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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 ==
== 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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Latest revision as of 18:28, 16 July 2024

2000 Atlantic 10 Conference
baseball tournament
Teams4
FormatFour-team double elimination
Finals site
ChampionsVirginia Tech (3rd title)
Winning coachChuck Hartman (3rd title)
MVPAddison Bowman (Virginia Tech)

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

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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

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QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
1ESt. Bonaventure3
2WGeorge Washington4[a]
2WGeorge Washington1
1WVirginia Tech9
1WVirginia Tech4
2EMassachusetts3
1WVirginia Tech
2EMassachusetts
Lower round 1Lower final
2WGeorge Washington8
1ESt. Bonaventure52EMassachusetts9
2EMassachusetts6
  1. ^ 10 innings.

All-Tournament Team

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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

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  1. ^ a b "2014 Atlantic 10 Baseball Record Book" (PDF). Atlantic10.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 19, 2014. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
  2. ^ "Pete Hughes to Be Oklahoma Coach". ESPN.com. June 27, 2013. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved July 26, 2014.
  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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