1999 Southern Conference Baseball Tournament

The 1999 Southern Conference Baseball Tournament was held at Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Park in Charleston, SC from May 19 through May 22. Top seeded The Citadel won the tournament and earned the Southern Conference's automatic bid to the 1999 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament. It was the Bulldogs fifth tournament win.

1999 Southern Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams8
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsThe Citadel (5th title)
Winning coachFred Jordan (baseball) (4th title)
MVPRodney Hancock, The Citadel
Attendance26,187
1999 Southern Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
The Citadel  ‍†‍‡‍y 24–5 .828  41–20 .672
College of Charleston  ‍‍‍ 19–10 .655  31–24 .564
Western Carolina  ‍‍‍ 18–10 .643  36–22 .621
East Tennessee State  ‍‍‍ 18–11 .621  29–25 .537
UNC Greensboro  ‍‍‍ 16–12 .571  29–26 .527
Georgia Southern  ‍‍‍ 13–15 .464  29–29 .500
VMI  ‍‍‍ 13–16 .448  22–27 .449
Furman  ‍‍‍ 13–17 .433  22–35 .386
Appalachian State  ‍‍‍ 10–20 .333  14–38 .269
Davidson  ‍‍‍ 9–21 .300  11–37 .229
Wofford  ‍‍‍ 7–23 .233  14–36 .280
† – Conference champion
‡ – SoCon Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1999[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The tournament used a double-elimination format. Only the top eight teams participate, so Appalachian State, Davidson, and Furman were not in the field.

Seeding
Team W L Pct GB Seed
The Citadel 24 5 .828
–
1
College of Charleston 19 10 .655
5
2
Western Carolina 18 10 .643
5.5
3
East Tennessee State 18 11 .621
6
4
UNC Greensboro 16 12 .571
7.5
5
Georgia Southern 13 15 .464
10.5
6
VMI 13 16 .448
11
7
Furman 13 17 .433
12.5
8
Appalachian State 10 20 .333
14.5
Davidson 9 21 .300
15.5
Wofford 7 23 .233
17.5

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Bracket
  First Round     Second Round     Third Round     Semifinals     Finals
                                                 
  Winner's Bracket
  6 Georgia Southern 8  
  3 Western Carolina 5    
      2 College of Charleston 4  
      6 Georgia Southern 2    
  7 VMI 4          
  2 College of Charleston 15        
      1 The Citadel 4            
      2 College of Charleston 3              
  5 UNC Greensboro 7              
  4 East Tennessee State 1                
      4 East Tennessee State 5          
      1 The Citadel 13        
  8 Furman 0          
  1 The Citadel 3         3 Western Carolina 3
      1 The Citadel 6
  Loser's Bracket      
  3 Western Carolina 8        
  7 VMI 4     4 East Tennessee State 5        
    3 Western Carolina 7          
      3 Western Carolina 11        
  8 Furman 3         8 Furman 4     2 College of Charleston 2    
  5 UNC Greensboro 0     6 Georgia Southern 2         3 Western Carolina 3  
    8 Furman 10  

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All-Tournament Team
Position Player School
P Rodney Hancock The Citadel
C Rodney Marmol College of Charleston
1B Philip Hartig The Citadel
2B Tavy Smalls The Citadel
3B Charlie Wands Western Carolina
SS Michael Harris The Citadel
OF Eric Johnson Western Carolina
OF Rusty Swackhamer East Tennessee State
OF Josh Edgeworth College of Charleston
DH Morgan Frazier Western Carolina
Walt Nadzak Award, Tournament Most Outstanding Player
Rodney Hancock
The Citadel

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References
  1. "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1999". Boyd's World. Retrieved May 14, 2015.
  2. 2012 Southern Conference Baseball Media Guide. SoConSports.com. p. 47. Retrieved 2012-04-14.
  3. 2011 Southern Conference Baseball Media Guide. SoConSports.com. p. 49. Retrieved 2012-04-14.
  4. 2012 Southern Conference Baseball Media Guide. SoConSports.com. p. 62. Retrieved 2012-04-14.
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