1999 Conference USA Baseball Tournament

1999 Conference USA
Baseball Tournament
Classification Division I
Season 1999
Teams 10
Format Play-in round followed by
eight-team double-elimination tournament
Site USA Stadium
New Orleans, Louisiana
Champions Tulane (3rd title)
Winning coach Rick Jones (3rd title)
MVP Mickey McKee (Tulane)
Conference USA
Baseball Tournament
«1998  2000»
1999 Conference USA baseball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#24 Houston †y 20 – 7   .741     40 – 24   .625
#21 Tulane ‡y 19 – 8   .704     48 – 17   .738
Southern Miss y 18 – 9   .667     40 – 23   .635
Memphis 15 – 12   .556     28 – 26   .519
South Florida 15 – 12   .556     31 – 27   .534
Louisville 14 – 13   .519     37 – 19   .661
UNC Charlotte 13 – 14   .481     26 – 26   .500
Cincinnati 9 – 18   .333     30 – 29   .508
UAB 7 – 20   .259     22 – 31   .415
Saint Louis 5 – 22   .185     19 – 39   .328
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1999[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1999 Conference USA Baseball Tournament was the 1999 postseason baseball championship of the NCAA Division I Conference USA, held at USA Stadium in Millington, Tennessee from May 12–17. Tulane defeated Houston in the championship game, earning the conference's automatic bid to the 1999 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.[2]

Regular season results

Team W L PCT GB Seed
Houston 20 7 .741
-
1
Tulane 19 8 .704
1
2
Southern Miss 18 9 .667
2
3
Memphis 15 12 .556
5
4
South Florida 15 12 .556
5
5
Louisville 14 13 .519
6
6
UNC Charlotte 13 14 .481
7
7
Cincinnati 9 18 .333
11
8
UAB 7 20 .259
13
9
Saint Louis 5 22 .185
15
10

Bracket

Play-in games

Two play-in games among the four teams with the worst regular season records decided which two teams would have the final two spots in the eight-team double-elimination bracket.

Play-In Game
   
9 UAB 7
8 Cincinnati 8
Play-In Game
   
10 Saint Louis 5
7 UNC Charlotte 2

Double-elimination

  First Round Second Round Semifinals Championship Game
                                       
5  South Florida 8  
4  Memphis 6  
  5  South Florida 3  
  1  Houston 14  
10  Saint Louis 4
1  Houston 14  
  10  Saint Louis 0  
  1  Houston 3  
10  Saint Louis 11  
4  Memphis 9  
  10  Saint Louis 16
  5  South Florida 5  
  2  Tulane 12
  1  Houston 9
8  Cincinnati 5  
2  Tulane 10  
  3  Southern Miss 4
  2  Tulane 11  
6  Louisville 5
3  Southern Miss 10  
  3  Southern Miss 7
  2  Tulane 13  
8  Cincinnati 9  
6  Louisville 10  
  6  Louisville 2
  3  Southern Miss 5  

All-tournament team

Position Player School
C Jarrod Bitter Houston
IF Andy Cannizaro Tulane
IF Brandon Caraway Houston
IF Jake Gautreau Tulane
IF Mickey McKee Tulane
OF Michael Artman Southern Miss
OF Matt Groff Tulane
OF Luke Williams Louisville
DH Chad Sutter Tulane
P Shane Nance Houston
RP Bryan Moore Houston
MVP Mickey McKee Tulane

References

  1. ↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1999". Boyd's World. Retrieved May 2, 2015.
  2. ↑ "2012 Conference USA Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). pp. 75–93. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2012-06-21. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
  3. ↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1999". BoydsWorld.com. Archived from the original on 2012-06-21. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
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