2000 Mid-American Conference baseball tournament

American collegiate baseball tournament August 2023 2000 Mid-American Conference 6 Double-elimination Gene Michael Field Kent, OH 2000 Miami RedHawks Miami 2nd Tracy Smith 1st John Lackaff Miami 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 2000 Miami RedHawks Miami won their second tournament championship to earn the conference's automatic bid to the 2000 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.http://www.mac-sports.com/Portals/20/MACTournamentHistory.pdf Mid-American Conference Mid-American Conference Tournament History May 17, 2013 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20141009160850/http://www.mac-sports.com/Portals/20/MACTournamentHistory.pdf October 9, 2014 http://www.muredhawks.com/fls/26100/old_site/sports/m-basebl/auto_pdf/2011-12/misc_non_event/2012BsbRecordBook.pdf?SPSID=617722&SPID=87612&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=26100 2012 Record Book Miami RedHawks 11 May 17, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20121201021844/http://www.muredhawks.com/fls/26100/old_site/sports/m-basebl/auto_pdf/2011-12/misc_non_event/2012BsbRecordBook.pdf?SPSID=617722&SPID=87612&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=26100 December 1, 2012 dead mdy-all Seeding and format 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 SeedEast Division 2000 Kent State Golden Flashes Kent State 20 6 .769 – 1E 2000 Ohio Bobcats Ohio 18 10 .567 3 2E 2000 Miami RedHawks Miami 16 12 .571 5 3E 2000 Bowling Green Falcons Bowling Green 14 12 .538 6 – 2000 Akron Zips Akron 12 15 .444 8.5 – 2000 Marshall Thundering Herd Marshall 7 20 .259 13.5 –West Division 2000 Central Michigan Chippewas Central Michigan 18 8 .692 – 1W 2000 Ball State Cardinals Ball State 18 8 .692 – 2W 2000 Northern Illinois Huskies Northern Illinois 11 15 .423 7 3W 2000 Western Michigan Broncos Western Michigan 10 18 .357 9 – 2000 Toledo Rockets Toledo 9 19 .321 10 – 2000 Eastern Michigan Eagles Eastern Michigan 9 19 .321 10 – Results 2 2 1E 2000 Kent State Golden Flashes Kent State 10 3W 2000 Northern Illinois Huskies Northern Illinois 4 2E 2000 Ohio Bobcats Ohio 5 2W 2000 Ball State Cardinals Ball State 2 1W 2000 Central Michigan Chippewas Central Michigan 3 3E 2000 Miami RedHawks Miami 7 1E Kent State 1 2W Ball State 7 1W Central Michigan 8 3W Northern Illinois 4 2E Ohio 4 3E Miami 6 1E Kent State 1 2E Ohio 3 2W Ball State 2 1W Central Michigan 1 3E Miami 10 2E Ohio 5 2W Ball State 7 — 3E Miami 16 — All-Tournament Team The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.http://www.mac-sports.com/Portals/20/AllTournamentTeamMVP.pdf All-Tournament Teams & Tournament MVP's Mid-American Sports May 17, 2013 Name School 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 John Lackaff won the Tournament Most Valuable Player award. Lackaff played for Miami. References Tournament Category:Mid-American Conference baseball tournament Mid-American Conference baseball tournament Mid-American Conference baseball tournament