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]
| Teams | 6 |
|---|---|
| Format | Double-elimination |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | Winthrop (3rd title) |
| Winning coach | Joe Hudak (1st title) |
| MVP | Matt Kozaria, Winthrop |
| 1999 Big South Conference baseball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coastal Carolina † | 10 | – | 2 | .833 | 43 | – | 15 | .741 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winthrop ‡y | 9 | – | 6 | .600 | 40 | – | 23 | .635 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Radford | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 22 | – | 30 | .423 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Liberty | 7 | – | 8 | .467 | 26 | – | 28 | .481 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Charleston Southern | 5 | – | 8 | .385 | 26 | – | 32 | .448 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UNC Asheville | 4 | – | 11 | .267 | 21 | – | 39 | .350 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elon | 0 | – | 0 | – | 20 | – | 35 | .364 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| High Point | 0 | – | 0 | – | 11 | – | 39 | .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]
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coastal Carolina | 10 | 2 | .833 | — | 1 |
| Winthrop | 9 | 6 | .600 | 2.5 | 2 |
| Radford | 7 | 7 | .500 | 4 | 3 |
| Liberty | 7 | 8 | .467 | 4.5 | 4 |
| Charleston Southern | 5 | 8 | .385 | 5.5 | 5 |
| UNC Asheville | 4 | 11 | .267 | 7.5 | 6 |
| Elon | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| High Point | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
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
| Name | School |
|---|---|
| Jason Colson | Winthrop |
| Ron Deubel | Coastal Carolina |
| Matt Kozaria | Winthrop |
| Todd Leathers | Winthrop |
| Brooks Marzka | Coastal Carolina |
| Trey Miller | Radford |
| Ryan Moffett | UNC Asheville |
| Anthony Pennix | Liberty |
| Kevin Schnall | Coastal Carolina |
| Jason Tarasuik | Winthrop |
| Josh Ury | Winthrop |
| Sean Walsh | Radford |
Most Valuable Player
Matt Kozaria was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Kozaria was a pitcher for Winthrop.[2]
References
- "2019 Baseball Record Book" (PDF). BigSouthSports.com. p. 5. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
- "2019 Baseball Record Book" (PDF). Big South Conference. Retrieved July 13, 2020.