2000 Colonial Athletic Association Baseball Tournament

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2000 Colonial Athletic Association
Baseball Tournament
Teams8
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsEast Carolina (7th title)
Winning coachKeith LeClair (2nd title)
MVPLee Delfino (East Carolina)
2000 Colonial Athletic Association baseball standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Old Dominion  ‍†‍‍y 14 – 7 – 0   .667 33 – 24 – 1   .578
No. 29 East Carolina  ‍†‍‡‍y 14 – 7 – 0   .667 46 – 18 – 0   .719
UNC Wilmington  ‍‍‍ 13 – 8 – 0   .619 36 – 23 – 0   .610
James Madison  ‍‍‍ 12 – 9 – 0   .571 37 – 22 – 0   .627
VCU  ‍‍‍ 9 – 12 – 0   .429 39 – 22 – 0   .639
Richmond  ‍‍‍ 8 – 13 – 0   .381 25 – 29 – 0   .463
George Mason  ‍‍‍ 7 – 14 – 0   .333 21 – 34 – 1   .384
William & Mary  ‍‍‍ 7 – 14 – 0   .333 32 – 25 – 0   .561
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 2000[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2000 Colonial Athletic Association Baseball Tournament was held at in Manteo, North Carolina from May 16 through May 20. The event determined the champion of the Colonial Athletic Association for the 2000 season. Second-seeded East Carolina won the tournament for the seventh time, and second in a row, and earned the CAA's automatic bid to the 2000 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.

Entering the event, East Carolina had won the most championships, with six. Old Dominion and Richmond had each won three, while George Mason had won twice.[2]

Format and seeding[]

The CAA's teams were seeded one to eight based on winning percentage from the conference's round robin regular season. They played a double-elimination tournament.[2]

Team W L Pct. GB Seed
Old Dominion 14 7 .667 — 1
East Carolina 14 7 .667 — 2
UNC Wilmington 13 8 .619 1 3
James Madison 12 9 .571 2 4
VCU 9 12 .429 5 5
Richmond 8 13 .381 6 6
George Mason 7 14 .368 7 7
William & Mary 7 14 .286 7 8

Bracket and results[]

  First Round     Second Round     Third Round     Semifinals     Finals
                                                 
  Winner's Bracket
  1 Old Dominion 16  
  8 William & Mary 11    
      1 Old Dominion 5  
      5 VCU 6    
  4 James Madison 1          
  5 VCU 4        
      5 VCU 5            
      2 East Carolina 8              
  3 UNC Wilmington 9              
  6 Richmond 7                
      3 UNC Wilmington 4          
      2 East Carolina 5        
  2 East Carolina 8          
  7 George Mason 3         2 East Carolina 7 —
      5 VCU 6 —
  Loser's Bracket      
  8 William & Mary 16        
  7 George Mason 5     1 Old Dominion 5        
    8 William & Mary 9          
      8 William & Mary 11        
  4 James Madison 24         4 James Madison 4     5 VCU 14    
  6 Richmond 21     3 UNC Wilmington 5         8 William & Mary 13  
    4 James Madison 6  

Most Valuable Player[]

Lee Delfino was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Delfino was a shortstop for East Carolina.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ 2020 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Colonial Athletic Association. p. 17. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
  2. ^ a b c 2020 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Colonial Athletic Association. p. 9. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
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