2000 Conference USA
baseball tournament
Teams8
FormatEight-team double-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsHouston (2nd title)
Winning coachRayner Noble (2nd title)
MVPJarrod Bitter (Houston)
2000 Conference USA baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
No. 13 Houston  ‍†‍‡‍y 21 – 4 – 0   .840 48 – 18 – 0   .727
Tulane  ‍‍‍y 20 – 6 – 1   .759 38 – 22 – 1   .631
Southern Miss  ‍‍‍ 14 – 9 – 0   .609 32 – 26 – 0   .552
Charlotte  ‍‍‍ 15 – 11 – 0   .577 32 – 25 – 1   .560
South Florida  ‍‍‍ 14 – 13 – 0   .519 29 – 29 – 0   .500
Cincinnati  ‍‍‍ 11 – 16 – 0   .407 35 – 16 – 0   .686
UAB  ‍‍‍ 10 – 15 – 0   .400 28 – 32 – 0   .467
Louisville  ‍‍‍ 10 – 16 – 1   .389 17 – 37 – 1   .318
Memphis  ‍‍‍ 8 – 18 – 0   .308 15 – 37 – 0   .288
Saint Louis  ‍‍‍ 6 – 21 – 0   .222 19 – 34 – 0   .358
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball


The 2000 Conference USA baseball tournament was the 2000 postseason baseball championship of the NCAA Division I Conference USA, held at Florida Power Park in St. Petersburg, Florida, from May 17 through 21. Houston defeated Cincinnati in the championship game, earning the conference's automatic bid to the 2000 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[1]

The tournament's format was changed slightly from the format used from 1996 to 1999. The play-in round that had been used to determine which of the lowest seeds would participate in the eight-team bracket was eliminated. Instead, only the top eight of the conference's ten teams in the regular season qualified for the tournament. The loss of the play-in round shortened the tournament from six to five days.[1]

Regular season results

Team W L PCT GB Seed
Houston 21 4 .840
-
1
Tulane 20 6 .769
1.5
2
Southern Miss 15 10 .600
6
3
Charlotte 15 11 .577
6.5
4
South Florida 14 13 .519
8
5
Cincinnati 11 16 .407
11
6
UAB 10 15 .400
11
7
Louisville 10 16 .385
11.5
8
Memphis 8 18 .308
13.5
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Saint Louis 6 21 .222
16
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Bracket

First roundSecond roundSemifinalsFinal
5South Florida1
4Charlotte2
4Charlotte6
1Houston1
8Louisville3
1Houston4
4Charlotte02
1Houston314
8Louisville6
5South Florida105South Florida6
1Houston19
6Cincinnati4
7UAB11
1Houston7
2Tulane4
7UAB4
6Cincinnati9
6Cincinnati7
3Southern Miss2
7UAB6
6Cincinnati15
3Southern Miss10
2Tulane97UAB10
3Southern Miss6

All-tournament team

Position Player School
C Jarrod Bitter Houston
IF Sean Allen Houston
IF Daniel Boyd South Florida
IF Eric Shanks Charlotte
IF Craig Tewes Cincinnati
OF Brandon Caraway Houston
OF Matt Singer Cincinnati
OF Will Smith UAB
DH Brad Schutz Cincinnati
SP Shane Nance Houston
RP Curtus Moak Cincinnati
MVP Jarrod Bitter Houston

References

  1. ^ a b "2012 Conference USA Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). pp. 75–93. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 12, 2012. Retrieved June 21, 2012.
  2. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 2000". BoydsWorld.com. Archived from the original on June 15, 2012. Retrieved June 21, 2012.
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