2000 Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament

2000 Colonial Athletic Association
baseball tournament
Teams8
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsEast Carolina (7th title)
Winning coachKeith LeClair (2nd title)
MVPLee Delfino (East Carolina)
2000 Colonial Athletic Association baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Old Dominion  ‍†‍‍y 14 – 7 – 0   .667 33 – 24 – 1   .578
No. 29 East Carolina  ‍†‍‡‍y 14 – 7 – 0   .667 46 – 18 – 0   .719
UNC Wilmington  ‍‍‍ 13 – 8 – 0   .619 36 – 23 – 0   .610
James Madison  ‍‍‍ 12 – 9 – 0   .571 37 – 22 – 0   .627
VCU  ‍‍‍ 9 – 12 – 0   .429 39 – 22 – 0   .639
Richmond  ‍‍‍ 8 – 13 – 0   .381 25 – 29 – 0   .463
George Mason  ‍‍‍ 7 – 14 – 0   .333 21 – 34 – 1   .384
William & Mary  ‍‍‍ 7 – 14 – 0   .333 32 – 25 – 0   .561
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2000[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball


The 2000 Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament was held at Coy Tillett Sr. Memorial Field in Manteo, North Carolina, from May 16 through 20. The event determined the champion of the Colonial Athletic Association for the 2000 season. Second-seeded East Carolina won the tournament for the seventh time, and second in a row, and earned the CAA's automatic bid to the 2000 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.

Entering the event, East Carolina had won the most championships, with six. Old Dominion and Richmond had each won three, while George Mason had won twice.[2]

Format and seeding

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The CAA's teams were seeded one to eight based on winning percentage from the conference's round robin regular season. They played a double-elimination tournament.[2]

Team W L Pct. GB Seed
Old Dominion 14 7 .667 — 1
East Carolina 14 7 .667 — 2
UNC Wilmington 13 8 .619 1 3
James Madison 12 9 .571 2 4
VCU 9 12 .429 5 5
Richmond 8 13 .381 6 6
George Mason 7 14 .368 7 7
William & Mary 7 14 .286 7 8

Bracket and results

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Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalFinal
1Old Dominion16
8William & Mary11
1Old Dominion5
5VCU6
4James Madison1
5VCU4
5VCU5
2East Carolina8
3UNC Wilmington9
6Richmond7
3UNC Wilmington4
2East Carolina5
2East Carolina8
7George Mason32East Carolina7—
5VCU6—
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower round 3Lower final
1Old Dominion5
8William & Mary168William & Mary95VCU14
7George Mason58William & Mary118William & Mary13
4James Madison4
3UNC Wilmington5
4James Madison244James Madison6
6Richmond21

Most Valuable Player

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Lee Delfino was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Delfino was a shortstop for East Carolina.[2]

References

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  1. ^ 2020 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Colonial Athletic Association. p. 17. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
  2. ^ a b c 2020 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Colonial Athletic Association. p. 9. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
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