2000 LSU Tigers baseball team

2000 LSU Tigers baseball
College World Series Champions SEC Tournament Champions
Conference	Southeastern Conference
2000 record	47-22 (19–2 SEC)
Head coach	Skip Bertman (17th year)
Assistant coach	Dane Canevari (10th year)
Assistant coach	Turtle Thomas (1st year)
Home stadium	Alex Box Stadium

2000 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Eastern
#9 South Carolina xy	25	–	5		.833			53	–	8		.869
#17 Florida y	18	–	11		.621			44	–	23		.657
Georgia	14	–	15		.483			32	–	26		.552
Kentucky	12	–	16		.429			38	–	20		.655
Tennessee	10	–	18		.357			40	–	23		.635
Vanderbilt	5	–	24		.172			21	–	33		.389
Western
#1 LSU x‡y	19	–	10		.655			52	–	17		.754
#15 Mississippi State y	17	–	10		.630			39	–	17		.696
#25 Auburn y	17	–	13		.567			41	–	20		.672
#27 Alabama y	16	–	14		.533			41	–	24		.631
Ole Miss	12	–	17		.414			30	–	25		.545
Arkansas	8	–	20		.286			24	–	30		.444
x – Division champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 2000; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2000 LSU Tigers baseball team represented Louisiana State University in the 2000 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Tigers played their home games at Alex Box Stadium. The team was coached by Skip Bertman in his 17th season at LSU.

The Tigers won the College World Series, defeating the Stanford Cardinal in the championship game for Bertman's fifth and final national championship at LSU.

Roster

2000 LSU Tigers roster
	Pitchers 10 Chucky Son - Sophomore 14 Tim Nugent - Junior 18 David Miller - Junior 21 Brian Tallet - Junior 23 Chad Vaught - Freshman 25 Jeremy Loftice - Senior 27 Trey Hodges - Senior 27 Ben Saxon - Senior 30 Brad David - Freshman 32 Sam Taulli - Freshman 34 Bo Pettit - Freshman 35 Hunter Gomez - Senior 37 Ryan Richard - Freshman 38 Heath McMurray - Junior 40 Jason Scobie - Junior 42 Shane Youman - Sophomore 43 Billy Brian - Sophomore 44 Weylin Guidry - Sophomore 48 Jeremy Alford - Freshman 50 David Shank - Junior		Infielders 1 Ryan Theriot - Sophomore 4 Blair Barbier - Senior 6 Victor Brumfield - Sophomore 8 Johnnie Thibodeaux - Junior 9 Mike Daly - Junior 13 Ray Wright - Junior 16 Jeff Lipari - Junior 25 Brad Hawpe - Junior 29 Mike Fontenot - Freshman 31 Wally Pontiff - Freshman 46 Thomas Evans - Freshman Catchers 22 Brad Cresse - Senior 39 Ryan Jorgensen - Junior 41 Nathan Meiners - Freshman 47 Jamin Garidel - Junior		Outfielders 2 Antoine Simon - Senior 3 Jeremy Witten - Senior 7 Tommy Morel - Sophomore 12 Billy McBride - Freshman 20 David Raymer - Junior 24 Cedrick Harris - Junior 33 Christian Bourgeois - Junior Coaches 15 Skip Bertman - 17th Season 11 Dane Canevari - 10th Season 17 Turtle Thomas - 1st Season

Schedule

2000 LSU Tigers baseball Game Log
Regular Season February # Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Overall Record SEC Record 1 February 12 Virginia Alex Box Stadium 8-0 Tallet (W; 1-0) 1-0 – 2 February 12 Virginia Alex Box Stadium 13-2 Pettit (W; 1-0) 2-0 – 3 February 13 Virginia Alex Box Stadium 13-4 Brian (W; 1-0) 3-0 – 4 February 15 SE Louisiana Alex Box Stadium 11-0 Gomez (W; 1-0) 4-0 – 5 February 18 Arizona State Alex Box Stadium 8-4 Tallet (W; 2-0) 5-0 – 6 February 19 Arizona State Alex Box Stadium 6-5 Saxon (W; 1-0) 6-0 – 7 February 20 Arizona State Alex Box Stadium 2-6 Brian (L; 1-1) 6-1 – 8 February 22 McNeese State Alex Box Stadium 8-9 Guidry (L; 0-1) 6-2 – 9 February 25 Houston Alex Box Stadium 2-10 Tallet (L; 2-1) 6-3 – 10 February 26 Houston Alex Box Stadium 7-11 Guidry (L; 0-2) 6-4 – 11 February 27 Houston Alex Box Stadium 2-10 Brian (L; 1-2) 6-5 – 12 February 29 Nicholls State Alex Box Stadium 8-2 Hodges (W; 1-0) 7-5 – March # Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Overall Record SEC Record 13 March 1 Tulane Alex Box Stadium 12-5 Tallet (W; 3-1) 8-5 – 14 March 3 at Central Florida Tinker Field 13-14 Pettit (L; 1-1) 8-6 – 15 March 4 at Central Florida Tinker Field 11-4 Hodges (W; 2-0) 9-6 – 16 March 5 at Central Florida Tinker Field 4-1 Tallet (W; 4-1) 10-6 – 17 March 7 Southern Alex Box Stadium 7-3 Brian (W; 2-2) 11-6 – 18 March 10 Georgia Alex Box Stadium 3-7 Tallet (L; 4-2) 11-7 0–1 19 March 11 Georgia Alex Box Stadium 8-10 McMurray (L; 0-1) 11-8 0–2 20 March 12 Georgia Alex Box Stadium 13-3 Saxon (W; 2-0) 12-8 1–2 21 March 14 at SE Louisiana Alex Box Stadium 11-4 Gomez (W; 2-0) 13-8 – 22 March 17 at Vanderbilt McGugin Field 6-0 Tallet (W; 5-2) 14-8 2–2 23 March 18 at Vanderbilt McGugin Field 17-4 Gomez (W; 3-0) 15-8 3–2 24 March 22 New Orleans Alex Box Stadium 17-2 Pettit (W; 2-1) 16-8 – 25 March 24 South Carolina Alex Box Stadium 8-6 Saxon (W; 3-0) 17-8 4–2 26 March 25 South Carolina Alex Box Stadium 7-6 Youman (W; 1-0) 18-8 5–2 27 March 26 South Carolina Alex Box Stadium 7-9 Pettit (L; 2-2) 18-9 5–3 28 March 28 at Centenary Sheehee Stadium 6-3 Brian (W; 3-2) 19-9 – 29 March 31 at Auburn Plainsman Park 18-11 Gomez (W; 4-0) 20-9 6–3 April # Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Overall Record SEC Record 30 April 1 at Auburn Plainsman Park 1-7 Hodges (L; 2-1) 20-10 6–4 31 April 2 at Auburn Plainsman Park 12-10 McMurray (W; 1-1) 21-10 7–4 32 April 4 at New Orleans Maestri Field 10-2 Tallet (W; 6-2) 22-10 – 33 April 5 Southern Alex Box Field 10-5 Brian (W; 4-2) 23-10 – 34 April 7 Arkansas Alex Box Stadium 12-3 Gomez (W; 5-0) 24–10 8–4 35 April 8 Arkansas Alex Box Stadium 12-3 Tallet (W; 7-2) 25–10 9–4 36 April 9 Arkansas Alex Box Stadium 17-11 Scobie (W; 1-0) 26–10 10–4 37 April 11 Louisiana-Lafayette Alex Box Stadium 8-2 Pettit (W; 3-2) 27–10 – 38 April 15 at Florida McKethan Stadium 10-4 Gomez (W; 6-0) 28–10 11–4 39 April 15 at Florida McKethan Stadium 9-6 Tallet (W; 8-2) 29–10 12–4 40 April 16 at Florida McKethan Stadium 5-7 Hodges (L; 2-2) 29–11 12–5 41 April 18 Louisiana-Monroe Alex Box Stadium 12-5 Saxon (W; 4-0) 30–11 – 42 April 19 at Tulane Turchin Stadium 21-6 Hodges (W; 3-2) 31–11 – 43 April 21 Mississippi State Alex Box Stadium 13-15 Pettit (L; 3-3) 31–12 12–6 44 April 22 Mississippi State Alex Box Stadium 18-15 Tallet (W; 9-2) 32–12 13–6 45 April 23 Mississippi State Alex Box Stadium 3-10 Scobie (L; 1-1) 32–13 13–7 46 April 25 Northwestern State Alex Box Stadium 13-0 McMurray (W; 2-1) 33–13 – 47 April 28 at Mississippi Swayze Field 12-6 Gomez (W; 7-0) 34–13 14–7 48 April 29 at Mississippi Swayze Field 4-6 Tallet (L; 9-3) 34–14 14–8 49 April 30 at Mississippi Swayze Field 9-2 Pettit (W; 4-3) 35–14 15–8 May # Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Overall Record SEC Record 50 May 2 at McNeese State Cowboy Diamond 3-4 McMurray (L; 2-2) 35–15 – 51 May 5 at Kentucky Cliff Hagan Stadium 9-0 Tallet (W; 10-3) 36–15 16–8 52 May 6 at Kentucky Cliff Hagan Stadium 6-4 Pettit (W; 5-3) 37–15 17–8 53 May 7 at Kentucky Cliff Hagan Stadium 4-7 Gomez (L; 7-1) 37–16 17–9 54 May 12 Alabama Alex Box Stadium 11-4 Tallet (W; 11-3) 38–16 18–9 55 May 13 Alabama Alex Box Stadium 6-4 Gomez (W; 8-1) 39–16 19–9 56 May 14 Alabama Alex Box Stadium 0-14 McMurray (L; 2-3) 39–17 19–10
Post-Season SEC Tournament # Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Overall Record SECT Record 57 May 17 vs. Georgia Hoover Metropolitan Stadium 11-3 Tallet (W; 12-3) 40–17 1-0 58 May 18 vs. Alabama Hoover Metropolitan Stadium 18-12 Brian (W; 5-2) 41–17 2-0 59 May 20 vs. Alabama Hoover Metropolitan Stadium 6-5 Youman (W; 2-0) 42–17 3-0 60 May 21 vs. Florida Hoover Metropolitan Stadium 9-6 Gomez (W; 9-1) 43–17 4-0 NCAA Tournament: Baton Rouge Regional # Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Overall Record NCAAT Record 61 May 26 vs. Jackson State Alex Box Stadium 19-1 Saxon (W; 5-0) 44–17 1-0 62 May 27 vs. Louisiana-Monroe Alex Box Stadium 21-0 Tallet (W; 13-3) 45–17 2-0 63 May 28 vs. Louisiana-Monroe Alex Box Stadium 5-3 Youman (W; 3-0) 46–17 3-0 NCAA Tournament: Baton Rouge Super Regional # Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Overall Record NCAAT Record 64 June 2 vs. UCLA Alex Box Stadium 8-2 Tallet (W; 14-3) 47–17 4-0 65 June 3 vs. UCLA Alex Box Stadium 14-8 Brian (W; 6-2) 48–17 5-0 NCAA Tournament: College World Series # Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Overall Record NCAAT Record 66 June 10 vs. Texas Rosenblatt Stadium 13–5 Tallet (W; 15-3) 49–17 6-0 67 June 12 vs. Southern California Rosenblatt Stadium 10–4 Hodges (W; 4-2) 50–17 7-0 68 June 15 vs. Florida State Rosenblatt Stadium 6–3 Guidry (W; 1-2) 51–17 8-0 69 June 17 vs. Stanford Rosenblatt Stadium 6–5 Hodges (W; 5-2) 52–17 9-0

Awards and honors

Blair Barbier

• College World Series All-Tournament Team
• SEC Tournament All-Tournament Team

Brad Cresse

• Johnny Bench Award
• All-America First Team
• All-SEC First Team

Mike Fontenot

• College World Series All-Tournament Team
• Freshman All-America First Team
• SEC Freshman of the Year
• College World Series All-Tournament Team

Cedrick Harris

• SEC Tournament All-Tournament Team

Brad Hawpe

• College World Series All-Tournament Team
• All-America Second Team
• SEC Tournament All-Tournament Team

Trey Hodges

• College World Series Most Outstanding Player

Bo Pettit

• Freshman All-America Honorable Mention

Wally Pontiff

• Freshman All-America Honorable Mention
• SEC Tournament Most Outstanding Player
• SEC Tournament All-Tournament Team

Brian Tallet

• All-America Second Team
• SEC Tournament All-Tournament Team

Ryan Theriot

• College World Series All-Tournament Team

Tigers in the 2000 MLB Draft

The following members of the LSU Tigers baseball program were drafted in the 2000 Major League Baseball Draft.

Player	Position	Round	Overall	MLB Team
Brian Tallet	LHP	2nd	55th	Cleveland Indians
Brad Cresse	C	5th	159th	Arizona Diamondbacks
Ryan Jorgensen	C	7th	193rd	Chicago Cubs
Cedrick Harris	OF	10th	309th	Arizona Diamondbacks
Brad Hawpe	1B	11th	317th	Colorado Rockies
Heath McMurray	RHP	12th	351st	Milwaukee Brewers
Trey Hodges	RHP	17th	520th	Atlanta Braves
Billy Brian	RHP	25th	734th	Kansas City Royals