2000 Big South Conference Baseball Tournament
The 2000 Big South Conference Baseball Tournament was the postseason baseball tournament for the Big South Conference, held from May 17–20, 2000 at Charles Watson Stadium, home field of regular season champion Coastal Carolina in Conway, South Carolina. All eight teams participated in the double-elimination tournament. The champion, Liberty, won the title for the third time, and second in three seasons, and earned an invitation to the 2000 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.[2]
| Teams | 8 |
|---|---|
| Format | Double-elimination |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | Liberty (3rd title) |
| Winning coach | Dave Pastors (2nd title) |
| MVP | Jason Suitt, Liberty |
| 2000 Big South Conference baseball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Liberty †‡y | 14 | – | 5 | – | 0 | .737 | 36 | – | 23 | – | 0 | .610 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Charleston Southern | 14 | – | 7 | – | 0 | .667 | 31 | – | 31 | – | 1 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Radford | 12 | – | 7 | – | 0 | .632 | 28 | – | 24 | – | 0 | .538 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coastal Carolina | 11 | – | 10 | – | 0 | .524 | 34 | – | 24 | – | 0 | .586 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elon | 11 | – | 10 | – | 0 | .524 | 33 | – | 25 | – | 0 | .569 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winthrop | 7 | – | 14 | – | 0 | .333 | 30 | – | 33 | – | 0 | .476 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UNC Asheville | 7 | – | 14 | – | 0 | .333 | 26 | – | 32 | – | 0 | .448 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| High Point | 6 | – | 15 | – | 0 | .286 | 22 | – | 36 | – | 1 | .381 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 2000[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Format
All teams qualified for the tournament. The teams were seeded one through eight based on conference winning percentage and played a double-elimination tournament.[2]
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty | 14 | 5 | .737 | — | 1 |
| Charleston Southern | 14 | 7 | .667 | 1 | 2 |
| Radford | 12 | 7 | .632 | 2 | 3 |
| Coastal Carolina | 11 | 10 | .542 | 4 | 4 |
| Elon | 11 | 10 | .542 | 4 | 5 |
| Winthrop | 7 | 14 | .333 | 8 | 6 |
| UNC Asheville | 7 | 14 | .333 | 8 | 7 |
| High Point | 6 | 15 | .286 | 9 | 8 |
Bracket and results
| First Round | Second Round | Third Round | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Winner's Bracket | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Liberty | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | High Point | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Liberty | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Coastal Carolina | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Coastal Carolina | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Elon | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Liberty | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Winthrop | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Radford | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Winthrop | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Winthrop | 813 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Charleston Southern | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Charleston Southern | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | UNC Asheville | 4 | 1 | Liberty | 3 | — | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Charleston Southern | 0 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Loser's Bracket | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | High Point | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Elon | 4 | 2 | Charleston Southern | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | High Point | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Charleston Southern | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Radford | 1 | 7 | UNC Asheville | 1 | 6 | Winthrop | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | UNC Asheville | 2 | 4 | Coastal Carolina | 0 | 2 | Charleston Southern | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | UNC Asheville | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
All-Tournament Team
| Name | School |
|---|---|
| Keith Butler | Liberty |
| Matt Coenen | Charleston Southern |
| Richard Gommersall | Charleston Southern |
| Todd Leathers | Winthrop |
| Ted Malikowski | Charleston Southern |
| Brandon Powell | Coastal Carolina |
| Patrick Siemers | Charleston Southern |
| Jason Suitt | Liberty |
| Jay Sullenger | Liberty |
| Josh Ury | Winthrop |
| Larry York | Liberty |
| Fred Wray | Radford |
Most Valuable Player
Jason Suitt was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Suitt was a pitcher for Liberty.[2]
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References
- "2019 Baseball Record Book" (PDF). BigSouthSports.com. p. 5. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
- "2019 Baseball Record Book" (PDF). Big South Conference. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
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