. 2020 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Colonial Athletic Association. p. 9. Retrieved February 3, 2021.