2000 Mountain West Conference baseball tournament


The 2000 Mountain West Conference baseball tournament took place from May 17 through 20. This was the first championship tournament for the conference, which was formed prior to the 2000 NCAA Division I baseball season. All six of the league's teams met in the double-elimination tournament held at University of Nevada, Las Vegas's Earl Wilson Stadium. Second seeded San Diego State won the inaugural Mountain West Conference Baseball Championship with a championship game score of 9–4. As the Mountain West was a new league, they did not possess an automatic bid to the 2000 NCAA Division I baseball tournament, and no conference team was invited.[2][3]

2000 Mountain West Conference
baseball tournament
Teams6
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsSan Diego State (1st title)
MVPChad Redfern (San Diego State)
2000 Mountain West Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
New Mexico  ‍‍‍ 22 8   .733 35 21   .625
San Diego State  ‍‍ 17 12   .586 34 28   .548
BYU  ‍‍‍ 15 15   .500 29 29   .500
Utah  ‍‍‍ 15 15   .500 26 30   .464
UNLV  ‍‍‍ 14 16   .467 24 33   .421
Air Force  ‍‍‍ 6 23   .207 23 34   .404
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the 2000 NCAA Division I baseball tournament
As of June 30, 2000[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Seeding

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The teams were seeded based on regular season conference winning percentage only. BYU claimed the third seed over Utah by winning the season series.[2]

Team W L Pct. GB Seed
New Mexico 22 8 .733
1
San Diego State 17 12 .586
4.5
2
BYU 15 15 .500
7
3
Utah 15 15 .500
7
4
UNLV 14 16 .467
8
5
Air Force 6 23 .207
15.5
6

Results

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First roundSecond roundThird roundFinal
1New Mexico4
4Utah6
1New Mexico174Utah5
6Air Force36Air Force10
6Air Force13
5UNLV11
3BYU96Air Force4
4Utah62San Diego State9
3BYU5
2San Diego State6
2San Diego State72San Diego State11
5UNLV63BYU7
1New Mexico3
3BYU6

All-Tournament Team

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The following teams were named to the All-Tournament team.[2][3]

Name Class POS Team
Gerremy Goldsberry Jr. OF Air Force
Mike Thiessen Jr. OF Air Force
Michael Tufte Jr. RHP Air Force
Matt Carson Fr. OF BYU
Michael Davies So. C BYU
Mark Okano Jr. OF New Mexico
Billy Montgomery Jr. OF San Diego State
Chad Redfern Fr. OF San Diego State
Ryan Olson So. LHP UNLV

Most Valuable Player

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Chad Redfern, an outfielder for the champion San Diego State Aztecs, was named the tournament Most Valuable Player.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Mountain West Conference Baseball Guide (PDF). themwc.com. p. 2. Retrieved December 9, 2012.
  2. ^ a b c d Mountain West Conference Baseball Guide (PDF). themwc.com. p. 11. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 5, 2012. Retrieved December 9, 2012.
  3. ^ a b "San Diego State Captures Inaugural Conference Baseball Tournament Title". themwc.com. Archived from the original on February 4, 2013. Retrieved December 9, 2012.