2000 Southland Conference
baseball tournament
Teams6
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsSouthwest Texas State (3rd title)
Winning coachTy Harrington (1st title)
MVPShane Webb (Louisiana–Monroe)
2000 Southland Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
McNeese State  ‍†‍‍ 20–7 .74139–20 .661
Louisiana–Monroe  ‍†‍‍ 20–7 .74141–22 .651
Southwest Texas State  ‍‍‡‍y 16–11 .59334–29 .540
Nicholls State  ‍‍‍ 15–12 .55627–29 .482
Northwestern State  ‍‍‍ 14–13 .51930–26 .536
Sam Houston State  ‍‍‍ 14–13 .51925–29 .463
Lamar  ‍‍‍ 11–16 .40727–27 .500
Southeastern Louisiana  ‍‍‍ 10–17 .37025–28 .472
Texas–Arlington  ‍‍‍ 9–18 .33324–30 .444
Texas–San Antonio  ‍‍‍ 6–21 .22217–37 .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]

Seeding and format

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

TeamWLTPctSeed
Louisiana–Monroe207.741—1
McNeese State207.741—2
Southwest Texas State1611.59343
Nicholls State1512.55654
Northwestern State1413.51965
Sam Houston State1413.51966
Lamar1116.4079—
Southeastern Louisiana1017.37010—
Texas–Arlington918.33311—
UTSA621.22214—

Bracket and results

First roundSecond roundThird roundSemifinalsFinal
1Louisiana–Monroe7
6Sam Houston State51Louisiana–Monroe12
4Nicholls State6
3Southwest Texas State131Louisiana–Monroe4
4Nicholls State123Southwest Texas State6
3Southwest Texas State53Southwest Texas State3—
5Northwestern State11Louisiana–Monroe2—
2McNeese State41Louisiana–Monroe411
5Northwestern State65Northwestern State35Northwestern State3
6Sam Houston State4116Sam 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
SSShane WebbLouisiana–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]

References

  1. ↑ "2018 Southland Conference Baseball" (PDF). Southland Conference. p. 15. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
  2. ↑ 2018 Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Northwestern State Demons. p. 44. Retrieved December 31, 2018.
  3. 1 2 3 2018 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Southland Conference. p. 28. Retrieved December 31, 2018.
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