2000 Southeastern Conference Baseball Tournament

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2000 Southeastern Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams8
FormatTwo pools of four-team double elimination
Finals site
ChampionsLSU (6th title)
Winning coachSkip Bertman (6th title)
MVP (LSU)
Attendance85,653
2000 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Eastern
No. 9 South Carolina  x‍†‍‍y 25 – 5   .833 53 – 8   .869
No. 17 Florida  ‍‍‍y 18 – 11   .621 44 – 23   .657
Georgia  ‍‍‍ 14 – 15   .483 32 – 26   .552
Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 12 – 16   .429 38 – 20   .655
Tennessee  ‍‍‍ 10 – 18   .357 40 – 23   .635
Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍ 5 – 24   .172 21 – 33   .389
Western
No. 1 LSU  x‍‍‡‍y 19 – 10   .655 52 – 17   .754
No. 15 Mississippi State  ‍‍‍y 17 – 10   .630 39 – 17   .696
No. 25 Auburn  ‍‍‍y 17 – 13   .567 41 – 20   .672
No. 27 Alabama  ‍‍‍y 16 – 14   .533 41 – 24   .631
Ole Miss  ‍‍‍ 12 – 17   .414 30 – 25   .545
Arkansas  ‍‍‍ 8 – 20   .286 24 – 30   .444
x – Division champion
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 2000[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2000 Southeastern Conference Baseball Tournament was held at Hoover Metropolitan Stadium in Hoover, Alabama from May 17th through May 21st. LSU defeated Florida in the championship game, earning the Southeastern Conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. LSU would go on to win the national championship at the College World Series in Omaha, NE, their fifth national championship in 10 seasons.

Regular Season Results[]

Eastern Division
Team W L Pct GB Seed
South Carolina 25 5 .833
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1
Florida 18 11 .621 6.5 4
Georgia 14 15 .483 10.5 7
Kentucky 12 16 .429 12 8
Tennessee 10 18 .357
14
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Vanderbilt 5 24 .172 19.5 --
Western Division
Team W L Pct GB Seed
LSU 19 10 .655 -- 2
Mississippi State 17 10 .630 1 3
Auburn 17 13 .567 2.5 5
Alabama 16 14 .533 3.5 6
Ole Miss 12 17 .414 7 --
Arkansas 8 20 .286 10.5 --

Tournament[]

First round Second round Semifinals Finals
             
5 Auburn 2
4 Florida 7
4 Florida 8
8 Kentucky 7
8 Kentucky 6
1 South Carolina 4
4 Florida 12 -
1 South Carolina 4 -
5 Auburn 4
1 South Carolina 11
1 South Carolina 12
8 Kentucky 5
4 Florida 6
2 LSU 9
6 Alabama 9
3 Mississippi State 3
6 Alabama 12
2 LSU 18
7 Georgia 3
2 LSU 11
2 LSU 6 -
6 Alabama 5 -
3 Mississippi State 0
7 Georgia 5
7 Georgia 4
6 Alabama 12

All-Tournament Team[]

Position Player School
1B Brad Hawpe LSU
2B Alabama
3B Blair Barbier LSU
SS Drew Meyer South Carolina
C Alabama
OF LSU
OF LSU
OF Tim Olson Florida
DH Florida
P Florida
P Brian Tallet LSU
MVP LSU

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 2000". boydsworld.com. Retrieved November 30, 2012.
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