2000 Southland Conference Baseball Tournament

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2000 Southland Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams6
Format Double-elimination
Finals site
Champions Southwest Texas State  (3rd title)
Winning coach Ty Harrington  (1st title)
MVP Shane Webb (Louisiana–Monroe)
2000 Southland Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
McNeese State  207 .741  3920 .661
Louisiana–Monroe  207 .741  4122 .651
Southwest Texas State  y1611 .593  3429 .540
Nicholls State  1512 .556  2729 .482
Northwestern State  1413 .519  3026 .536
Sam Houston State  1413 .519  2529 .463
Lamar  1116 .407  2727 .500
Southeastern Louisiana  1017 .370  2528 .472
Texas–Arlington  918 .333  2430 .444
Texas–San Antonio  621 .222  1737 .315
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 2000 [1] ; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2000 Southland Conference Baseball Tournament was held from May 7 to 10, 2000 [2] 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. [3]

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Seeding and format

The top six finishers from the regular season were seeded one through six. They played a double-elimination tournament.

TeamWLTPctSeed
Louisiana–Monroe 207.7411
McNeese State 207.7412
Southwest Texas State 1611.59343
Nicholls State 1512.55654
Northwestern State 1413.51965
Sam Houston State 1413.51966
Lamar 1116.4079
Southeastern Louisiana 1017.37010
Texas–Arlington 918.33311
UTSA 621.22214

Bracket and results

 First roundSecond roundThird roundSemi-finalsFinals
                         
 1 Louisiana–Monroe 7 
 6 Sam Houston State 5  1Louisiana–Monroe12 
  4Nicholls State6  
 3 Southwest Texas State 13    1Louisiana–Monroe4      
 4 Nicholls State 12     3Southwest Texas State6       
   3Southwest Texas State5     3Southwest Texas State3
   5Northwestern State1    1Louisiana–Monroe2
 2 McNeese State 4    1Louisiana–Monroe411  
 5 Northwestern State 6   5Northwestern State3  5Northwestern State3 
 6Sam Houston State411  6Sam Houston State1 
 2McNeese State3 

All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team. [3]

Pos.NameSchool
PJason SlaninaNorthwestern State
Nathan BoydSam Houston State
CChris SeamanSouthwest Texas State
1BBuddy ProctorNorthwestern State
2BRondon AndersonNicholls State
3BWillie CoreLouisiana–Monroe
SS Shane Webb Louisiana–Monroe
OFJason WashingtonSouthwest Texas State
Terrence MooreSouthwest Texas State
Nolan ParkerMcNeese State
DHMike WombacherLouisiana–Monroe

Most Valuable Player

Shane Webb was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Webb was a shortstop for Louisiana–Monroe. [3]

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References

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  2. 2018 Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Northwestern State Demons. p. 44. Retrieved December 31, 2018.
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