2000 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball tournament
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{{Infobox NCAA Baseball Conference Tournament |
| Year=2000
| Conference=Atlantic 10 Conference
| ShortConference=
| Division=
| Image=
| ImageSize=
| Caption=
| Teams=4
| Format=Four-team double elimination
| Ballpark=Bear Stadium (Boyertown)
| City=Boyertown, PA
| Champions=Virginia Tech
| TitleCount=3rd
| Coach=Chuck Hartman
| CoachCount=3rd
| MVP=Addison Bowman
| MVPTeam=Virginia Tech
| Attendance=
| Television=
}}
The 2000 Atlantic 10 Conference Baseball Championship was held at Bear Stadium in Boyertown, Pennsylvania from May 18 through 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.{{cite web|title=2014 Atlantic 10 Baseball Record Book |url=http://www.atlantic10.com/fls/31600/pdfs/baserecords.pdf?DB_OEM_ID=31600 |website=Atlantic10.com |accessdate=July 15, 2014 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140519024741/http://www.atlantic10.com/fls/31600/pdfs/baserecords.pdf?DB_OEM_ID=31600 |archivedate=May 19, 2014 |url-status=dead }}{{cite news|title=Pete Hughes to Be Oklahoma Coach |url=https://www.espn.com/college-sports/story/_/id/9429283/pete-hughes-leaving-virginia-tech-hokies-oklahoma-sooners |access-date=July 26, 2014 |work=ESPN.com |date=June 27, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714184822/http://espn.go.com/college-sports/story/_/id/9429283/pete-hughes-leaving-virginia-tech-hokies-oklahoma-sooners |archive-date=July 14, 2014 |url-status=live }}
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.{{cite web|title=George Washington Series History |url=http://www.hokiesports.com/baseball/opponents/George%20Washington |website=HokieSports.com |publisher=Virginia Tech Athletics Communications |accessdate=July 26, 2014 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140729000554/http://www.hokiesports.com/baseball/opponents/George%20Washington |archivedate=July 29, 2014 |url-status=live }}
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! Team !! W !! L !! T !! Pct. !! GB !! Seed | ||||||
| colspan=7|{{center|East Division}} | ||||||
| bgcolor=#ccffcc | 13 | 8 | 0 | {{winpct|13|8}} | {{center|–}} | {{center|1E}} |
| bgcolor=#ccffcc | 11 | 9 | 1 | {{winpct|11|9|1}} | {{center|1.5}} | {{center|2E}} |
| Temple | 9 | 11 | 1 | {{winpct|9|11|1}} | {{center|3.5}} | {{center|–}} |
| Saint Joseph's | 8 | 13 | 0 | {{winpct|8|13}} | {{center|5}} | {{center|–}} |
| Rhode Island | 8 | 13 | 0 | {{winpct|8|13}} | {{center|5}} | {{center|–}} |
| Fordham | 7 | 14 | 0 | {{winpct|7|14}} | {{center|6}} | {{center|–}} |
| colspan=7|{{center|West Division}} | ||||||
| bgcolor=#ccffcc | 16 | 5 | 0 | {{winpct|16|5}} | {{center|–}} | {{center|1W}} |
| bgcolor=#ccffcc | 16 | 5 | 0 | {{winpct|16|5}} | {{center|–}} | {{center|2W}} |
| Xavier | 13 | 8 | 0 | {{winpct|13|8}} | {{center|3}} | {{center|–}} |
| Duquesne | 10 | 11 | 0 | {{winpct|10|11}} | {{center|6}} | {{center|–}} |
| Dayton | 10 | 11 | 0 | {{winpct|10|11}} | {{center|6}} | {{center|–}} |
| La Salle | 4 | 17 | 0 | {{winpct|4|17}} | {{center|12}} | {{center|–}} |
Bracket
{{4Team2ElimBracket
| RD1=
| RD2=
| RD3=
| RD1-seed01=1E
| RD1-team01=St. Bonaventure
| RD1-score01=3
| RD1-seed02=2W
| RD1-team02=George Washington
| RD1-score02=4{{efn|group=extras|10 innings.}}
| RD1-seed03=1W
| RD1-team03=Virginia Tech
| RD1-score03=4
| RD1-seed04=2E
| RD1-team04=Massachusetts
| RD1-score04=3
| RD1-seed05=1E
| RD1-team05=St. Bonaventure
| RD1-score05=5
| RD1-seed06=2E
| RD1-team06=Massachusetts
| RD1-score06=6
| RD2-seed01=2W
| RD2-team01=George Washington
| RD2-score01=1
| RD2-seed02=1W
| RD2-team02=Virginia Tech
| RD2-score02=9
| RD2-seed03=2W
| RD2-team03=George Washington
| RD2-score03=8
| RD2-seed04=2E
| RD2-team04=Massachusetts
| RD2-score04=9
| RD3-seed01=1W
| RD3-team01=Virginia Tech
| RD3-score01a=9
| RD3-score01b=–
| RD3-seed02=2E
| RD3-team02=Massachusetts
| RD3-score02a=6
| RD3-score02b=–
}}
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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.
Virginia Tech's Addison Bowman, also named in 1999, was selected for the second time.
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! Pos. !! Name !! Team | ||
| OF | Mike Bassett | George Washington |
| P | Adam Belicic | George Washington |
| SS | Addison Bowman | Virginia Tech |
| P | Jason Bush | Virginia Tech |
| C | Jed English | Virginia Tech |
| SS | Mark Evers | St. Bonaventure |
| 3B | Chad Foutz | Virginia Tech |
| 3B | Kyle Johnson | St. Bonaventure |
| P | Jesse Santos | Massachusetts |
| IF | Aaron Senez | Massachusetts |
| 2B | Shaun Skeffington | Massachusetts |
References
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{{Atlantic 10 Conference Baseball Tournament navbox}}
{{2000 NCAA Division I baseball tournament navbox}}
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