1999 Conference USA Baseball Tournament

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 1217. Tulane defeated Houston in the championship game, earning the conference's automatic bid to the 1999 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.[2]

1999 Conference USA
Baseball Tournament
Teams10
FormatPlay-in round followed by
eight-team double-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsTulane (3rd title)
Winning coachRick Jones (3rd title)
MVPMickey McKee, Tulane
1999 Conference USA baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 24 Houston  y 207 .741  4024 .625
No. 21 Tulane  y 198 .704  4817 .738
Southern Miss  y 189 .667  4023 .635
Memphis   1512 .556  2826 .519
South Florida   1512 .556  3127 .534
Louisville   1413 .519  3719 .661
UNC Charlotte   1314 .481  2626 .500
Cincinnati   918 .333  3029 .508
UAB   720 .259  2231 .415
Saint Louis   522 .185  1939 .328
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1999[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Regular season results

TeamWLPCTGBSeed
Houston207.741
-
1
Tulane198.704
1
2
Southern Miss189.667
2
3
Memphis1512.556
5
4
South Florida1512.556
5
5
Louisville1413.519
6
6
UNC Charlotte1314.481
7
7
Cincinnati918.333
11
8
UAB720.259
13
9
Saint Louis522.185
15
10
  • Records reflect conference play only.[3]

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  
  • Bold indicates the winner of the game.
  • Italics indicate that the team was eliminated from the tournament.

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 from the original (PDF) on 21 June 2012. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
  3. "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1999". BoydsWorld.com. Archived from the original on 21 June 2012. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
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