2000 Mid-American Conference Baseball Tournament

2000 Mid-American Conference
Baseball Tournament
Classification Division I
Season 2000
Teams 6
Format Double-elimination
Site Gene Michael Field
Kent, OH
Champions Miami (2nd title)
Winning coach Tracy Smith (1st title)
MVP John Lackaff (Miami)
Mid-American Conference
Baseball Tournament
«1999  2001»
2000 Mid-American Conference baseball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT     W   L   T   PCT
East
Kent State x 20 – 6 – 0   .769     40 – 18 – 0   .690
Ohio 18 – 10 – 0   .643     31 – 25 – 1   .553
Miami ‡y 16 – 12 – 0   .571     40 – 23 – 0   .635
Bowling Green 14 – 12 – 0   .538     29 – 24 – 1   .546
Akron 12 – 15 – 0   .444     26 – 30 – 0   .464
Marshall 7 – 20 – 0   .259     21 – 33 – 1   .391
West
Central Michigan x 18 – 8 – 0   .692     41 – 17 – 0   .707
Ball State 18 – 8 – 0   .692     34 – 23 – 0   .596
Northern Illinois 11 – 15 – 0   .423     24 – 33 – 0   .421
Western Michigan 10 – 18 – 0   .357     26 – 27 – 0   .491
Toledo 9 – 19 – 0   .321     21 – 33 – 0   .389
Eastern Michigan 9 – 19 – 0   .321     20 – 36 – 0   .357
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 2000[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2000 Mid-American Conference Baseball Tournament took place in May 2000. The top three regular season finishers from each division met in the double-elimination tournament held at Gene Michael Field on the campus of Kent State University in Kent, Ohio. This was the twelfth Mid-American Conference postseason tournament to determine a champion. Third seed from the east Miami won their second tournament championship to earn the conference's automatic bid to the 2000 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.[2][3]

Seeding and format

The top three finishers in each division, based on conference winning percentage only, participated in the tournament. The top seed in each division played the third seed from the opposite division in the first round. The teams played double-elimination tournament. This was the third year of the six team tournament. Central Michigan claimed the top seed from the West over Ball State by tiebreaker.

Team W L PCT GB Seed
East Division
Kent State 20 6 .769
–
1E
Ohio 18 10 .567
3
2E
Miami 16 12 .571
5
3E
Bowling Green 14 12 .538
6
–
Akron 12 15 .444
8.5
–
Marshall 7 20 .259
13.5
–
West Division
Central Michigan 18 8 .692
–
1W
Ball State 18 8 .692
–
2W
Northern Illinois 11 15 .423
7
3W
Western Michigan 10 18 .357
9
–
Toledo 9 19 .321
10
–
Eastern Michigan 9 19 .321
10
–

Results

  First round Semifinals Semi- Finals
                                       
  1E  Kent State 10  
  3W  Northern Illinois 4     1E  Kent State 1  
    2W  Ball State 7    
      2W  Ball State 2  
      1W  Central Michigan 1    
  1W  Central Michigan 8          
  3W  Northern Illinois 4        
  2E  Ohio 5         2W  Ball State 7 —
  2W  Ball State 2           3E  Miami 16 —
      2E  Ohio 4        
      3E  Miami 6          
  1W  Central Michigan 3           3E  Miami 10    
  3E  Miami 7         2E  Ohio  
  1E  Kent State 1    
  2E  Ohio 3  

All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[4]

Name School
Tony Schiml Ohio
Dan Schell Central Michigan
Alex Marconi Kent State
John Lackaff Miami
Joe Spain Miami
Doug Boone Ball State
Bobby Barnes Miami
Matt Crowley Central Michigan
Kevin Uzarski Central Michigan
Tom Yost Miami

Most Valuable Player

John Lackaff won the Tournament Most Valuable Player award. Lackaff played for Miami.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "All-time Standings" (PDF). Mid-American Conference. Retrieved May 17, 2013.
  2. ↑ "Mid-American Conference Tournament History" (PDF). Mid-American Conference. Retrieved May 17, 2013.
  3. ↑ 2012 Record Book (PDF). Miami RedHawks. p. 11. Retrieved May 17, 2013.
  4. 1 2 "All-Tournament Teams & Tournament MVP's" (PDF). Mid-American Sports. Retrieved May 17, 2013.
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