2000 Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament explained

Year:2000
Conference:Colonial Athletic Association
Teams:8
Format:Double-elimination tournament
Ballpark:Coy Tillett Sr. Memorial Field
City:Manteo, North Carolina
Titlecount:7th
Coach:Keith LeClair
Coachcount:2nd
Mvp:Lee Delfino
Mvpteam:East Carolina

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 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.

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.[1]

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.

Team W L Pct. GB Seed
14 7 .667 1
14 7 .667 2
13 8 .619 1 3
12 9 .571 2 4
9 12 .429 5 5
8 13 .381 6 6
7 14 .368 7 7
7 14 .286 7 8

Most Valuable Player

Lee Delfino was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Delfino was a shortstop for East Carolina.

Notes and References

  1. Book: 2020 Baseball Record Book. Colonial Athletic Association. 9. February 3, 2021.