1999 Alabama Crimson Tide baseball team

1999 Alabama Crimson Tide baseball
SEC tournament champions Tuscaloosa Regional champions Tuscaloosa Super Regional champions
College World Series, 4th
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	Western
Record	53–16 (21–9 SEC)
Head coach	Jim Wells (5th season)
Assistant coach	Mitch Gaspard (5th season)
Hitting coach	Todd Butler (5th season)
Home stadium	Sewell–Thomas Stadium

1999 Southeastern Conference baseball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Eastern Division
South Carolina  x‍‍‍	15	–	15		.500			35	–	23		.603
Kentucky  ‍‍‍	13	–	17		.433			25	–	32		.439
Florida  ‍‍‍	13	–	17		.433			31	–	25		.554
Tennessee  ‍‍‍	10	–	20		.333			28	–	28		.500
Georgia  ‍‍‍	8	–	20		.286			25	–	30		.455
Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍	8	–	22		.267			22	–	33		.400
Western Division
No. 17 Arkansas  x‍†‍‍y	22	–	8		.733			42	–	23		.646
No. 4 Alabama  ‍‍‡‍y	21	–	9		.700			53	–	16		.768
No. 14 LSU  ‍‍‍y	18	–	11		.621			41	–	24		.631
No. 15 Auburn  ‍‍‍y	18	–	12		.600			46	–	19		.708
Ole Miss  ‍‍‍y	17	–	13		.567			34	–	28		.548
No. 30 Mississippi State  ‍‍‍y	15	–	14		.517			42	–	21		.667
x – Division champion † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1999 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1999 Alabama Crimson Tide baseball team is a baseball team that represented the University of Alabama in the 1999 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Crimson Tide were members of the Southeastern Conference and played their home games at Sewell–Thomas Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. They were led by fifth-year head coach Jim Wells.

Roster

1999 Alabama Crimson Tide baseball team
Players	Coaches
# Pos. Name Bats/throws Height Weight Year Home town LHP Jonathan Blankenship L/L 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Decatur, Alabama OF Antonio Bostic / — — INF Brent Boyd / — — Fr INF Sam Bozanich R/R 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Bakersfield, California INF Jeremy Brown R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 226 lb (103 kg) Fr Birmingham, Alabama RHP Lance Cormier R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Lafayette, Louisiana P B. J. Green / — — C Kelley Gulledge R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Arlington, Texas OF G. W. Keller R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Salt Lake City, Utah OF Scott McClanahan R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Decatur, Alabama P Jason Moates / — — P Scott Murphy / — — INF Andy Phillips R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Tuscaloosa, Alabama LHP Justin Smith L/L 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Elk City, Oklahoma RHP Manny Torres /R — — Fr Jeremy Vaughn / — — OF Derek Wigginton L/L 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Nashville, Tennessee	Head coach Jim Wells Assistant coach(es) Todd Butler Mitch Gaspard Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Current redshirt

Schedule

1999 Alabama Crimson Tide Baseball Game Log: 53–16
Regular season: 42–14
February (8–4) # Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record SEC record 1 February 12 at Houston No. 10 Schroeder Park • Houston, Texas W 5–1 1–0 – 2 February 13 at Houston No. 10 Schroeder Park • Houston, Texas L 5–9 1–1 – 3 February 14 at Houston No. 10 Schroeder Park • Houston, Texas L 2–6 1–2 – 4 February 18 Samford No. 18 Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama W 3–1 2–2 – 5 February 19 Arkansas State No. 18 Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama W 3–2 3–2 – 6 February 20 Arkansas State No. 18 Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama L 4–8 3–3 – 7 February 21 Arkansas State No. 18 Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama W 13–5 4–3 – 8 February 24 Troy No. 22 Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama W 4–2 5–3 – 9 February 24 Troy No. 22 Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama W 5–4 6–3 – 10 February 26 No. 10 Cal State Fullerton No. 22 Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama L 2–5 6–4 – 11 February 27 No. 10 Cal State Fullerton No. 22 Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama W 5–4 7–4 – 12 February 28 No. 10 Cal State Fullerton No. 22 Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama W 7–6 8–4 –
March (15–4) # Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record SEC record 13 March 2 Austin Peay No. 15 Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama W 6–3 9–4 – 14 March 5 Niagara No. 15 Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama W 14–3 10–4 – 15 March 6 Niagara No. 15 Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama W 19–2 11–4 – 16 March 7 Niagara No. 15 Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama W 27–0 12–4 – 17 March 9 Southern Miss No. 14 Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama W 5–3 13–4 – 18 March 12 at Tennessee No. 14 Lindsey Nelson Stadium • Knoxville, Tennessee W 12–7 14–4 1–0 19 March 14 at Tennessee No. 14 Lindsey Nelson Stadium • Knoxville, Tennessee W 12–5 15–4 2–0 20 March 14 at Tennessee No. 14 Lindsey Nelson Stadium • Knoxville, Tennessee L 9–21 15–5 2–1 21 March 16 West Alabama No. 15 Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama W 4–2 16–5 – 22 March 19 Georgia No. 15 Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama W 8–2 17–5 3–1 23 March 20 Georgia No. 15 Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama W 4–2 18–5 4–1 24 March 21 Georgia No. 15 Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama W 9–8 19–5 5–1 25 March 23 Kansas State No. 12 Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama W 27–5 20–5 – 26 March 24 Kansas State No. 12 Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama W 9–8 21–5 – 27 March 26 at No. 2 Auburn No. 12 Plainsman Park • Auburn, Alabama L 4–15 21–6 5–2 28 March 27 at No. 2 Auburn No. 12 Plainsman Park • Auburn, Alabama L 2–10 21–7 5–3 29 March 28 at No. 2 Auburn No. 12 Plainsman Park • Auburn, Alabama W 10–4 22–7 6–3 30 March 30 at Jacksonville State No. 15 Rudy Abbott Field • Jacksonville, Alabama L 3–5 22–8 – 31 March 31 Jacksonville State No. 15 Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama W 3–0 23–8 –
April (12–5) # Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record SEC record 32 April 2 No. 26 South Carolina No. 15 Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama W 13–8 24–8 7–3 33 April 3 No. 26 South Carolina No. 15 Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama W 14–5 25–8 8–3 34 April 4 No. 26 South Carolina No. 15 Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama L 4–12 25–9 8–4 35 April 7 Northwestern State No. 16 Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama W 8–6 26–9 – 36 April 9 at No. 7 Mississippi State No. 16 Dudy Noble Field, Polk–DeMent Stadium • Starkville, Mississippi W 6–4 27–9 9–4 37 April 10 at No. 7 Mississippi State No. 16 Dudy Noble Field, Polk–DeMent Stadium • Starkville, Mississippi L 4–5 27–10 9–5 38 April 11 at No. 7 Mississippi State No. 18 Dudy Noble Field, Polk–DeMent Stadium • Starkville, Mississippi L 9–10 27–11 9–6 39 April 14 at UAB No. 18 Jerry D. Young Memorial Field • Birmingham, Alabama W 30–4 28–11 9–6 40 April 16 LSU No. 18 Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama W 10–3 29–11 10–6 41 April 17 LSU No. 18 Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama L 8–9 29–12 10–7 42 April 18 LSU No. 18 Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama W 9–4 30–12 11–7 43 April 20 South Alabama No. 18 Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama W 7–6 31–12 – 44 April 23 No. 10 Arkansas No. 18 Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama W 8–3 32–12 12–7 45 April 24 No. 10 Arkansas No. 18 Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama W 15–8 33–12 13–7 46 April 25 No. 10 Arkansas No. 18 Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama W 9–8 34–12 14–7 47 April 28 UAB No. 12 Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama W 22–5 35–12 – 48 April 30 at No. 26 Ole Miss No. 12 Swayze Field • Oxford, Mississippi L 2–6 35–13 14–8
May (7–1) # Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record SEC record 49 May 1 at No. 26 Ole Miss No. 12 Swayze Field • Oxford, Mississippi W 8–4 36–13 15–8 50 May 2 at No. 26 Ole Miss No. 12 Swayze Field • Oxford, Mississippi L 3–10 36–14 15–9 51 May 7 Vanderbilt No. 12 Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama W 3–2 37–14 16–9 52 May 8 Vanderbilt No. 12 Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama W 22–13 38–14 17–9 53 May 9 Vanderbilt No. 12 Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama W 14–5 39–14 18–9 54 May 14 at Florida No. 12 Alfred A. McKethan Stadium • Gainesville, Florida W 12–10 40–14 19–9 55 May 15 at Florida No. 12 Alfred A. McKethan Stadium • Gainesville, Florida W 4–3 41–14 20–9 56 May 16 at Florida No. 12 Alfred A. McKethan Stadium • Gainesville, Florida W 11–8 42–14 21–9
Postseason: 11–2
SEC Tournament (4–0) # Date Opponent Seed/Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record SECT record 57 May 19 vs. (7) Ole Miss (2) No. 10 Hoover Metropolitan Stadium • Hoover, Alabama W 7–6 43–14 1–0 58 May 20 vs. (6) Mississippi State (2) No. 10 Hoover Metropolitan Stadium • Hoover, Alabama W 4–3 44–14 2–0 59 May 22 vs. (6) Mississippi State (2) No. 10 Hoover Metropolitan Stadium • Hoover, Alabama W 12–11 45–14 3–0 60 May 23 vs. (4) No. 8 Arkansas (2) No. 10 Hoover Metropolitan Stadium • Hoover, Alabama W 9–3 46–14 4–0
Tuscaloosa Regional (3–0) # Date Opponent Seed/Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record NCAAT record 61 May 28 (4) Navy (1) No. 9 Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama W 16–3 47–14 1–0 62 May 29 (3) Southern Miss (1) No. 9 Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama W 10–4 48–14 2–0 63 May 30 (3) Southern Miss (1) No. 9 Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama W 7–6 49–14 3–0
Tuscaloosa Super Regional (2–0) # Date Opponent Seed/Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record NCAAT record 64 June 4 No. 13 LSU (5) No. 7 Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama W 13–6 50–14 4–0 65 June 5 No. 13 LSU (5) No. 7 Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama W 13–5 51–14 5–0
1999 College World Series (2–2) # Date Opponent Seed/Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record CWS record 66 June 11 vs. No. 8 Oklahoma State (5) No. 7 Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska W 11–3 52–14 1–0 67 June 13 vs. (1) No. 1 Miami (FL) (5) No. 7 Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska L 1–8 52–15 1–1 68 June 16 vs. (8) No. 2 Rice (5) No. 7 Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska W 6–5 53–15 2–1 69 June 17 vs. (1) No. 1 Miami (FL) (5) No. 7 Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska L 2–5 53–16 2–2

Awards and honors

Antonio Bostic

• Tuscaloosa Regional All-Tournament Team

Sam Bozanich

• Tuscaloosa Regional All-Tournament Team

Jeremy Brown

• SEC All-Tournament Team
• BA Freshman All-American Second Team
• CB Freshman All-American Second Team

Lance Cormier

• CB Freshman All-American First Team
• BW Freshman All-American First Team

Kelley Gulledge

• SEC All-Tournament Team
• Tuscaloosa Regional All-Tournament Team

G. W. Keller

• ABCA All-South Region Team
• First Team All-SEC
• SEC All-Tournament Team
• College World Series All-Tournament Team

Andy Phillips

• ABCA All-South Region Team
• First Team All-SEC
• Tuscaloosa Regional All-Tournament Team
• Tuscaloosa Regional MVP
• NCBWA District III Player of the Year
• Dick Howser Trophy Finalist
• First Team All-American

Manny Torres

• ABCA All-South Region Team
• Second Team All-SEC