2000 Southland Conference baseball tournament

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
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
McNeese State  ‍†‍‍ 20 – 7   .741 39 – 20   .661
Louisiana–Monroe  ‍†‍‍ 20 – 7   .741 41 – 22   .651
Southwest Texas State  ‍‍‡‍y 16 – 11   .593 34 – 29   .540
Nicholls State  ‍‍‍ 15 – 12   .556 27 – 29   .482
Northwestern State  ‍‍‍ 14 – 13   .519 30 – 26   .536
Sam Houston State  ‍‍‍ 14 – 13   .519 25 – 29   .463
Lamar  ‍‍‍ 11 – 16   .407 27 – 27   .500
Southeastern Louisiana  ‍‍‍ 10 – 17   .370 25 – 28   .472
Texas–Arlington  ‍‍‍ 9 – 18   .333 24 – 30   .444
Texas–San Antonio  ‍‍‍ 6 – 21   .222 17 – 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.

Team W L T Pct Seed
Louisiana–Monroe 20 7 .741 — 1
McNeese State 20 7 .741 — 2
Southwest Texas State 16 11 .593 4 3
Nicholls State 15 12 .556 5 4
Northwestern State 14 13 .519 6 5
Sam Houston State 14 13 .519 6 6
Lamar 11 16 .407 9 —
Southeastern Louisiana 10 17 .370 10 —
Texas–Arlington 9 18 .333 11 —
UTSA 6 21 .222 14 —

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. Name School
P Jason Slanina Northwestern State
Nathan Boyd Sam Houston State
C Chris Seaman Southwest Texas State
1B Buddy Proctor Northwestern State
2B Rondon Anderson Nicholls State
3B Willie Core Louisiana–Monroe
SS Shane Webb Louisiana–Monroe
OF Jason Washington Southwest Texas State
Terrence Moore Southwest Texas State
Nolan Parker McNeese State
DH Mike Wombacher Louisiana–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. ^ a b c 2018 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Southland Conference. p. 28. Retrieved December 31, 2018.