2000 Atlantic 10 Conference Baseball Tournament

2000 Atlantic 10 Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams 4
Format Four-team double elimination
Finals Site
Champions Virginia Tech (3rd title)
Winning coach Chuck Hartman (3rd title)
MVP Addison Bowman Virginia Tech

The 2000 Atlantic 10 Conference Baseball Championship was held at Bear Stadium in Boyertown, Pennsylvania from May 18–20. It was the 13th and final tournament held in Boyertown. It featured the top two regular-season finishers of each of the conference's six-team divisions. West Division top seed Virginia Tech defeated Massachusetts in the title game to win the tournament for the third time, earning the Atlantic 10's automatic bid to the 2000 NCAA Tournament.[1][2]

Seeding and format

Each division's top teams, based on winning percentage in the 21-game regular season schedule, qualified for the field. In the four-team double-elimination format, the East Division champion played the West Division runner-up, and vice versa. In the West Division, Virginia Tech's regular season series win over George Washington gave it the top seed.[3]

TeamWLTPct.GBSeed
East Division
St. Bonaventure1380.619
–
1E
Massachusetts1191.548
1.5
2E
Temple9111.452
3.5
–
Saint Joseph's8130.381
5
–
Rhode Island8130.381
5
–
Fordham7140.333
6
–
West Division
Virginia Tech1650.762
–
1W
George Washington1650.762
–
2W
Xavier1380.619
3
–
Duquesne10110.476
6
–
Dayton10110.476
6
–
La Salle4170.190
12
–

Bracket

 
                             
1E St. Bonaventure 3  
2W George Washington 4[lower-alpha 1]  
  2W George Washington 1  
  1W Virginia Tech 9  
1W Virginia Tech 4
2E Massachusetts 3  
  1W Virginia Tech 9 –
  2E Massachusetts 6 –
1E St. Bonaventure 5  
2E Massachusetts 6  
  2W George Washington 8
  2E Massachusetts 9  
  1. ↑ 10 innings.

All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team. Virginia Tech shortstop Addison Bowman, one of three Hokies selected, was named Most Outstanding Player.[1]

Virginia Tech's Addison Bowman, also named in 1999, was selected for the second time.

Pos.NameTeam
OFMike BassettGeorge Washington
PAdam BelicicGeorge Washington
SSAddison BowmanVirginia Tech
PJason BushVirginia Tech
CJed EnglishVirginia Tech
SSMark EversSt. Bonaventure
3BChad FoutzVirginia Tech
3BKyle JohnsonSt. Bonaventure
PJesse SantosMassachusetts
IFAaron SenezMassachusetts
2BShaun SkeffingtonMassachusetts

References

  1. 1 2 "2014 Atlantic 10 Baseball Record Book" (PDF). Atlantic10.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 15, 2014. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Pete Hughes to Be Oklahoma Coach". ESPN.com. June 27, 2013. Archived from the original on July 26, 2014. Retrieved July 26, 2014.
  3. ↑ "George Washington Series History". HokieSports.com. Virginia Tech Athletics Communications. Archived from the original on July 26, 2014. Retrieved July 26, 2014.
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