Courtesy of the NCAA News (June 19, 2000)
MONTGOMERY, ALA. - Southeastern Oklahoma State, led by the dominating pitching of Aaron Thompson, won the Division II Baseball Championship, defeating Fort Hays State, 7-2, in the championship game June 3, 2000, at Paterson Field in Montgomery, Alabama.

Southeastern Oklahoma State (43-12) won its first title behind Thompson (11-2), who was named the tournament's most outstanding player. Thompson allowed just eight hits and two runs in the championship game while striking out three and walking none.

Fellow pitcher Mark Milburn shared the tournament's top-pitcher honors with Thompson. The two pitched all but one of Southeastern Oklahoma State's four games and allowed just four runs.

First baseman Damon Lewis, also an all-tournament pick, went 4-for-4 in the championship game, while shortstop Kevin Ferguson added two hits.

Fort Hays State and Southeastern Oklahoma State played to a 2-2 draw through five innings. Southeastern Oklahoma State broke the tie with two runs in the fifth and never looked back.

B.J. McVay started the inning by reaching on a fielding error on his sacrifice bunt. Matt Bales came home on a fielder's choice and Jeremy McCarty singled to score McVay. Bales later scored on a wild pitch. Southeastern Oklahoma State added a run in the sixth and two in the seventh to pull away.

Ryan Callaway and Ian Van Kooten each had two hits in the losing effort for Fort Hays State, which was making its first Division II championship appearance. The Tigers finished the season 54-12.

The all-tournament team included catcher Kevin Kay, North Florida; first baseman Lewis; second baseman Jesus Villarreal, Fort Hays State; third baseman Preston James, Southeastern Oklahoma State; shortstop Jason Patty, Fort Hays State; outfielder Jerry Williams, Southeastern Oklahoma State; outfielder Ryan Sorrels, Indianapolis; outfielder Nick Steppe, North Florida; designated hitter Dan DeCola, Slippery Rock; pitcher Milburn; and pitcher Thompson.

Game One
St. Rose 000 000 010 - 1 5 2
Southeastern Okla. 100 301 02x - 7 8 2
Justin Terry, Matt Duquette (8) and Mike Wilson; Mark Milburn, T.R. Scott (9) and Todd Stone. HR -- Stone (Southeastern Okla.). W -- Milburn. L -- Terry.

Game Two
Southeastern Okla. 000 002 001 -- 3 8 2
North Fla. 000 000 000 -- 0 6 5
Aaron Thompson and Todd Stone; Mike Wood, Jerrod Payne (9) and Kevin Kay. W -- Thompson. L – Wood.

Game Three
Indianapolis 100 000 000 -- 1 4 3
Southeastern Okla. 100 031 20x -- 7 12 1
Scott Abercrombie, Josh Wigginton (7), Brian Bigam (8) and Al Ready; Mark Milburn and Todd Stone. HR -- Sorrels (Indianapolis). W -- Milburn. L -- Abercrombie.

Championship Game
Southeastern Okla. AB R H RBI
Jeremy McCarty, cf 4 1 1 0
Jerry Williams, lf 3 1 1 1
Kevin Ferguson, ss 5 1 2 1
Damon Lewis, 1b 4 1 4 1
Abby Glass, rf 5 0 1 1
Todd Stone, c 3 1 1 0
Preston James, 3b 3 0 0 1
B.J. McVay, dh 3 1 0 0
Matt Bales, 2b 3 1 0 0
Aaron Thompson, p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 7 10 5

Fort Hays St. AB R H RBI
Tyler Cotton, cf 4 0 1 0
Jesus Villarreal,2b 3 0 1 1
Dan Auckland, rf 4 0 0 0
Ryan Callaway, 1b 4 0 2 0
Jason Patty, ss 3 0 0 0
Franco Martinez, 3b 4 0 1 0
Ian Van Kooten, dh 4 1 2 0
Tommy Garcia, c 3 0 0 0
Dustin Dreher, ph 1 0 0 0
Wayne Burton, lf 3 1 1 1
Ryan Wasinger, ph 1 0 0 0
Derek Lopez, p 0 0 0 0
Pat Taylor, p 0 0 0 0
Vonley Frey, p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 8 2

Southeastern Okla. 110 021 200 -- 7 10 2
Fort Hays St. 002 000 000 -- 2 8 5
E -- Bales 2, Cotton, Patty, Martinez 3. DP -- Southeastern Okla. 1, Fort Hays St. 1. LOB -- Southeastern Okla. 7; Fort Hays St. 7. 2B -- Burton. 3B -- Stone. HR -- Lewis. SB -- Williams, Bales. CS -- McCarty, Williams, Lewis 2. SH -- Williams, McVay, Villarreal.

Southeastern Okla. IP H R ER BB SO
Aaron Thompson 9.0 8 2 2 0 3

Fort Hays St. IP H R ER BB SO
Derek Lopez 5.0 7 5 3 1 2
Pat Taylor 3.0 2 2 1 2 5
Vonley Frey 1.0 1 0 0 0 1

Lopez faced one batter in the 6th. W -- Thompson. L -- Lopez. WP -- Lopez. HBP -- Stone, Patty, Bales, Williams. Umpires -- Dale Clyde, Paul Lancaster, Richie Tallent and Gary Mitchell. T -- 2:39. A -- 2,853.