2000 America East Conference Baseball Tournament
The 2000 America East Conference Baseball Tournament was held from May 18-20 at Frawley Stadium in Wilmington, Delaware. The top four regular season finishers of the league's eight teams qualified for the double-elimination tournament. In the championship game, first-seeded Delaware defeated fourth-seeded Northeastern, 4-2, to win its third consecutive and fifth overall tournament championship. As a result, Delaware received the America East's automatic bid to the 2000 NCAA Tournament.[1][2][3]
| Teams | 4 |
|---|---|
| Format | Double-elimination |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | Delaware (5th title) |
| Winning coach | Bob Hannah (5th title) |
| MVP | Vince Vukovich, Delaware |
Seeding
The top four finishers from the regular season were seeded one through four based on conference winning percentage only. They then played in a double-elimination format. In the first round, the one and four seeds were matched up in one game, while the two and three seeds were matched up in the other.[2]
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delaware | 19 | 5 | .792 | ||
| Towson | 19 | 9 | .679 | ||
| Vermont | 16 | 10 | .615 | ||
| Northeastern | 15 | 11 | .577 | ||
| Maine | 14 | 12 | .538 | ||
| Hofstra | 9 | 17 | .346 | ||
| Drexel | 8 | 20 | .286 | ||
| Hartford | 6 | 22 | .214 |
Results
| First round | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Delaware | 4[lower-alpha 1] | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Northeastern | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Delaware | 7 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Vermont | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Towson | 7 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Vermont | 8 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Delaware | 4 | — | |||||||||||
| 4 | Northeastern | 2 | — | |||||||||||
| 4 | Northeastern | 7 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Towson | 5 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Vermont | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Northeastern | 7 | ||||||||||||
All-Tournament Team
The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[1]
| Player | Team |
|---|---|
| Vic Sage | Delaware |
| Jason Vincent | Delaware |
| John Schneider | Delaware |
| Andrew Salvo | Delaware |
| Kris Dufner | Delaware |
| Chris Kolodzey | Delaware |
| Chris Walsh | Northeastern |
| Matt Keating | Northeastern |
| Todd Korchin | Northeastern |
| Wade Rikert | Vermont |
| Jason Sandner | Towson |
Most Outstanding Player
Delaware outfielder Vince Vukovich was named Most Outstanding Player.
Notes
- 12 innings.
References
- "2013 America East Conference Baseball Record Book" (PDF). AmericaEast.com. America East Conference. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 21, 2013. Retrieved May 20, 2013.
- "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 2000". BoydsWorld.com. Boyd Nation. Archived from the original on June 6, 2013. Retrieved June 6, 2013.
- Fleischman, Bill (June 15, 2000). "Delaware's Hannah Still Game Despite Retiring from Dugout". Philly.com. Archived from the original on June 6, 2013. Retrieved June 6, 2013.