2000 Houston Cougars baseball team

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2000 Houston Cougars baseball
Houston Cougars Logo (1999-2012).svg
C-USA tournament champions
C-USA regular season champions
Houston Regional champions
Conference Conference USA
Ranking
CoachesNo. 12
CB No. 13
Record48–18 (21–4 C-USA)
Head coach
Home stadium Cougar Field
Seasons
 1999
2001 
2000 Conference USA baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
No. 13 Houston  y2140 .84048180 .727
Tulane  y2061 .75938221 .631
Southern Miss  1490 .60932260 .552
Charlotte  15110 .57732251 .560
South Florida  14130 .51929290 .500
Cincinnati  11160 .40735160 .686
UAB  10150 .40028320 .467
Louisville  10161 .38917371 .318
Memphis  8180 .30815370 .288
Saint Louis  6210 .22219340 .358
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2000 Houston Cougars baseball team represented the University of Houston in the 2000 intercollegiate baseball season. Houston competed in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) in its fourth season as a member of Conference USA. The Cougars played home games at Cougar Field on the university's campus in Houston, Texas. Sixth-year head coach Rayner Noble, a former pitcher for the team during the 1980 through 1983 seasons [1] and an assistant coach from 1987 through 1990, led the Cougars.

Upon winning the inaugural Conference USA tournament, Houston entered the 2000 NCAA Division I baseball tournament for the thirteenth time in school history. They hosted the Houston Regional, where they defeated Rice to advance to the super regional round for the first time in school history. [2] Although hosting the Houston Super Regional, [2] they were defeated by San Jose State in a three-game series. [3]

References

  1. Koch, Joshua (September 21, 2021). "Second Baptist Baseball Coach Noble Inducted into University of Houston Athletics Hall of Honor". Vype Magazine. Retrieved February 12, 2024.
  2. 1 2 "Houston Set to Host Super Regional". Conference USA. June 20, 2000. Retrieved February 12, 2024.
  3. "Texas vs Houston in NCAA super regional". USA Today . June 5, 2014. Retrieved February 12, 2024. In both of those years, Houston's season ended in the super regionals, falling to San Jose State in 2000 and to Texas in 2002.