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

Teams	8
Format	Double-elimination tournament
Finals site	Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Park Charleston, South Carolina
Champions	The Citadel (5th title)
Winning coach	Fred Jordan (baseball) (4th title)
MVP	Rodney Hancock, The Citadel
Attendance	26,187

1999 Southern Conference baseball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		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.