Wikipedia

2000 Mid-American Conference baseball tournament


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]

2000 Mid-American Conference
baseball tournament
Teams6
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsMiami (2nd title)
Winning coachTracy Smith (1st title)
MVPJohn Lackaff (Miami)
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

Seeding and format

edit

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

edit
First roundSecond roundThird roundFinal
1EKent State1
2WBall State7
1EKent State102WBall State2
3WNorthern Illinois41WCentral Michigan1
1WCentral Michigan8
3WNorthern Illinois4
2EOhio52WBall State7—
2WBall State23EMiami16—
2EOhio4
3EMiami6
1WCentral Michigan33EMiami10
3EMiami72EOhio5
1EKent State1
2EOhio3

All-Tournament Team

edit

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

edit

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

References

edit
  1. ^ "All-time Standings" (PDF). Mid-American Conference. Retrieved May 17, 2013.
  2. ^ "Mid-American Conference Tournament History" (PDF). Mid-American Conference. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 9, 2014. Retrieved May 17, 2013.
  3. ^ 2012 Record Book (PDF). Miami RedHawks. p. 11. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 1, 2012. Retrieved May 17, 2013.
  4. ^ a b "All-Tournament Teams & Tournament MVP's" (PDF). Mid-American Sports. Retrieved May 17, 2013.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2000_Mid-American_Conference_baseball_tournament&oldid=1171292928"