2000 Colonial Athletic Association Baseball Tournament

The 2000 Colonial Athletic Association Baseball Tournament was held at Coy Tillett, Sr., Memorial Field in Manteo, North Carolina from May 16 through May 20. The event determined the champion of the Colonial Athletic Association for the 2000 season. Second-seeded East Carolina 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.

2000 Colonial Athletic Association
Baseball Tournament
Teams8
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsEast Carolina (7th title)
Winning coachKeith LeClair (2nd title)
MVPLee Delfino, East Carolina
2000 Colonial Athletic Association baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
Old Dominion  y 1470 .667  33241 .578
No. 29 East Carolina  y 1470 .667  46180 .719
UNC Wilmington   1380 .619  36230 .610
James Madison   1290 .571  37220 .627
VCU   9120 .429  39220 .639
Richmond   8130 .381  25290 .463
George Mason   7140 .333  21341 .384
William & Mary   7140 .333  32250 .561
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 2000[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

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.[2]

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.[2]

TeamWLPct.GBSeed
Old Dominion147.6671
East Carolina147.6672
UNC Wilmington138.61913
James Madison129.57124
VCU912.42955
Richmond813.38166
George Mason714.36877
William & Mary714.28678

Bracket and results

  First Round     Second Round     Third Round     Semifinals     Finals
                                                 
  Winner's Bracket
  1 Old Dominion 16  
  8 William & Mary 11    
      1 Old Dominion 5  
      5 VCU 6    
  4 James Madison 1          
  5 VCU 4        
      5 VCU 5            
      2 East Carolina 8              
  3 UNC Wilmington 9              
  6 Richmond 7                
      3 UNC Wilmington 4          
      2 East Carolina 5        
  2 East Carolina 8          
  7 George Mason 3         2 East Carolina 7
      5 VCU 6
  Loser's Bracket      
  8 William & Mary 16        
  7 George Mason 5     1 Old Dominion 5        
    8 William & Mary 9          
      8 William & Mary 11        
  4 James Madison 24         4 James Madison 4     5 VCU 14    
  6 Richmond 21     3 UNC Wilmington 5         8 William & Mary 13  
    4 James Madison 6  

Most Valuable Player

Lee Delfino was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Delfino was a shortstop for East Carolina.[2]

References

  1. 2020 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Colonial Athletic Association. p. 17. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
  2. 2020 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Colonial Athletic Association. p. 9. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
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