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 won their second tournament championship to earn the conference's automatic bid to the 2000 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.
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 20 6 .769 18 10 .567 16 12 .571 14 12 .538 12 15 .444 7 20 .259 West Division 18 8 .692 18 8 .692 11 15 .423 10 18 .357 9 19 .321 9 19 .321
Results
All-Tournament Team The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team. 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.
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