2000 Southern Conference baseball tournament explained

Year:2000
Conference:Southern Conference
Teams:8
Format:Double-elimination tournament
Ballpark:Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park
City:Charleston, South Carolina
Titlecount:2nd
Mvp:Matt Easterday
Mvpteam:Georgia Southern
Attendance:26,300

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 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.

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

TeamWLPctGBSeed
237.767
The Citadel237.767
209.670
1513.536
1515.500
1415.483
1415.483
1117.393
1119.367
822.267
722.241
[1]

Bracket

* - Indicates game required extra innings.[2]

All-Tournament Team

PositionPlayerSchool
PCorey EtheridgeFurman
CEd SparksEast Tennessee State
1BChris BehneAppalachian State
2BMatt EasterdayGeorgia Southern
3BCole HubkaFurman
SSDanny RueckelFurman
OFJ. R. RevereGeorgia Southern
OFClint HillFurman
OFJosh EdgeworthCollege of Charleston
DHRyan PresnellFurman
[3]

Notes and References

  1. Book: 2012 Southern Conference Baseball Media Guide. 47. SoConSports.com. 2012-08-23.
  2. Book: 2011 Southern Conference Baseball Media Guide. 49. SoConSports.com. 2012-08-23.
  3. Book: 2012 Southern Conference Baseball Media Guide. 62. SoConSports.com. 2012-08-23.