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2000 Atlantic 10 Conference
baseball tournament
Teams	4
Format	Four-team double elimination
Finals site	Bear Stadium (Boyertown); Boyertown, PA;
Champions	Virginia Tech (3rd title)
Winning coach	Chuck Hartman (3rd title)
MVP	Addison Bowman (Virginia Tech)
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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.^[1]^[2]

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.^[3]

Team	W	L	T	Pct.	GB	Seed
East Division
St. Bonaventure	13	8	0	.619	–	1E
Massachusetts	11	9	1	.548	1.5	2E
Temple	9	11	1	.452	3.5	–
Saint Joseph's	8	13	0	.381	5	–
Rhode Island	8	13	0	.381	5	–
Fordham	7	14	0	.333	6	–
West Division
Virginia Tech	16	5	0	.762	–	1W
George Washington	16	5	0	.762	–	2W
Xavier	13	8	0	.619	3	–
Duquesne	10	11	0	.476	6	–
Dayton	10	11	0	.476	6	–
La Salle	4	17	0	.190	12	–

Bracket

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

1E

St. Bonaventure

3

2W

George Washington

4^[a]

2W

George Washington

1

1W

Virginia Tech

9

1W

Virginia Tech

4

2E

Massachusetts

3

1W

Virginia Tech

2E

Massachusetts

Lower round 1

Lower final

2W

George Washington

8

1E

St. Bonaventure

5

2E

Massachusetts

9

2E

Massachusetts

6

^ 10 innings.

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.^[1]

Virginia Tech's Addison Bowman, also named in 1999, was selected for the second time.

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

^ ^a ^b "2014 Atlantic 10 Baseball Record Book" (PDF). Atlantic10.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 19, 2014. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
^ "Pete Hughes to Be Oklahoma Coach". ESPN.com. June 27, 2013. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved July 26, 2014.
^ "George Washington Series History". HokieSports.com. Virginia Tech Athletics Communications. Archived from the original on July 29, 2014. Retrieved July 26, 2014.

[4] 10 innings.

[a10rb-1] "2014 Atlantic 10 Baseball Record Book" (PDF). Atlantic10.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 19, 2014. Retrieved July 15, 2014.

[ncaaberthvt-2] "Pete Hughes to Be Oklahoma Coach". ESPN.com. June 27, 2013. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved July 26, 2014.

[vtgw-3] "George Washington Series History". HokieSports.com. Virginia Tech Athletics Communications. Archived from the original on July 29, 2014. Retrieved July 26, 2014.

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-The '''2000 [[Atlantic 10 Conference]] Baseball Championship''' was held at [[Bear Stadium (Boyertown)|Bear Stadium]] in [[Boyertown, Pennsylvania]] from May 18–20. 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 Hokies baseball|Virginia Tech]] defeated [[Massachusetts Minutemen baseball|Massachusetts]] in the title game to win the tournament for the third time, earning the Atlantic 10's automatic bid to the [[2000 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament|2000 NCAA Tournament]].<ref name=a10rb>{{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://www.webcitation.org/6R5xnSbXq?url=http://www.atlantic10.com/fls/31600/pdfs/baserecords.pdf?DB_OEM_ID=31600 |archivedate=July 15, 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name=ncaaberthvt>{{cite news|title=Pete Hughes to Be Oklahoma Coach |url=http://espn.go.com/college-sports/story/_/id/9429283/pete-hughes-leaving-virginia-tech-hokies-oklahoma-sooners |accessdate=July 26, 2014 |work=ESPN.com |date=June 27, 2013 |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/6RLzKr908?url=http://espn.go.com/college-sports/story/_/id/9429283/pete-hughes-leaving-virginia-tech-hokies-oklahoma-sooners |archivedate=July 26, 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
+The '''2000 [[Atlantic 10 Conference]] Baseball Championship''' was held at [[Bear Stadium (Boyertown)|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 Hokies baseball|Virginia Tech]] defeated [[Massachusetts Minutemen baseball|Massachusetts]] in the title game to win the tournament for the third time, earning the Atlantic 10's automatic bid to the [[2000 NCAA Division I baseball tournament|2000 NCAA tournament]].<ref name=a10rb>{{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 }}</ref><ref name=ncaaberthvt>{{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 }}</ref>
 == 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.<ref name=vtgw>{{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://www.webcitation.org/6RLyF0wxJ?url=http://www.hokiesports.com/baseball/opponents/George%20Washington |archivedate=July 26, 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref>
+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.<ref name=vtgw>{{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 }}</ref>
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 ! Team !! W !! L !! T !! Pct. !! GB !! Seed
 |-
-|colspan=7|<div  style="text-align: center;">''East Division''</div>
+|colspan=7|{{center|''East Division''}}
 |-bgcolor=#ccffcc
-| [[St. Bonaventure Bonnies baseball|St. Bonaventure]] || 13 || 8 || 0 || {{winpct|13|8}} ||<div  style="text-align: center;">–</div> ||<div  style="text-align: center;">'''1E'''</div>
+| [[St. Bonaventure Bonnies baseball|St. Bonaventure]] || 13 || 8 || 0 || {{winpct|13|8}} ||{{center|–}} ||{{center|'''1E'''}}
 |-bgcolor=#ccffcc
-| [[UMass Minutemen baseball|Massachusetts]] || 11 || 9 || 1 || {{winpct|11|9|1}} ||<div  style="text-align: center;">1.5</div> ||<div  style="text-align: center;">'''2E'''</div>
+| [[UMass Minutemen baseball|Massachusetts]] || 11 || 9 || 1 || {{winpct|11|9|1}} ||{{center|1.5}} ||{{center|'''2E'''}}
 |-
-| [[Temple Owls baseball|Temple]] || 9 || 11 || 1 || {{winpct|9|11|1}} ||<div  style="text-align: center;">3.5</div> ||<div  style="text-align: center;">–</div>
+| [[Temple Owls baseball|Temple]] || 9 || 11 || 1 || {{winpct|9|11|1}} ||{{center|3.5}} ||{{center|–}}
 |-
-| [[Saint Joseph's Hawks baseball|Saint Joseph's]] || 8 || 13 || 0 || {{winpct|8|13}} ||<div  style="text-align: center;">5</div> ||<div  style="text-align: center;">–</div>
+| [[Saint Joseph's Hawks baseball|Saint Joseph's]] || 8 || 13 || 0 || {{winpct|8|13}} ||{{center|5}} ||{{center|–}}
 |-
-| [[Rhode Island Rams baseball|Rhode Island]] || 8 || 13 || 0 || {{winpct|8|13}} ||<div  style="text-align: center;">5</div> ||<div  style="text-align: center;">–</div>
+| [[Rhode Island Rams baseball|Rhode Island]] || 8 || 13 || 0 || {{winpct|8|13}} ||{{center|5}} ||{{center|–}}
 |-
-| [[Fordham Rams baseball|Fordham]] || 7 || 14 || 0 || {{winpct|7|14}} ||<div  style="text-align: center;">6</div> ||<div  style="text-align: center;">–</div>
+| [[Fordham Rams baseball|Fordham]] || 7 || 14 || 0 || {{winpct|7|14}} ||{{center|6}} ||{{center|–}}
 |-
-|colspan=7|<div  style="text-align: center;">''West Division''</div>
+|colspan=7|{{center|''West Division''}}
 |-bgcolor=#ccffcc
-| [[Virginia Tech Hokies baseball|Virginia Tech]] || 16 || 5 || 0 || {{winpct|16|5}} ||<div  style="text-align: center;">–</div> ||<div  style="text-align: center;">'''1W'''</div>
+| [[Virginia Tech Hokies baseball|Virginia Tech]] || 16 || 5 || 0 || {{winpct|16|5}} ||{{center|–}} ||{{center|'''1W'''}}
 |-bgcolor=#ccffcc
-| [[George Washington Colonials baseball|George Washington]] || 16 || 5 || 0 || {{winpct|16|5}} ||<div  style="text-align: center;">–</div> ||<div  style="text-align: center;">'''2W'''</div>
+| [[George Washington Colonials baseball|George Washington]] || 16 || 5 || 0 || {{winpct|16|5}} ||{{center|–}} ||{{center|'''2W'''}}
 |-
-| [[Xavier Musketeers baseball|Xavier]] || 13 || 8 || 0 || {{winpct|13|8}} ||<div  style="text-align: center;">3</div> ||<div  style="text-align: center;">–</div>
+| [[Xavier Musketeers baseball|Xavier]] || 13 || 8 || 0 || {{winpct|13|8}} ||{{center|3}} ||{{center|–}}
 |-
-| [[Duquesne Dukes baseball|Duquesne]] || 10 || 11 || 0 || {{winpct|10|11}} ||<div  style="text-align: center;">6</div> ||<div  style="text-align: center;">–</div>
+| [[Duquesne Dukes baseball|Duquesne]] || 10 || 11 || 0 || {{winpct|10|11}} ||{{center|6}} ||{{center|–}}
 |-
-| [[Dayton Flyers baseball|Dayton]] || 10 || 11 || 0 || {{winpct|10|11}} ||<div  style="text-align: center;">6</div> ||<div  style="text-align: center;">–</div>
+| [[Dayton Flyers baseball|Dayton]] || 10 || 11 || 0 || {{winpct|10|11}} ||{{center|6}} ||{{center|–}}
 |-
-| [[La Salle Explorers baseball|La Salle]] || 4 || 17 || 0 || {{winpct|4|17}} ||<div  style="text-align: center;">12</div> ||<div  style="text-align: center;">–</div>
+| [[La Salle Explorers baseball|La Salle]] || 4 || 17 || 0 || {{winpct|4|17}} ||{{center|12}} ||{{center|–}}
 |}
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+[[Category:College baseball tournaments in Pennsylvania]]
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