1999 Big South Conference Baseball Tournament

The 1999 Big South Conference Baseball Tournament was the postseason baseball tournament for the Big South Conference, held from May 20–23, 1999 at Charles Watson Stadium, home field of regular season champion Coastal Carolina in Conway, South Carolina. The top six finishers from the regular season participated in the double-elimination tournament. The champion, Winthrop, won the title for the third time, and first since 1987, and earned an invitation to the 1999 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.[2]

1999 Big South Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams6
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsWinthrop (3rd title)
Winning coachJoe Hudak (1st title)
MVPMatt Kozaria, Winthrop
1999 Big South Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Coastal Carolina   102 .833  4315 .741
Winthrop  y 96 .600  4023 .635
Radford   77 .500  2230 .423
Liberty   78 .467  2628 .481
Charleston Southern   58 .385  2632 .448
UNC Asheville   411 .267  2139 .350
Elon   00   2035 .364
High Point   00   1139 .220
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1999[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Format

The top six finishers from the regular season qualified for the tournament. The teams were seeded one through six and played a double-elimination tournament. New members Elon and High Point were ineligible for conference competition, making all returning members automatically qualifying for the event.[2]

TeamWLPct.GBSeed
Coastal Carolina102.8331
Winthrop96.6002.52
Radford77.50043
Liberty78.4674.54
Charleston Southern58.3855.55
UNC Asheville411.2677.56
Elon00
High Point00

Bracket and results

  First round Second round Third round Semi-finals Finals
                                                 
  1 Coastal Carolina 3  
  6 UNC Asheville 2     1 Coastal Carolina 8  
    3 Radford 7    
  3 Radford 0         1 Coastal Carolina 3            
  4 Liberty 8           2 Winthrop 4              
      4 Liberty 0           2 Winthrop 6
      2 Winthrop 13         1 Coastal Carolina 3
  2 Winthrop 8         1 Coastal Carolina 11    
  5 Charleston Southern 7       4 Liberty 6     4 Liberty 10  
  6 UNC Asheville 8     6 UNC Asheville 5  
  5 Charleston Southern 3  

All-Tournament Team

NameSchool
Jason ColsonWinthrop
Ron DeubelCoastal Carolina
Matt KozariaWinthrop
Todd LeathersWinthrop
Brooks MarzkaCoastal Carolina
Trey MillerRadford
Ryan MoffettUNC Asheville
Anthony PennixLiberty
Kevin SchnallCoastal Carolina
Jason TarasuikWinthrop
Josh UryWinthrop
Sean WalshRadford

Most Valuable Player

Matt Kozaria was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Kozaria was a pitcher for Winthrop.[2]

References

  1. "2019 Baseball Record Book" (PDF). BigSouthSports.com. p. 5. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  2. "2019 Baseball Record Book" (PDF). Big South Conference. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
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