2000 Big South Conference Tournament

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The 2000 Big South Conference baseball tournament was held in Conway, SC. #1 Liberty University defeated #2 Charleston Southern University for the title. Jason Suitt of Liberty was named Liberty.

Participating Teams[edit]

Seed School Conf. Record Head Coach
1 Liberty University 14-5 Dave Pastors
2 Charleston Southern University 14-7 Gary Murphy
3 Radford University 12-7 Lew Kent
4 Coastal Carolina University 11-10 Gary Gilmore
5 Elon University 11-10 Mike Kennedy
6 Winthrop University 7-14 Joe Hudak
7 University of North Carolina at Asheville 7-14 Mike Roberts
8 High Point University 6-15 Jim Speight

Results[edit]

Bracket[edit]

  Round 1   Round 2   Round 3     Finals
                                                 
  1 Liberty 7  
  8 High Point 4    
      1 Liberty 5  
      4 Coastal Carolina 2    
  4 Coastal Carolina 1          
  5 Elon 0        
      1 Liberty 4    
      6 Winthrop 2      
  2 Charleston Southern 5              
  7 UNC Asheville 4                
      2 Charleston Southern 7          
      6 Winthrop 8        
  3 Radford 5          
  6 Winthrop 7         1 Liberty 3
      2 Charleston Southern 0
       
  Losers Bracket 1     Losers Bracket 2     Losers Bracket 3     Losers Bracket 4    
       
    2 Charleston Southern 6        
  8 High Point 5     8 High Point 2         6 Winthrop 1    
  5 Elon 4         2 Charleston Southern 3     2 Charleston Southern 9  
      7 UNC Asheville 1    
    4 Coastal Carolina 0      
  7 UNC Asheville 2     7 UNC Asheville 3    
  3 Radford 1    


Game Results[edit]

Game Winner Score Loser Notes
May 17
Game 1 Charleston Southern University 5-4 University of North Carolina at Asheville
Game 2 Winthrop University 7-5 Radford University
Game 3 Liberty University 7-4 High Point University
Game 4 Coastal Carolina University 1-0 Elon University
May 18
Game 5 University of North Carolina at Asheville 2-1 Radford University Radford eliminated
Game 6 High Point University 5-4 Elon University Elon eliminated
Game 7 Winthrop University 8-7 (13) Charleston Southern University
Game 8 Liberty University 5-2 Coastal Carolina University
May 19
Game 9 Charleston Southern University 6-2 High Point University High Point eliminated
Game 10 University of North Carolina at Asheville 3-0 Coastal Carolina University Coastal Carolina eliminated
Game 11 Liberty University 4-2 Winthrop University
Game 12 Charleston Southern University 3-1 University of North Carolina at Asheville UNC Asheville eliminated
May 20
Game 13 Charleston Southern University 9-1 Winthrop University Winthrop eliminated
Game 14 Liberty University 3-0 Charleston Southern University Liberty advances to NCAA tournament

All-Tournament Team[edit]

  • Jason Suitt Liberty
  • Larry York Liberty
  • Josh Ury Winthrop
  • Jay Sullenger Liberty
  • Richard Gommersall Charleston Southern
  • Keith Butler Liberty
  • Todd Leathers Winthrop
  • Ted Malikowski Charleston Southern
  • Fred Wray Radford
  • Patrick Siemers Charleston Southern
  • Brandon Powell Coastal Carolina
  • Matt Coenen Charleston Southern+