a Second Team selection. Head Coach Rayner Noble was named South Central Region Coach of the Year and Keith Whatley was the Mesa Regional MVP. Wagner owned the NCAA single-season record with 16.8 strikeouts per nine innings. Crain and Snyder were Second Round selections in the draft, while Cooley, Whatley, and Nathan Mitchell were also drafted.

2000 marked the only year in C-USA where the Cougars notched the Regular Season and Tournament titles. The program hosted the Regional and Super Regional rounds at Cougar Field - claiming the Regional Championship with wins over Rice and Princeton. With the Regional Championship and Super Regional appearance against San Jose State, the Cougars finished No. 11 in the final national rankings. The team saw itself ranked in the Top 25 every weekduring the season and was ranked as high as No. 3 during the first week of March. The team won 18 of their last 22 games and swept series vs. No. 3 LSU and No. 5 USC during the regular season. RHP Kyle Crowell was named to five All-America Teams, while battery mate Jarrod Bitter was a NCBWA Second Team All-America selection. Freshman Bryan Harris was honored on Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-America Team. Head coach Rayner Noble was named C-USA Coach of the Year and Crowell was named C-USA Pitcher of the Year for the second straight season. The Cougars placed eight (3 - first, 5 - second) on the All-Conference squads and led the nation in fielding percentage (.977) and the league in homeruns (75), doubles (157),