1999 Miami Hurricanes baseball team

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1999 Miami Hurricanes baseball
Miami Hurricanes logo.svg
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 1
CB No. 1
Record50–13
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home stadium Mark Light Field
Seasons
  1998
2000 
1999 NCAA Division I baseball independents standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 1 Miami (FL)  y 5013 .794
Grand Canyon   3617 .679
Texas–Pan American   3022 .577
Belmont   2824 .538
Cal State Northridge   2824 .538
C. W. Post   1528 .349
NYIT   1532 .319
Pace   1435 .286
Southern Utah   1435 .286
Hawaii–Hilo   937 .196
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1999 [1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1999 Miami Hurricanes baseball team represented the University of Miami in the 1999 NCAA Division I baseball season. The team was coached by Jim Morris in his 6th season.

Contents

The Hurricanes won the College World Series, defeating the Florida State Seminoles in the championship game.

Roster

1999 Miami Hurricanes roster
 

Pitchers

  • Ryan Channell
  • Luke DeBold
  • Tom Farmer
  • David Gil
  • Greg Howell
  • Matt Kamalsky
  • Michael Neu
  • Eduardo Perez Puig
  • Alex Prendes
  • Troy Roberson
  • Darryl Roque
  • Alex Santos
  • Chris Sheffield
  • Darin Spassof
  • Vince Vazquez
  • Brian Walker
 

Infielders

  • Kevin Brown
  • Kris Clute
  • Joe Curro
  • Raul De Castro
  • Matt Dryer
  • Lale Esquivel
  • Bobby Hill
  • Javy Rodriguez

Catchers

 

Outfielders

Schedule

1999 Miami Hurricanes baseball game log
Regular season (41–13)
Postseason (9–0)

Awards and honors

Manny Crespo
Lale Esquivel
Bobby Hill
Michael Neu
Mike Rodriguez

Hurricanes in the 1999 MLB Draft

The following members of the Miami baseball program were drafted in the 1999 Major League Baseball Draft. [4]

PlayerPositionRoundOverallMLB Team
Bobby HillSS2nd66th Chicago White Sox
Russ JacobsonC3rd96th Philadelphia Phillies
Alex SantosRHP4th115th Tampa Bay Devil Rays
David GilRHP7th216th Philadelphia Phillies
Michael NeuRHP29th878th Cincinnati Reds

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