2000 LSU Tigers baseball team

2000 LSU Tigers baseball
Conference Southeastern Conference
2000 record 47-22 (19–2 SEC)
Head coach Skip Bertman (17th year)
Assistant coach Dane Canevari (10th year)
Assistant coach Turtle Thomas (1st year)
Home stadium Alex Box Stadium
2000 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Eastern
#9 South Carolina xy 25 5   .833     53 8   .869
#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
#1 LSU xy 19 10   .655     52 17   .754
#15 Mississippi State y 17 10   .630     39 17   .696
#25 Auburn y 17 13   .567     41 20   .672
#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
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 2000[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2000 LSU Tigers baseball team represented Louisiana State University in the 2000 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Tigers played their home games at Alex Box Stadium. The team was coached by Skip Bertman in his 17th season at LSU.

The Tigers won the College World Series, defeating the Stanford Cardinal in the championship game for Bertman's fifth and final national championship at LSU.

Roster

2000 LSU Tigers roster
 

Pitchers

  • 10 Chucky Son - Sophomore
  • 14 Tim Nugent - Junior
  • 18 David Miller - Junior
  • 21 Brian Tallet - Junior
  • 23 Chad Vaught - Freshman
  • 25 Jeremy Loftice - Senior
  • 27 Trey Hodges - Senior
  • 27 Ben Saxon - Senior
  • 30 Brad David - Freshman
  • 32 Sam Taulli - Freshman
  • 34 Bo Pettit - Freshman
  • 35 Hunter Gomez - Senior
  • 37 Ryan Richard - Freshman
  • 38 Heath McMurray - Junior
  • 40 Jason Scobie - Junior
  • 42 Shane Youman - Sophomore
  • 43 Billy Brian - Sophomore
  • 44 Weylin Guidry - Sophomore
  • 48 Jeremy Alford - Freshman
  • 50 David Shank - Junior
 

Infielders

  • 1 Ryan Theriot - Sophomore
  • 4 Blair Barbier - Senior
  • 6 Victor Brumfield - Sophomore
  • 8 Johnnie Thibodeaux - Junior
  • 9 Mike Daly - Junior
  • 13 Ray Wright - Junior
  • 16 Jeff Lipari - Junior
  • 25 Brad Hawpe - Junior
  • 29 Mike Fontenot - Freshman
  • 31 Wally Pontiff - Freshman
  • 46 Thomas Evans - Freshman

Catchers

 

Outfielders

  • 2 Antoine Simon - Senior
  • 3 Jeremy Witten - Senior
  • 7 Tommy Morel - Sophomore
  • 12 Billy McBride - Freshman
  • 20 David Raymer - Junior
  • 24 Cedrick Harris - Junior
  • 33 Christian Bourgeois - Junior

Coaches

  • 15 Skip Bertman - 17th Season
  • 11 Dane Canevari - 10th Season
  • 17 Turtle Thomas - 1st Season
 

Schedule

2000 LSU Tigers baseball Game Log
Post-Season
SEC Tournament
# Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Overall Record SECT Record
57 May 17 vs. Georgia Hoover Metropolitan Stadium 11-3 Tallet (W; 12-3) 40–17 1-0
58 May 18 vs. Alabama Hoover Metropolitan Stadium 18-12 Brian (W; 5-2) 41–17 2-0
59 May 20 vs. Alabama Hoover Metropolitan Stadium 6-5 Youman (W; 2-0) 42–17 3-0
60 May 21 vs. Florida Hoover Metropolitan Stadium 9-6 Gomez (W; 9-1) 43–17 4-0
NCAA Tournament: Baton Rouge Regional
# Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Overall Record NCAAT Record
61 May 26 vs. Jackson State Alex Box Stadium 19-1 Saxon (W; 5-0) 44–17 1-0
62 May 27 vs. Louisiana-Monroe Alex Box Stadium 21-0 Tallet (W; 13-3) 45–17 2-0
63 May 28 vs. Louisiana-Monroe Alex Box Stadium 5-3 Youman (W; 3-0) 46–17 3-0
NCAA Tournament: Baton Rouge Super Regional
# Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Overall Record NCAAT Record
64 June 2 vs. UCLA Alex Box Stadium 8-2 Tallet (W; 14-3) 47–17 4-0
65 June 3 vs. UCLA Alex Box Stadium 14-8 Brian (W; 6-2) 48–17 5-0
NCAA Tournament: College World Series
# Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Overall Record NCAAT Record
66 June 10 vs. Texas Rosenblatt Stadium 13–5 Tallet (W; 15-3) 49–17 6-0
67 June 12 vs. Southern California Rosenblatt Stadium 10–4 Hodges (W; 4-2) 50–17 7-0
68 June 15 vs. Florida State Rosenblatt Stadium 6–3 Guidry (W; 1-2) 51–17 8-0
69 June 17 vs. Stanford Rosenblatt Stadium 6–5 Hodges (W; 5-2) 52–17 9-0

Awards and honors

Blair Barbier
Brad Cresse
Mike Fontenot
Cedrick Harris
Brad Hawpe
Trey Hodges
Bo Pettit
Wally Pontiff
Brian Tallet
Ryan Theriot

Tigers in the 2000 MLB Draft

The following members of the LSU Tigers baseball program were drafted in the 2000 Major League Baseball Draft.[4]

Player Position Round Overall MLB Team
Brian TalletLHP2nd55thCleveland Indians
Brad CresseC5th159thArizona Diamondbacks
Ryan JorgensenC7th193rdChicago Cubs
Cedrick HarrisOF10th309thArizona Diamondbacks
Brad Hawpe1B11th317thColorado Rockies
Heath McMurrayRHP12th351stMilwaukee Brewers
Trey HodgesRHP17th520thAtlanta Braves
Billy BrianRHP25th734thKansas City Royals

References

  1. "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 2000". boydsworld.com. Retrieved November 30, 2012.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "College World Series Record Book" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved 19 July 2012.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 "Individual Honors" (PDF). LSUSports.net. Retrieved 19 July 2012.
  4. "MLB Amateur Draft Picks who came from "Louisiana State University (Baton Rouge, LA)"". Baseball Reference. Retrieved 19 July 2012.
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