2000 Mid-American Conference baseball tournament
Teams | 6 |
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Format | Double-elimination |
Finals site | |
Champions | Miami (2nd title) |
Winning coach | Tracy Smith (1st title) |
MVP | John Lackaff (Miami) |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
[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 |
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East Division | |||||
Kent State | 20 | 6 | .769 | – |
1E
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Ohio | 18 | 10 | .567 | 3 |
2E
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Miami | 16 | 12 | .571 | 5 |
3E
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Bowling Green | 14 | 12 | .538 | 6 |
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Akron | 12 | 15 | .444 | 8.5 |
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Marshall | 7 | 20 | .259 | 13.5 |
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West Division | |||||
Central Michigan | 18 | 8 | .692 | – |
1W
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Ball State | 18 | 8 | .692 | – |
2W
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Northern Illinois | 11 | 15 | .423 | 7 |
3W
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Western Michigan | 10 | 18 | .357 | 9 |
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Toledo | 9 | 19 | .321 | 10 |
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Eastern Michigan | 9 | 19 | .321 | 10 |
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Results
[edit]First round | Second round | Third round | Final | ||||||||||||||||
1E | Kent State | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
2W | Ball State | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
1E | Kent State | 10 | 2W | Ball State | 2 | ||||||||||||||
3W | Northern Illinois | 4 | 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 | 5 | ||||||||||||||
1E | Kent State | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
2E | Ohio | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
All-Tournament Team
[edit]The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[4]
Name | School |
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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]- ^ "All-time Standings" (PDF). Mid-American Conference. Retrieved May 17, 2013.
- ^ "Mid-American Conference Tournament History" (PDF). Mid-American Conference. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 9, 2014. Retrieved May 17, 2013.
- ^ 2012 Record Book (PDF). Miami RedHawks. p. 11. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 1, 2012. Retrieved May 17, 2013.
- ^ a b "All-Tournament Teams & Tournament MVP's" (PDF). Mid-American Sports. Retrieved May 17, 2013.