2000 Mountain West Conference Baseball Tournament
| 2000 Mountain West Conference Baseball Tournament | |
|---|---|
| Classification | Division |
| Teams | 6 |
| Format | Double-elimination |
| Site | |
| Champions | San Diego State (1st title) |
| MVP | Chad Redfern (San Diego State) |
| 2000 Mountain West Conference baseball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico † | 22 | – | 8 | .733 | 35 | – | 21 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Diego State ‡ | 17 | – | 12 | .586 | 34 | – | 28 | .548 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BYU | 15 | – | 15 | .500 | 29 | – | 29 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah | 15 | – | 15 | .500 | 26 | – | 30 | .464 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UNLV | 14 | – | 16 | .467 | 24 | – | 33 | .421 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Air Force | 6 | – | 23 | .207 | 23 | – | 34 | .404 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the 2000 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament As of June 30, 2000[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2000 Mountain West Conference Baseball Tournament took place from May 17–20. This was the first championship tournament for the conference, which was formed prior to the 2000 NCAA Division I baseball season. All six of the league's teams met in the double-elimination tournament held at University of Nevada, Las Vegas's Earl Wilson Stadium. Second seeded San Diego State won the inaugural Mountain West Conference Baseball Championship with a championship game score of 9–4. As the Mountain West was a new league, they did not possess an automatic bid to the 2000 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament, and no conference team was invited.[2][3]
Seeding
The teams were seeded based on regular season conference winning percentage only. BYU claimed the third seed over Utah by winning the season series.[2]
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 22 | 8 | .733 | ||
| San Diego State | 17 | 12 | .586 | ||
| BYU | 15 | 15 | .500 | ||
| Utah | 15 | 15 | .500 | ||
| UNLV | 14 | 16 | .467 | ||
| Air Force | 6 | 23 | .207 |
Results
| First round | Semifinals | Semi- | Finals | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | New Mexico | 17 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Air Force | 3 | 1 | New Mexico | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| 4 | Utah | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Utah | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Air Force | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Air Force | 13 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | UNLV | 11 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | BYU | 9 | 6 | Air Force | 4 | – | |||||||||||||
| 4 | Utah | 6 | 2 | San Diego State | 9 | – | |||||||||||||
| 3 | BYU | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | San Diego State | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | San Diego State | 7 | 2 | San Diego State | 11 | ||||||||||||||
| 5 | UNLV | 6 | 3 | BYU | 7 | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | New Mexico | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | BYU | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
All-Tournament Team
The following teams were named to the All-Tournament team.[2][3]
| Name | Class | POS | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gerremy Goldsberry | Jr. | OF | Air Force |
| Mike Thiessen | Jr. | OF | Air Force |
| Michael Tufte | Jr. | RHP | Air Force |
| Matt Carson | Fr. | OF | BYU |
| Michael Davies | So. | C | BYU |
| Mark Okano | Jr. | OF | New Mexico |
| Billy Montgomery | Jr. | OF | San Diego State |
| Chad Redfern | Fr. | OF | San Diego State |
| Ryan Olson | So. | LHP | UNLV |
Most Valuable Player
Chad Redfern, an outfielder for the champion San Diego State Aztecs, was named the tournament Most Valuable Player.[2]
References
- ↑ Mountain West Conference Baseball Guide (PDF). themwc.com. p. 2. Retrieved December 9, 2012.
- 1 2 3 4 Mountain West Conference Baseball Guide (PDF). themwc.com. p. 11. Retrieved December 9, 2012.
- 1 2 "San Diego State Captures Inaugural Conference Baseball Tournament Title". themwc.com. Retrieved December 9, 2012.