2000 Division II College World Series

The 2000 Division II College World Series was held at Paterson Field in Montgomery, AL. The eight schools qualified by winning one of eight regional tournaments. The tournament was won by Southeastern Oklahoma State University, coached by Mike Metheny. The runner-up was the Fort Hays State University. SE Oklahoma pitcher Aaron Thompson was named the series Most Outstanding Player.

Participating Teams

School	Conference	Record (Conference)	Head Coach	CWS Appearances	CWS Best Finish
Central Missouri State University	Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association	50-13 (29-1)	Brad Hill	7 (last:1998)	1st
Fort Hays State University	Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference	54-12 (22-4)	Bob Fornelli	0 (last:none)	none
Gardner-Webb University	South Atlantic Conference	44-21 (15-9)	Clyde Miller	0 (last:none)	none
University of Indianapolis	Great Lakes Valley Conference	42-23 (19-8)	Gary Vaught	0 (last:none)	none
University of North Florida	Peach Belt Conference	47-12 (26-4)	Jack "Dusty" Rhodes	0 (last:none)	none
College of Saint Rose	New York Collegiate Athletic Conference	32-16 (18-6)	Bob Bellizzi	0 (last:none)	none
Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference	27-14 (17-3)	Jeff Messer	2 (last:1997)	3rd
Southeastern Oklahoma State University	Lone Star Conference	43-12 (18-4)	Mike Metheny	0 (last:none)	none

Results

2000 College World Series

	First round					Second round Re-ordered loser's bracket					Re-ordered Semifinals						Finals
		SE Oklahoma St.	7
		Saint Rose	1
							SE Oklahoma St.	3
							North Florida	0
		North Florida	9
		Indianapolis	0
												SE Oklahoma St.	7	x
											Indianapolis	1
		Saint Rose	5
		Indianapolis	16
							North Florida	12
							Cent. Missouri St.	1
																	SE Oklahoma St.	7	x	x
																	Fort Hays St.	2	x	x
		Slippery Rock	10
		Cent. Missouri St.	9
							Slippery Rock	5
							Fort Hays St.	8
		Fort Hays St.	6
		Gardner-Webb	2
												Fort Hays St.	13	x
											North Florida	10	x
		Cent. Missouri St.	10
		Gardner-Webb	1
							Slippery Rock	4
							Indianapolis	9

Game Results

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
May 27
Game 1	Southeastern Oklahoma State University	7 - 1	College of Saint Rose
Game 2	University of North Florida	9 – 0	University of Indianapolis
May 28
Game 3	Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania	10 - 9	Central Missouri State University
Game 4	Fort Hays State University	6 - 2	Gardner-Webb University
May 29
Game 5	University of Indianapolis	16 - 5	College of Saint Rose	St. Rose eliminated
Game 6	Southeastern Oklahoma State University	3 - 0	University of North Florida
May 30
Game 7	Central Missouri State University	10 - 1	Gardner-Webb University	Gardner-Webb eliminated
Game 8	Fort Hays State University	8 - 5	Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania
May 31
Game 9	University of North Florida	12 - 1	Central Missouri State University	Central Missouri eliminated
Game 10	University of Indianapolis	9 - 4	Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania	Slippery Rock eliminated
June 1
Game 11	Fort Hays State University	13 - 10	University of North Florida	North Florida eliminated
Game 12	Southeastern Oklahoma State University	7 - 1	University of Indianapolis	Indianapolis eliminated
June 3
Game 13	Southeastern Oklahoma State University	7 – 2	Fort Hays State University	SE Oklahoma St. wins CWS