1999 Miami Hurricanes baseball team

1999 Miami Hurricanes baseball
1999 Miami Hurricanes baseball
National Champions
Conference	Independent
Ranking
Coaches	No. 1
CB	No. 1
Record	50–13
Head coach	Jim Morris (6th year);
Assistant coaches	Turtle Thomas (12th year); Lazaro Collazo (4th year); Gino DiMare (3rd year);
Home stadium	Mark Light Field
	Seasons ← 1998 2000 →

1999 NCAA Division I baseball independents standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 1 Miami (FL) ‍‍‍^y		–		–	50	–	13	.794
Grand Canyon ‍‍‍		–		–	36	–	17	.679
Texas–Pan American ‍‍‍		–		–	30	–	22	.577
Belmont ‍‍‍		–		–	28	–	24	.538
Cal State Northridge ‍‍‍		–		–	28	–	24	.538
C. W. Post ‍‍‍		–		–	15	–	28	.349
NYIT ‍‍‍		–		–	15	–	32	.319
Pace ‍‍‍		–		–	14	–	35	.286
Southern Utah ‍‍‍		–		–	14	–	35	.286
Hawaii–Hilo ‍‍‍		–		–	9	–	37	.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.

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

Mike DiRosa
Russ Jacobson
Greg Lovelady

Outfielders

Manny Crespo
Charlton Jimerson
Marcus Nettles
Mike Rodriguez
Brian Seever
Mark Walker

Schedule

1999 Miami Hurricanes Baseball Game Log

Regular Season

January / February
Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Overall Record
January 26	Barry	Mark Light Field	8–3	1–0
January 29	Stetson	Mark Light Field	12–1	2–0
January 30	Stetson	Mark Light Field	4–3	3–0
February 6	at Florida	McKethan Stadium	4–7	3–1
February 7	at Florida	McKethan Stadium	12–14	3–2
February 10	at Florida International	University Park Stadium	3–4	3–3
February 12	Florida	Mark Light Field	7–4	4–3
February 13	Florida	Mark Light Field	10–3	5–3
February 17	Florida Atlantic	Mark Light Field	3–1	6–3
February 19	James Madison	Mark Light Field	13–1	7–3
February 20	James Madison	Mark Light Field	12–3	8–3
February 21	James Madison	Mark Light Field	14–2	9–3
February 26	Texas	Mark Light Field	7–1	10–3
February 27	Texas	Mark Light Field	6–4	11–3
February 28	Texas	Mark Light Field	14–11	12–3

March
Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Overall Record
March 5	Georgia	Mark Light Field	3–4	12–4
March 6	East Carolina	Mark Light Field	5–6	12–5
March 6	Ohio State	Mark Light Field	23–3	13–5
March 7	Georgia	Mark Light Field	8–1	14–5
March 12	Princeton	Mark Light Field	16–1	15–5
March 13	Princeton	Mark Light Field	16–1	16–5
March 14	Princeton	Mark Light Field	15–6	17–5
March 16	at South Florida	Red McEwen Field	8–5	18–5
March 17	at South Florida	Red McEwen Field	9–4	19–5
March 19	vs. Marist	Homestead Sports Complex	15–1	20–5
March 20	vs. Iowa	Homestead Sports Complex	3–9	20–6
March 26	New York Tech	Mark Light Field	12–3	21–6
March 27	New York Tech	Mark Light Field	20–0	22–6

April
Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Overall Record
April 2	vs. Clemson	Knights Stadium	5–3	23–6
April 3	vs. Clemson	Knights Stadium	5–7	23–7
April 4	vs. Clemson	Knights Stadium	14–11	24–7
April 9	North Carolina State	Mark Light Field	7–4	25–7
April 10	North Carolina State	Mark Light Field	9–13	25–8
April 11	North Carolina State	Mark Light Field	7–6	26–8
April 16	at Florida State	Mike Martin Field at Dick Howser Stadium	2–8	26–9
April 17	at Florida State	Mike Martin Field at Dick Howser Stadium	4–3	27–9
April 18	at Florida State	Mike Martin Field at Dick Howser Stadium	8–7	28–9
April 23	Florida State	Mark Light Field	8–7	29–9
April 24	Florida State	Mark Light Field	9–4	30–9
April 25	Florida State	Mark Light Field	9–8	31–9
April 30	Elon	Mark Light Field	6–13	31–10

May
Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Overall Record
May 1	Elon	Mark Light Field	11–0	32–10
May 2	Elon	Mark Light Field	24–5	33–10
May 4	Florida International	Mark Light Field	7–12	33–11
May 7	Jacksonville	Mark Light Field	2–0	34–11
May 8	Jacksonville	Mark Light Field	12–9	35–11
May 11	at Notre Dame	Frank Eck Stadium	5–3	36–11
May 12	at Notre Dame	Frank Eck Stadium	0–1	36–12
May 14	Winthrop	Mark Light Field	17–1	37–12
May 15	Winthrop	Mark Light Field	9–2	38–12
May 16	Winthrop	Mark Light Field	8–2	39–12
May 20	at Long Beach State	Blair Field	0–12	39–13
May 21	at Long Beach State	Blair Field	9–7	40–13
May 22	at Long Beach State	Blair Field	8–6	41–13

Postseason

NCAA Tournament: Coral Gables Regional
Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Overall Record
May 28	vs. Bethune-Cookman	Mark Light Field	15–9	42–13
May 29	vs. Florida International	Mark Light Field	6–4	43–13
May 30	vs. Florida Atlantic	Mark Light Field	3–2	44–13

NCAA Tournament: Coral Gables Super Regional
Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Overall Record
June 4	vs. Wake Forest	Mark Light Field	10–2	45–13
June 4	vs. Wake Forest	Mark Light Field	8–1	46–13

NCAA Tournament: College World Series
Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Overall Record
June 11	vs. Rice	Rosenblatt Stadium	8-4	47–13
June 13	vs. Alabama	Rosenblatt Stadium	8–1	48–13
June 17	vs. Alabama	Rosenblatt Stadium	5–2	49–13
June 19	vs. Florida State	Rosenblatt Stadium	6–5	50–13

Awards and honors

Manny Crespo

College World Series All-Tournament Team^[2]

Lale Esquivel

College World Series All-Tournament Team^[2]

Bobby Hill

College World Series All-Tournament Team^[2]

Michael Neu

College World Series All-Tournament Team^[2]

Mike Rodriguez

Freshman All-America^[3]

Hurricanes in the 1999 MLB Draft

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

Player	Position	Round	Overall	MLB Team
Bobby Hill	SS	2nd	66th	Chicago White Sox
Russ Jacobson	C	3rd	96th	Philadelphia Phillies
Alex Santos	RHP	4th	115th	Tampa Bay Devil Rays
David Gil	RHP	7th	216th	Philadelphia Phillies
Michael Neu	RHP	29th	878th	Cincinnati Reds

References

^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1999". Boyd's World. Retrieved May 13, 2015.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "College World Series Record Book" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved 22 June 2012.
^ "2012 Miami Hurricanes Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). HurricaneSports.com. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
^ "MLB Amateur Draft Picks who came from "University of Miami"". Retrieved 14 July 2012.

[1] "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1999". Boyd's World. Retrieved May 13, 2015.

[CWS-2] "College World Series Record Book" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved 22 June 2012.

[MiamiAA-3] "2012 Miami Hurricanes Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). HurricaneSports.com. Retrieved 14 July 2012.

[4] "MLB Amateur Draft Picks who came from "University of Miami"". Retrieved 14 July 2012.

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