2000 Southern Conference Baseball Tournament

The 2000 Southern Conference Baseball Tournament was held at Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Park in Charleston, SC from May 17 through May 21. Top seeded Georgia Southern won the tournament and earned the Southern Conference's automatic bid to the 2000 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament. It was the Eagles second tournament win.

2000 Southern Conference
Baseball Tournament

Teams	8
Format	Double-elimination tournament
Finals site	Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Park Charleston, South Carolina
Champions	Georgia Southern (2nd title)
MVP	Matt Easterday, Georgia Southern
Attendance	26,300

2000 Southern Conference baseball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Georgia Southern  ‍†‍‡‍^y	23	–	7		.767			38	–	22		.633
The Citadel  ‍†‍‍	23	–	7		.767			39	–	20		.661
UNC Greensboro  ‍‍‍	20	–	9		.690			34	–	24		.586
Furman  ‍‍‍	15	–	13		.536			27	–	31		.466
East Tennessee State  ‍‍‍	15	–	15		.500			21	–	31		.404
College of Charleston  ‍‍‍	14	–	15		.483			28	–	28		.500
Davidson  ‍‍‍	14	–	15		.483			26	–	28		.481
Appalachian State  ‍‍‍	11	–	17		.393			17	–	38		.309
VMI  ‍‍‍	11	–	19		.367			19	–	30		.388
Western Carolina  ‍‍‍	8	–	22		.267			15	–	38		.283
Wofford  ‍‍‍	7	–	22		.241			16	–	38		.296
† – Conference champion ‡ – SoCon Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 2000[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The tournament used a double-elimination format. Only the top eight teams participate, so VMI, Western Carolina, and Wofford were not in the field. Western Carolina earned the top seed by winning the season series over regular season co-champion The Citadel. College of Charleston earned the seventh seed by winning the season series over Davidson.

Seeding

Team	W	L	Pct	GB	Seed
Georgia Southern	23	7	.767	–	1
The Citadel	23	7	.767	–	2
UNC Greensboro	20	9	.670	2.5	3
Furman	15	13	.536	7	4
East Tennessee State	15	15	.500	8	5
College of Charleston	14	15	.483	8.5	6
Davidson	14	15	.483	8.5	7
Appalachian State	11	17	.393	11	8
VMI	11	19	.367	12	–
Western Carolina	8	22	.267	15	–
Wofford	7	22	.241	15.5	–

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Bracket

	First Round					Second Round					Third Round					Semifinals					Finals
	Winner's Bracket
	4	Furman	3
	5	East Tennessee	1
						4	Furman	3
						1	Georgia Southern	5
	1	Georgia Southern	2*
	8	Appalachian State	1*
											1	Georgia Southern	5*
											2	The Citadel	3*
	3	UNC Greensboro	3
	6	College of Charleston	7
						6	College of Charleston	3
						2	The Citadel	6
	2	The Citadel	6
	7	Davidson	2																		1	Georgia Southern	3	—
																					4	Furman	0	—
	Loser's Bracket
	5	East Tennessee State	3*
	8	Appalachian State	6*			6	College of Charleston	9
						8	Appalachian State	2
											6	College of Charleston	3
	3	UNC Greensboro	3								4	Furman	15			2	The Citadel	1
	7	Davidson	2			4	Furman	7								4	Furman	11
						3	UNC Greensboro	3

* - Indicates game required extra innings.[3]

All-Tournament Team

Position	Player	School
P	Corey Etheridge	Furman
C	Ed Sparks	East Tennessee State
1B	Chris Behne	Appalachian State
2B	Matt Easterday	Georgia Southern
3B	Cole Hubka	Furman
SS	Danny Rueckel	Furman
OF	J. R. Revere	Georgia Southern
OF	Clint Hill	Furman
OF	Josh Edgeworth	College of Charleston
DH	Ryan Presnell	Furman

Walt Nadzak Award, Tournament Most Outstanding Player

Matt Easterday

Georgia Southern

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References

1. "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 2000". Boyd's World. Retrieved May 24, 2015.
2. 2012 Southern Conference Baseball Media Guide. SoConSports.com. p. 47. Retrieved 2012-08-23.
3. 2011 Southern Conference Baseball Media Guide. SoConSports.com. p. 49. Retrieved 2012-08-23.
4. 2012 Southern Conference Baseball Media Guide. SoConSports.com. p. 62. Retrieved 2012-08-23.