1999 SEC Baseball Tournament
Encyclopedia
The 1999 SEC Baseball Tournament was held at Hoover Metropolitan Stadium in Hoover
, Alabama
from May 19th through May 23rd. Alabama defeated Arkansas
in the championship game, earning the Southeastern Conference
's automatic bid to the 1999 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament
.
G.W. Keller, Alabama
Hoover, Alabama
Hoover is a city in Jefferson and Shelby Counties in north central Alabama, in the United States. The largest suburb of Birmingham, the population of the city was 62,742 as of the 2000 census and 81,619 in the 2010 census. Hoover is part of the Birmingham-Hoover, AL MSA and is also included in the...
, Alabama
Alabama
Alabama is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west. Alabama ranks 30th in total land area and ranks second in the size of its inland...
from May 19th through May 23rd. Alabama defeated Arkansas
Arkansas Razorbacks
The Razorbacks, also known as the Hogs, are the names of college sports teams at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, Arkansas. The term Arkansas Razorbacks properly applies to any of the sports teams at the university. The Razorbacks take their name from the feral pig of the same name...
in the championship game, earning the Southeastern Conference
Southeastern Conference
The Southeastern Conference is an American college athletic conference that operates in the southeastern part of the United States. It is headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama...
's automatic bid to the 1999 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament
1999 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament
The 1999 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament was held from May 28 through June 19, 1999. 64 NCAA Division I college baseball teams met after having played their way through a regular season, and for some, a conference tournament, to play in the NCAA Tournament...
.
Regular Season Results
The top four teams (based on conference results) from both the Eastern and Western Divisions earned invites to the tournament.Tournament
- Florida, Georgia, Tennessee, and Vanderbilt did not make the tournament.
All-Tournament Team
Most Valuable PlayerG.W. Keller, Alabama
Position | Player | School |
---|---|---|
1B | Jeremy Brown Jeremy Brown Jeremy Van Brown is an American former professional baseball catcher with the Oakland Athletics. He is primarily known for his place in Michael Lewis' 2003 #1 bestseller Moneyball.-Career:... |
Alabama |
2B | Mark Burnett | Arkansas |
3B | Rodney Nye | Arkansas |
SS | Joe Jester | Arkansas |
C | Kelley Gulledge | Alabama |
OF | Mailon Kent | Auburn |
OF | G.W. Keller | Alabama |
OF | Jamie Rock | Mississippi State |
DH | Travis Chapman Travis Chapman Travis Adrian Chapman is a former professional baseball player. He played one game in Major League Baseball for the Philadelphia Phillies in 2003 as a third baseman.... |
Mississippi State |
P | Tanner Brock | Mississippi State |
P | Dan McShea | Ole Miss |
MVP | G.W. Keller | Alabama |
See also
- College World SeriesCollege World SeriesThe College World Series or CWS is an annual baseball tournament held in Omaha, Nebraska that is the culmination of the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship, which determines the NCAA Division I college baseball champion. The eight teams are split into two, four-team, double-elimination brackets,...
- NCAA Division I Baseball ChampionshipNCAA Division I Baseball ChampionshipThe NCAA Division I Baseball Championship tournament is held each year from May through June and features 64 college baseball teams in the United States, culminating in the College World Series....
- SEC Tournament