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The 2000 Allegheny College baseball team remains the most successful in the program's long and storied history. The Gators finished with a 38-10 record, and remains the only Allegheny team to advance to the NCAA Division III World Series, where they finished third after being edged in the semifinals by eventual national champ Montclair State. Coached by Mike Ferris, the team posted three winning streaks of at least six games, including one of 12 games and another of 10 games. The squad went 10-1 at home and posted a 13-3 North Coast Athletic Conference record. Despite falling in the NCAC Championship Tournament to Ohio Wesleyan, the Gators received an at-large berth into the NCAA Mideast Regional Championship. They opened the Regionals with victories over Mount St. Joseph and Mariette, before avenging their earlier loss to Ohio Wesleyan with a 5-2 win over the Battling Bishops to advance to the regional title game, where they beat Mount St. Joseph 9-2 to earn a trip to Grand Chute, Wisconsin and the Division III World Series, where they picked up victories over Chapman and Wartburg.
Individually, nine Gators were named All-North Coast Athletic Conference, including four First Teamers, highlighted by NCAC Pitcher of the Year Jeff Mountain, who finished with a 10-1 record and 2.87 ERA in 15 appearances. Mountain was one of five Gators who went on to earn All-Region Honors, joining teammates Scott Swinchock, Mark Minadeo, Brad Hensler, and Ben Couch. Mountain and Hensler (who batted .421 with 10 home runs and 50 RBIs) were subsequently named All-America. Three members of the 2000 baseball squad have previously been inducted into the Allegheny Hall of Fame, including Mountain and Hensler, each 2010 inductees, and Kevin Davidson, who was enshrined in 2014.
2000 ALLEGHENY COLLEGE BASEBALL TEAM
Head Coach Mike Ferris
Assistant Coach Dean Peterson
Brad Baker
Alan Clouse
Ben Contrucci
Ben Couch
Kevin Davidson
Chris Eicher
Jarrod Essey
Garen Fedeles
Robert George
Cliff Hein
Brad Hensler
Kevin Hiles
Joe Kacsanek
Jesse Macpherson
Matt Miller
Mark Minadeo
Jeff Mountain
Tug Ollock
Adam Oshnock
Nick Paolini
Josh Sharpless
Bob Spithaler
Scott Swinchock
Matt Wayt
David Weber
Justin Welker
Brian Zorman
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