2000 Southern Conference Baseball Tournament

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2000 Southern Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams8
Format Double-elimination tournament
Finals site
Champions Georgia Southern  (2nd title)
MVPMatt Easterday (Georgia Southern)
Attendance26,300
2000 Southern Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Georgia Southern  ‍†‍‡‍y23–7 .76738–22 .633
The Citadel  ‍†‍‍23–7 .76739–20 .661
UNC Greensboro  ‍‍‍20–9 .69034–24 .586
Furman  ‍‍‍15–13 .53627–31 .466
East Tennessee State  ‍‍‍15–15 .50021–31 .404
College of Charleston  ‍‍‍14–15 .48328–28 .500
Davidson  ‍‍‍14–15 .48326–28 .481
Appalachian State  ‍‍‍11–17 .39317–38 .309
VMI  ‍‍‍11–19 .36719–30 .388
Western Carolina  ‍‍‍8–22 .26715–38 .283
Wofford  ‍‍‍7–22 .24116–38 .296
† – Conference champion
‡ – SoCon Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 2000 [1] ; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2000 Southern Conference Baseball Tournament was held at Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Park in Charleston, SC from May 17 through May 21. Top seeded Georgia Southern won the tournament and earned the Southern Conference's automatic bid to the 2000 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament. It was the Eagles second tournament win.

Contents

The tournament used a double-elimination format. Only the top eight teams participate, so VMI, Western Carolina, and Wofford were not in the field. Western Carolina earned the top seed by winning the season series over regular season co-champion The Citadel. College of Charleston earned the seventh seed by winning the season series over Davidson.

Seeding

TeamWLPctGBSeed
Georgia Southern 237.767
–
1
The Citadel 237.767
–
2
UNC Greensboro 209.670
2.5
3
Furman 1513.536
7
4
East Tennessee State 1515.500
8
5
College of Charleston 1415.483
8.5
6
Davidson 1415.483
8.5
7
Appalachian State 1117.393
11
8
VMI 1119.367
12
–
Western Carolina 822.267
15
–
Wofford 722.241
15.5
–

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Bracket

 First Round  Second Round  Third Round  Semifinals  Finals
                         
 Winner's Bracket
 4 Furman 3 
 5 East Tennessee 1  
   4Furman3 
   1Georgia Southern5  
 1 Georgia Southern 2*     
 8 Appalachian State 1*    
   1Georgia Southern5*      
   2The Citadel3*       
 3 UNC Greensboro 3       
 6 College of Charleston 7        
   6College of Charleston3     
   2The Citadel6    
 2 The Citadel 6     
 7 Davidson 2    1Georgia Southern3—
   4Furman0—
 Loser's Bracket   
 5East Tennessee State3*    
 8Appalachian State6*  6College of Charleston9    
  8Appalachian State2     
   6College of Charleston3    
 3UNC Greensboro3    4Furman15  2The Citadel1  
 7Davidson2  4Furman7    4Furman11 
  3UNC Greensboro3 

* - Indicates game required extra innings. [3]

All-Tournament Team

PositionPlayerSchool
PCorey EtheridgeFurman
CEd SparksEast Tennessee State
1BChris BehneAppalachian State
2BMatt EasterdayGeorgia Southern
3BCole HubkaFurman
SSDanny RueckelFurman
OFJ. R. RevereGeorgia Southern
OFClint HillFurman
OFJosh EdgeworthCollege of Charleston
DHRyan PresnellFurman
Walt Nadzak Award, Tournament Most Outstanding Player
Matt Easterday
Georgia Southern

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References

  1. ↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 2000". Boyd's World. Retrieved May 24, 2015.
  2. ↑ 2012 Southern Conference Baseball Media Guide. SoConSports.com. p. 47. Retrieved 2012-08-23.
  3. ↑ 2011 Southern Conference Baseball Media Guide. SoConSports.com. p. 49. Retrieved 2012-08-23.
  4. ↑ 2012 Southern Conference Baseball Media Guide. SoConSports.com. p. 62. Retrieved 2012-08-23.
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