The 1999 America East Conference baseball tournament was held from May 21 through 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]
| Teams | 4 |
|---|---|
| Format | Double-elimination |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | Delaware (4th title) |
| Winning coach | Bob Hannah (4th title) |
| MVP | Bryan Porcelli (Delaware) |
Seeding
editThe 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 | – | 1 |
| Delaware | 19 | 9 | .679 | 1.5 | 2 |
| Northeastern | 18 | 10 | .643 | 2.5 | 3 |
| Maine | 14 | 14 | .500 | 6.5 | 4 |
| Hofstra | 14 | 14 | .500 | 6.5 | – |
| Vermont | 10 | 18 | .357 | 10.5 | – |
| Drexel | 9 | 19 | .321 | 11.5 | – |
| Hartford | 7 | 20 | .259 | 13 | – |
Results
edit| Upper round 1 | Upper final | Final | |||||||||||
| 1 | Towson | 6 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Maine | 1 | |||||||||||
| 1 | Towson | 4 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Delaware | 1 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Delaware | 7 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Northeastern | 3 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Towson | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Delaware | ||||||||||||
| Lower round 1 | Lower final | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Delaware | 5 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Maine | 7 | 4 | Maine | 3 | ||||||||
| 3 | Northeastern | 5 | |||||||||||
All-Tournament Team
editThe 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
editDelaware pitcher Bryan Porcelli was named Most Outstanding Player.
References
edit- ^ a b "2013 America East Conference Baseball Record Book" (PDF). AmericaEast.com. America East Conference. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 24, 2013. Retrieved May 20, 2013.
- ^ a b "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1999". BoydsWorld.com. Boyd Nation. Archived from the original on February 14, 2013. Retrieved June 6, 2013.
- ^ Thomas, Kevin (May 22, 1999). "Bears' Season Over". Portland Press Herald. p. 1D. Archived from the original on June 15, 2022. Retrieved June 6, 2013.