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2000 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball tournament

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2000 Trans America Athletic Conference
baseball tournament
Teams6
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsStetson (4th title)
Winning coachPete Dunn (4th title)
MVPJeff Christy (Stetson)
2000 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UCF ‍‍‍y 22 5   .815 43 19   .694
Florida Atlantic ‍‍‍y 20 7   .741 43 19   .694
No. 23 Stetson ‍‍y 20 7   .741 48 16   .750
Jacksonville ‍‍‍ 16 11   .593 34 24   .586
Georgia State ‍‍‍ 14 13   .519 31 28   .525
Campbell ‍‍‍ 12 15   .444 31 25   .554
Troy ‍‍‍ 11 16   .407 22 34   .393
Mercer ‍‍‍ 8 19   .296 16 35   .314
Jacksonville State ‍‍‍ 6 21   .222 23 32   .418
Samford ‍‍‍ 6 21   .222 29 34   .460
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2000[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball


The 2000 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball tournament was held at John Sessions Stadium at Alexander Brest Field on the campus of Jacksonville University in Jacksonville, Florida, from May 17 through 20. Stetson won its fourth tournament championship to earn the Trans America Athletic Conference's automatic bid to the 2000 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[2]

Seeding

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The top six teams (based on conference results) from the conference earn invites to the tournament.

Team W L PCT GB Seed
UCF 22 5 .815 1
Florida Atlantic 20 7 .741 2 2
Stetson 20 7 .741 2 3
Jacksonville 16 11 .593 6 4
Georgia State 14 13 .519 8 5
Campbell 12 15 .444 10 6
Troy State 11 16 .407 11
Mercer 8 19 .296 14
Jacksonville State 6 21 .222 16
Samford 6 21 .222 16

Results

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First roundSecond roundThird roundSemifinalsFinal
1UCF0
6Campbell56Campbell4
4Jacksonville3
3Stetson116Campbell0
4Jacksonville13Stetson2
3Stetson9123Stetson15
2Florida Atlantic76Campbell2
2Florida Atlantic46Campbell5
5Georgia State32Florida Atlantic75Georgia State3
1UCF55Georgia State8
5Georgia State6

All-Tournament Team

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The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[2]

Pos Name Team
P Jason Oglesby Stetson
Lenny DiNardo Stetson
C Mike Fellman Stetson
Jeff Davis Campbell
IF Jeff Huff Campbell
Michael Nelson Georgia State
Brooks Stephens Stetson
OF Frank Corr Stetson
Jeff Christy Stetson
DH Andy Wilson Stetson
Adam Hawes Campbell

Tournament Most Valuable Player

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Jeff Christy was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Christy was an outfielder for Stetson.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Atlantic Sun Baseball Record Book (PDF). Atlantic Sun Conference. p. 5. Retrieved July 17, 2019.
  2. ^ a b c ASUN Baseball Record Book (PDF). Atlantic Sun Conference. Retrieved September 18, 2019.