1999 Southern Conference Baseball Tournament

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1999 Southern Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams8
Format Double-elimination tournament
Finals site
Champions The Citadel  (5th title)
Winning coach Fred Jordan (baseball)  (4th title)
MVPRodney Hancock (The Citadel)
Attendance26,187
1999 Southern Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
The Citadel  y245 .8284120 .672
College of Charleston  1910 .6553124 .564
Western Carolina  1810 .6433622 .621
East Tennessee State  1811 .6212925 .537
UNC Greensboro  1612 .5712926 .527
Georgia Southern  1315 .4642929 .500
VMI  1316 .4482227 .449
Furman  1317 .4332235 .386
Appalachian State  1020 .3331438 .269
Davidson  921 .3001137 .229
Wofford  723 .2331436 .280
Conference champion
SoCon Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1999 [1] ; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

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.

Contents

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

TeamWLPctGBSeed
The Citadel 245.828
1
College of Charleston 1910.655
5
2
Western Carolina 1810.643
5.5
3
East Tennessee State 1811.621
6
4
UNC Greensboro 1612.571
7.5
5
Georgia Southern 1315.464
10.5
6
VMI 1316.448
11
7
Furman 1317.433
12.5
8
Appalachian State 1020.333
14.5
Davidson 921.300
15.5
Wofford 723.233
17.5

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Bracket

 First Round  Second Round  Third Round  Semifinals  Finals
                         
 Winner's Bracket
 6Georgia Southern8 
 3Western Carolina5  
   2College of Charleston4 
   6Georgia Southern2  
 7VMI4     
 2College of Charleston15    
   1The Citadel4      
   2College of Charleston3       
 5UNC Greensboro7       
 4East Tennessee State1        
   4East Tennessee State5     
   1The Citadel13    
 8Furman0     
 1The Citadel3    3Western Carolina3
   1The Citadel6
 Loser's Bracket   
 3Western Carolina8    
 7VMI4  4East Tennessee State5    
  3Western Carolina7     
   3Western Carolina11    
 8Furman3    8Furman4  2College of Charleston2  
 5UNC Greensboro0  6Georgia Southern2    3Western Carolina3 
  8Furman10 

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All-Tournament Team

PositionPlayerSchool
PRodney HancockThe Citadel
CRodney MarmolCollege of Charleston
1BPhilip HartigThe Citadel
2BTavy SmallsThe Citadel
3BCharlie WandsWestern Carolina
SSMichael HarrisThe Citadel
OFEric JohnsonWestern Carolina
OFRusty SwackhamerEast Tennessee State
OFJosh EdgeworthCollege of Charleston
DHMorgan FrazierWestern Carolina
Walt Nadzak Award, Tournament Most Outstanding Player
Rodney Hancock
The Citadel

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References

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