1999 Conference USA Baseball Tournament

The 1999 Conference USA Baseball Tournament was the 1999 postseason baseball championship of the NCAA Division I Conference USA, held at USA Stadium in Millington, Tennessee from May 12–17. Tulane defeated Houston in the championship game, earning the conference's automatic bid to the 1999 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.[2]

1999 Conference USA
Baseball Tournament

Teams	10
Format	Play-in round followed by eight-team double-elimination tournament
Finals site	USA Stadium Millington, Tennessee
Champions	Tulane (3rd title)
Winning coach	Rick Jones (3rd title)
MVP	Mickey McKee, Tulane

1999 Conference USA baseball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 24 Houston  ‍†‍‍^y	20	–	7		.741			40	–	24		.625
No. 21 Tulane  ‍‍‡‍^y	19	–	8		.704			48	–	17		.738
Southern Miss  ‍‍‍^y	18	–	9		.667			40	–	23		.635
Memphis  ‍‍‍	15	–	12		.556			28	–	26		.519
South Florida  ‍‍‍	15	–	12		.556			31	–	27		.534
Louisville  ‍‍‍	14	–	13		.519			37	–	19		.661
UNC Charlotte  ‍‍‍	13	–	14		.481			26	–	26		.500
Cincinnati  ‍‍‍	9	–	18		.333			30	–	29		.508
UAB  ‍‍‍	7	–	20		.259			22	–	31		.415
Saint Louis  ‍‍‍	5	–	22		.185			19	–	39		.328
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 1999[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Regular season results

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Seed
Houston	20	7	.741	-	1
Tulane	19	8	.704	1	2
Southern Miss	18	9	.667	2	3
Memphis	15	12	.556	5	4
South Florida	15	12	.556	5	5
Louisville	14	13	.519	6	6
UNC Charlotte	13	14	.481	7	7
Cincinnati	9	18	.333	11	8
UAB	7	20	.259	13	9
Saint Louis	5	22	.185	15	10

• Records reflect conference play only.[3]

Bracket

Play-in games

Two play-in games among the four teams with the worst regular season records decided which two teams would have the final two spots in the eight-team double-elimination bracket.

	Play-In Game
	9	UAB	7
	8	Cincinnati	8

	Play-In Game
	10	Saint Louis	5
	7	UNC Charlotte	2

Double-elimination

	First Round					Second Round					Semifinals						Championship Game
	5	South Florida	8
	4	Memphis	6
						5	South Florida	3
						1	Houston	14
	10	Saint Louis	4
	1	Houston	14
											10	Saint Louis	0
										1	Houston	3
	10	Saint Louis	11
	4	Memphis	9
						10	Saint Louis	16
						5	South Florida	5
																2	Tulane	12
																1	Houston	9
	8	Cincinnati	5
	2	Tulane	10
						3	Southern Miss	4
						2	Tulane	11
	6	Louisville	5
	3	Southern Miss	10
											3	Southern Miss	7
										2	Tulane	13
	8	Cincinnati	9
	6	Louisville	10
						6	Louisville	2
						3	Southern Miss	5

• Bold indicates the winner of the game.
• Italics indicate that the team was eliminated from the tournament.

All-tournament team

Position	Player	School
C	Jarrod Bitter	Houston
IF	Andy Cannizaro	Tulane
IF	Brandon Caraway	Houston
IF	Jake Gautreau	Tulane
IF	Mickey McKee	Tulane
OF	Michael Artman	Southern Miss
OF	Matt Groff	Tulane
OF	Luke Williams	Louisville
DH	Chad Sutter	Tulane
P	Shane Nance	Houston
RP	Bryan Moore	Houston
MVP	Mickey McKee	Tulane

References

1. "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1999". Boyd's World. Retrieved May 2, 2015.
2. "2012 Conference USA Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). pp. 75–93. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 June 2012. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
3. "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1999". BoydsWorld.com. Archived from the original on 21 June 2012. Retrieved 21 June 2012.