The 2000 Southland Conference baseball tournament was held from May 7 to 10, 2000 to determine the champion of the Southland Conference in the sport of college baseball for the 2000 season. The event pitted the top six finishers from the conference's regular season in a double-elimination tournament held at Warhawk Field, home field of Louisiana–Monroe in Monroe, Louisiana. Third-seeded won their second consecutive, and third overall, championship and claimed the automatic bid to the 2000 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.
Seeding and format The top six finishers from the regular season were seeded one through six. They played a double-elimination tournament.
Team W L T Pct Seed 20 7 .741 — 1 20 7 .741 — 2 16 11 .593 4 3 15 12 .556 5 4 14 13 .519 6 5 14 13 .519 6 6 11 16 .407 9 — 10 17 .370 10 — 9 18 .333 11 — 6 21 .222 14 —
Bracket and results
All-Tournament Team The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team. Pos. Name School P Jason Slanina Northwestern State Nathan Boyd Sam Houston State C Chris Seaman Southwest Texas State 1B Buddy Proctor Northwestern State 2B Rondon Anderson Nicholls State 3B Willie Core Louisiana–Monroe SS Shane Webb Louisiana–Monroe OF Jason Washington Southwest Texas State Terrence Moore Southwest Texas State Nolan Parker McNeese State DH Mike Wombacher Louisiana–Monroe
Most Valuable Player Shane Webb was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Webb was a shortstop for Louisiana–Monroe.
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