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2000 Northeast Conference baseball tournament

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2000 Northeast Conference
baseball tournament
Teams4
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsWagner (1st title)
Winning coachJoe Litterio (1st title)
MVPSteve Coppola (Wagner)
2000 Northeast Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
North
Long Island  x‍‍‍ 14 8 0   .636 23 21 0   .523
Quinnipiac  ‍‍‍ 11 11 0   .500 16 21 0   .432
Central Connecticut  ‍‍‍ 9 11 0   .450 17 31 1   .357
St. Francis  ‍‍‍ 7 12 0   .368 11 24 0   .314
Sacred Heart  ‍‍‍ 6 16 0   .273 12 38 0   .240
South
UMBC  x‍‍‍ 16 6 0   .727 29 21 1   .578
Monmouth  ‍‍‍ 15 7 0   .682 25 27 0   .481
Wagner  ‍‍y 14 8 0   .636 24 30 1   .445
Fairleigh Dickinson  ‍‍‍ 10 11 0   .476 15 23 1   .397
Mount St. Mary's  ‍‍‍ 5 17 0   .227 17 34 0   .333
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball


The 2000 Northeast Conference baseball tournament began on May 12 and ended on May 14, 2000, at The Sandcastle in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The league's top four teams competed in the double elimination tournament. Fourth-seeded Wagner won their first tournament championship and earned the Northeast Conference's automatic bid to the 2000 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[1]

Seeding and format

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The two division winners claimed the top two seeds, with the next two teams by conference winning percentage rounding out the field. They played a double-elimination tournament.

North Division
Team W L Pct GB Seed
Long Island 14 8 .636 2
Quinnipiac 11 11 .500 3
Central Connecticut 9 11 .450 5
St. Francis 7 12 .368 6.5
Sacred Heart 6 16 .273 8
South Division
Team W L Pct GB Seed
UMBC 16 6 .727 1
Monmouth 15 7 .682 1 3
Wagner 14 8 .636 2 4
Fairleigh Dickinson 10 11 .476 5.5
Mount St. Mary's 5 17 .227 11

Bracket

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First roundSemi-finalsFinals
1UMBC1
4Wagner16
4Wagner5
3Monmouth0
3Monmouth11
2Long Island8
4Wagner
3Monmouth
Lower round 1Lower final
3Monmouth5
1UMBC02Long Island4
2Long Island2

Most Valuable Player

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Steve Coppola of Wagner was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Rival threw a complete game two-hit shutout in the Seahawks 5–0 win over Monmouth in the winner's bracket matchup.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "2000 NEC Baseball Tournament Headquarters". Northeast Conference. May 14, 2000. Retrieved August 31, 2018.