2000 Southern Conference baseball tournament

The 2000 Southern Conference baseball tournament was held at Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park in Charleston, South Carolina, from May 17 through 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.

2000 Southern Conference
baseball tournament
Teams8
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsGeorgia Southern (2nd title)
MVPMatt Easterday (Georgia Southern)
Attendance26,300
2000 Southern Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Georgia Southern  ‍†‍‡‍y 23–7 .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 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
Team W L Pct GB Seed
Georgia Southern 23 7 .767
–
1
The Citadel 23 7 .767
–
2
UNC Greensboro 20 9 .670
2.5
3
Furman 15 13 .536
7
4
East Tennessee State 15 15 .500
8
5
College of Charleston 14 15 .483
8.5
6
Davidson 14 15 .483
8.5
7
Appalachian State 11 17 .393
11
8
VMI 11 19 .367
12
–
Western Carolina 8 22 .267
15
–
Wofford 7 22 .241
15.5
–

[2]

Bracket
Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalFinal
4Furman3
5East Tennessee1
4Furman3
1Georgia Southern5
1Georgia Southern2*
8Appalachian State1*
1Georgia Southern5*
2The Citadel3*
3UNC Greensboro3
6College of Charleston7
6College of Charleston3
2The Citadel6
2The Citadel6
7Davidson21Georgia Southern3—
4Furman0—
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower round 3Lower final
6College of Charleston9
5East Tennessee State3*8Appalachian State22The Citadel1
8Appalachian State6*6College of Charleston34Furman11
4Furman15
4Furman7
3UNC Greensboro33UNC Greensboro3
7Davidson2

* - Indicates game required extra innings.[3]

All-Tournament Team
Position Player School
P Corey Etheridge Furman
C Ed Sparks East Tennessee State
1B Chris Behne Appalachian State
2B Matt Easterday Georgia Southern
3B Cole Hubka Furman
SS Danny Rueckel Furman
OF J. R. Revere Georgia Southern
OF Clint Hill Furman
OF Josh Edgeworth College of Charleston
DH Ryan Presnell Furman
Walt Nadzak Award, Tournament Most Outstanding Player
Matt Easterday
Georgia Southern

[4]

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 August 23, 2012.
  3. 2011 Southern Conference Baseball Media Guide. SoConSports.com. p. 49. Retrieved August 23, 2012.
  4. 2012 Southern Conference Baseball Media Guide. SoConSports.com. p. 62. Retrieved August 23, 2012.
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