2000 Clemson Tigers baseball team

The 2000 Clemson Tigers baseball team represented Clemson University in the 2000 NCAA Division I baseball season. The team played their home games at Beautiful Tiger Field in Clemson, South Carolina.

2000 Clemson Tigers baseball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 5
CBNo. 6
Record51–18 (17–7 ACC)
Head coach
Home stadiumBeautiful Tiger Field
Seasons
← 1999
2001 →
2000 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 10 Georgia Tech  ‍y 18 6   .750 50 16   .758
No. 6 Clemson  ‍‍‍y 17 7   .708 51 18   .739
No. 3 Florida State  ‍‍‍y 15 9   .625 53 19   .736
No. 20 Wake Forest  ‍‍‍y 14 10   .583 41 20   .672
No. 21 North Carolina  ‍‍‍y 12 12   .500 46 17   .730
NC State  ‍‍‍ 10 14   .417 30 28   .517
Virginia  ‍‍‍ 10 14   .417 26 31   .456
Maryland  ‍‍‍ 5 17   .227 24 33   .421
Duke  ‍‍‍ 5 19   .208 17 41   .293
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2000[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The team was coached by Jack Leggett, who completed his seventh season at Clemson. The Tigers reached the 2000 College World Series, their ninth appearance in Omaha.[2]

Roster

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2000 Clemson Tigers roster[3]
 
  • - Brian Holstad
  • - Ryan Hub
  • - Michael Johnson
  • - Bradley LeCroy
  • - Mike Proto
  • - Steve Pyzik
  • - Steve Reba
  • - Jon Smith
  • - Henri Stanley
 

Pitchers

  • - Matt Additon
  • - Chad Bendinelli
  • - Scott Berney - Senior
  • - Thomas Boozer
  • - Ryan Childs
  • - Brandt Cook
  • - Nick Glaser
  • - Paul Harrelson
  • - B. J. LaMura
  • - Kevin Lynn
  • - Ryan Mottl - Senior
  • - Mike Rhue
  • - Jarrod Schmidt - Freshman
 

Catchers

  • - Brian Ellis - Senior

Infielders

 

Outfielders

  • - Patrick Boyd - Junior
  • - Justin Singleton - Junior
  • - Casey Stone - Junior
 

Schedule

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Legend
  Clemson win
  Clemson loss
Bold Clemson team member
* Non-Conference game
2000 Clemson Tigers baseball game log: 51–18[4]
Regular season: 42–14
Postseason: 9–4

Ranking movements

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314151617Final
Coaches'*5
Baseball America7
Collegiate Baseball^111198841186779868536
NCBWA

^ Collegiate Baseball ranked 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranked 30 teams weekly during the season.
NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
* A new poll was not released for this week, so for comparison purposes, the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.

References

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  1. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 2000". Boyd's World. Retrieved May 24, 2015.
  2. ^ "2000 College World Series". Omaha.com. Archived from the original on July 5, 2017. Retrieved July 25, 2017.
  3. ^ 2017 Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Clemson Tigers. pp. 127–136. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 3, 2017. Retrieved July 25, 2017.
  4. ^ 2017 Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Clemson Tigers. pp. 171–2. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 3, 2017. Retrieved July 25, 2017.