1999 America East Conference Baseball Tournament
| 1999 America East Conference Baseball Tournament | |
|---|---|
| Classification | Division |
| Teams | 4 |
| Format | Double-elimination |
| Site | |
| Champions | Delaware (4th title) |
| Winning coach | Bob Hannah (4th title) |
| MVP | Bryan Porcelli (Delaware) |
The 1999 America East Conference Baseball Tournament was held from May 21-23 at Frawley Stadium in Wilmington, Delaware. The top four regular season finishers of the league's eight teams qualified for the double-elimination tournament. In the championship game, second-seeded Delaware defeated first-seeded Towson, 6-3, to win its second consecutive and fourth overall tournament championship. As a result, Delaware received the America East's automatic bid to the 1999 NCAA Tournament.[1][2][3]
Seeding
The top four finishers from the regular season were seeded one through four based on conference winning percentage only. They then played in a double-elimination format. In the first round, the one and four seeds were matched up in one game, while the two and three seeds were matched up in the other.[2]
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Towson | 20 | 7 | .741 | ||
| Delaware | 19 | 9 | .679 | ||
| Northeastern | 18 | 10 | .643 | ||
| Maine | 14 | 14 | .500 | ||
| Hofstra | 14 | 14 | .500 | ||
| Vermont | 10 | 18 | .357 | ||
| Drexel | 9 | 19 | .321 | ||
| Hartford | 7 | 20 | .259 |
Results
| First round | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Towson | 6 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Maine | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Towson | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Delaware | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Delaware | 7 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Northeastern | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Towson | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 1 | Delaware | 5 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Maine | 7 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Northeastern | 5 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Delaware | 5 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Maine | 3 | ||||||||||||
All-Tournament Team
The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[1]
| Player | Team |
|---|---|
| Bryan Porcelli | Delaware |
| Andrew Salvo | Delaware |
| Kevin Mench | Delaware |
| Chris Russ | Towson |
| Dusty Reynolds | Towson |
| Tim Pritchard | Towson |
| Jason Sandner | Towson |
| Mike Ross | Maine |
| Quin Peel | Maine |
| Matt Keating | Northeastern |
| Kevin Kim | Northeastern |
Most Outstanding Player
Delaware pitcher Bryan Porcelli was named Most Outstanding Player.
References
- 1 2 "2013 America East Conference Baseball Record Book" (PDF). AmericaEast.com. America East Conference. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 21, 2013. Retrieved May 20, 2013.
- 1 2 "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1999". BoydsWorld.com. Boyd Nation. Archived from the original on June 7, 2013. Retrieved June 6, 2013.
- ↑ Thomas, Kevin (May 22, 1999). "Bears' Season Over". Portland Press Herald. p. 1D. Archived from the original on June 7, 2013. Retrieved June 6, 2013.