2000 Southland Conference baseball tournament
Collegiate baseball tournament
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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]
| Teams | 6 |
|---|---|
| Format | Double-elimination |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | Southwest Texas State (3rd title) |
| Winning coach | Ty Harrington (1st title) |
| MVP | Shane Webb (Louisiana–Monroe) |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| McNeese State † | 20 | – | 7 | .741 | 39 | – | 20 | .661 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisiana–Monroe † | 20 | – | 7 | .741 | 41 | – | 22 | .651 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southwest Texas State ‡y | 16 | – | 11 | .593 | 34 | – | 29 | .540 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nicholls State | 15 | – | 12 | .556 | 27 | – | 29 | .482 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern State | 14 | – | 13 | .519 | 30 | – | 26 | .536 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sam Houston State | 14 | – | 13 | .519 | 25 | – | 29 | .463 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lamar | 11 | – | 16 | .407 | 27 | – | 27 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southeastern Louisiana | 10 | – | 17 | .370 | 25 | – | 28 | .472 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas–Arlington | 9 | – | 18 | .333 | 24 | – | 30 | .444 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas–San Antonio | 6 | – | 21 | .222 | 17 | – | 37 | .315 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 2000[1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seeding and format
The top six finishers from the regular season were seeded one through six. They played a double-elimination tournament.
| Team | W | L | T | Pct | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louisiana–Monroe | 20 | 7 | .741 | — | 1 |
| McNeese State | 20 | 7 | .741 | — | 2 |
| Southwest Texas State | 16 | 11 | .593 | 4 | 3 |
| Nicholls State | 15 | 12 | .556 | 5 | 4 |
| Northwestern State | 14 | 13 | .519 | 6 | 5 |
| Sam Houston State | 14 | 13 | .519 | 6 | 6 |
| Lamar | 11 | 16 | .407 | 9 | — |
| Southeastern Louisiana | 10 | 17 | .370 | 10 | — |
| Texas–Arlington | 9 | 18 | .333 | 11 | — |
| UTSA | 6 | 21 | .222 | 14 | — |
Bracket and results
| First round | Second round | Third round | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Louisiana–Monroe | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Sam Houston State | 5 | 1 | Louisiana–Monroe | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Nicholls State | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Southwest Texas State | 13 | 1 | Louisiana–Monroe | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Nicholls State | 12 | 3 | Southwest Texas State | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Southwest Texas State | 5 | 3 | Southwest Texas State | 3 | — | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Northwestern State | 1 | 1 | Louisiana–Monroe | 2 | — | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | McNeese State | 4 | 1 | Louisiana–Monroe | 411 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Northwestern State | 6 | 5 | Northwestern State | 3 | 5 | Northwestern State | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Sam Houston State | 411 | 6 | Sam Houston State | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | McNeese State | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
All-Tournament Team
The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[3]
| Pos. | Name | School |
|---|---|---|
| P | Jason Slanina | Northwestern State |
| Nathan Boyd | Sam Houston State | |
| C | Chris Seaman | Southwest Texas State |
| 1B | Buddy Proctor | Northwestern State |
| 2B | Rondon Anderson | Nicholls State |
| 3B | Willie Core | Louisiana–Monroe |
| SS | Shane Webb | Louisiana–Monroe |
| OF | Jason Washington | Southwest Texas State |
| Terrence Moore | Southwest Texas State | |
| Nolan Parker | McNeese State | |
| DH | Mike Wombacher | Louisiana–Monroe |
Most Valuable Player
Shane Webb was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Webb was a shortstop for Louisiana–Monroe.[3]