2000 Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament

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.

2000 Colonial Athletic Association
baseball tournament
Teams8
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsEast Carolina (7th title)
Winning coachKeith LeClair (2nd title)
MVPLee Delfino (East Carolina)
2000 Colonial Athletic Association baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Old Dominion  y 1470 .66733241 .578
No. 29 East Carolina  y 1470 .66746180 .719
UNC Wilmington   1380 .61936230 .610
James Madison   1290 .57137220 .627
VCU   9120 .42939220 .639
Richmond   8130 .38125290 .463
George Mason   7140 .33321341 .384
William & Mary   7140 .33332250 .561
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2000[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

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]

TeamWLPct.GBSeed
Old Dominion147.6671
East Carolina147.6672
UNC Wilmington138.61913
James Madison129.57124
VCU912.42955
Richmond813.38166
George Mason714.36877
William & Mary714.28678

Bracket and results

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalFinal
1Old Dominion16
8William & Mary11
1Old Dominion5
5VCU6
4James Madison1
5VCU4
5VCU5
2East Carolina8
3UNC Wilmington9
6Richmond7
3UNC Wilmington4
2East Carolina5
2East Carolina8
7George Mason32East Carolina7
5VCU6
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower round 3Lower final
1Old Dominion5
8William & Mary168William & Mary95VCU14
7George Mason58William & Mary118William & Mary13
4James Madison4
3UNC Wilmington5
4James Madison244James Madison6
6Richmond21

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.
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