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 through 23 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]

1999 Big South Conference
baseball tournament
Teams6
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsWinthrop (3rd title)
Winning coachJoe Hudak (1st title)
MVPMatt Kozaria (Winthrop)
1999 Big South Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
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

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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

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First roundSecond roundThird roundSemifinalsFinal
1Coastal Carolina3
6UNC Asheville21Coastal Carolina8
3Radford7
3Radford01Coastal Carolina3
4Liberty82Winthrop4
4Liberty02Winthrop6
2Winthrop131Coastal Carolina3
2Winthrop81Coastal Carolina11
5Charleston Southern74Liberty64Liberty10
6UNC Asheville86UNC Asheville5
5Charleston Southern3

All-Tournament Team

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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

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Matt Kozaria was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Kozaria was a pitcher for Winthrop.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "2019 Baseball Record Book" (PDF). BigSouthSports.com. p. 5. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "2019 Baseball Record Book" (PDF). Big South Conference. Retrieved July 13, 2020.