2000 Southland Conference Baseball Tournament

The 2000 Southland Conference Baseball Tournament was held from May 7 to 10, 2000[2] to determine the champion of the Southland Conference in the sport of college baseball for the 2000 season. The event pitted the top six finishers from the conference's regular season in a double-elimination tournament held at Warhawk Field, home field of Louisiana–Monroe in Monroe, Louisiana. Third-seeded Southwest Texas State won their second consecutive, and third overall, championship and claimed the automatic bid to the 2000 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.[3]

2000 Southland Conference
Baseball Tournament

Teams	6
Format	Double-elimination
Finals site	Warhawk Field Monroe, Louisiana
Champions	Southwest Texas State (3rd title)
Winning coach	Ty Harrington (1st title)
MVP	Shane Webb, Louisiana–Monroe

2000 Southland Conference baseball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
McNeese State  ‍†‍‍	20	–	7		.741			39	–	20		.661
Louisiana–Monroe  ‍†‍‍	20	–	7		.741			41	–	22		.651
Southwest Texas State  ‍‍‡‍^y	16	–	11		.593			34	–	29		.540
Nicholls State  ‍‍‍	15	–	12		.556			27	–	29		.482
Northwestern State  ‍‍‍	14	–	13		.519			30	–	26		.536
Sam Houston State  ‍‍‍	14	–	13		.519			25	–	29		.463
Lamar  ‍‍‍	11	–	16		.407			27	–	27		.500
Southeastern Louisiana  ‍‍‍	10	–	17		.370			25	–	28		.472
Texas–Arlington  ‍‍‍	9	–	18		.333			24	–	30		.444
Texas–San Antonio  ‍‍‍	6	–	21		.222			17	–	37		.315
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 2000[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Seeding and format

The top six finishers from the regular season were seeded one through six. They played a double-elimination tournament.

Team	W	L	T	Pct	Seed
Louisiana–Monroe	20	7	.741	—	1
McNeese State	20	7	.741	—	2
Southwest Texas State	16	11	.593	4	3
Nicholls State	15	12	.556	5	4
Northwestern State	14	13	.519	6	5
Sam Houston State	14	13	.519	6	6
Lamar	11	16	.407	9	—
Southeastern Louisiana	10	17	.370	10	—
Texas–Arlington	9	18	.333	11	—
UTSA	6	21	.222	14	—

Bracket and results

	First round					Second round					Third round					Semi-finals					Finals
	1	Louisiana–Monroe	7
	6	Sam Houston State	5			1	Louisiana–Monroe	12
						4	Nicholls State	6
	3	Southwest Texas State	13								1	Louisiana–Monroe	4
	4	Nicholls State	12								3	Southwest Texas State	6
						3	Southwest Texas State	5													3	Southwest Texas State	3	—
						5	Northwestern State	1													1	Louisiana–Monroe	2	—
	2	McNeese State	4													1	Louisiana–Monroe	4^11
	5	Northwestern State	6								5	Northwestern State	3			5	Northwestern State	3
						6	Sam Houston State	4^11			6	Sam Houston State	1
						2	McNeese State	3

All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[3]

Pos.	Name	School
P	Jason Slanina	Northwestern State
	Nathan Boyd	Sam Houston State
C	Chris Seaman	Southwest Texas State
1B	Buddy Proctor	Northwestern State
2B	Rondon Anderson	Nicholls State
3B	Willie Core	Louisiana–Monroe
SS	Shane Webb	Louisiana–Monroe
OF	Jason Washington	Southwest Texas State
	Terrence Moore	Southwest Texas State
	Nolan Parker	McNeese State
DH	Mike Wombacher	Louisiana–Monroe

Most Valuable Player

Shane Webb was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Webb was a shortstop for Louisiana–Monroe.[3]

References

1. "2018 Southland Conference Baseball" (PDF). Southland Conference. p. 15. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
2. 2018 Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Northwestern State Demons. p. 44. Retrieved December 31, 2018.
3. 2018 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Southland Conference. p. 28. Retrieved December 31, 2018.