1999 Miami Hurricanes baseball team

1999 Miami Hurricanes baseball
National Champions
Conference	Independent
1999 record	50–13
Head coach	Jim Morris (6th year)
Assistant coach	Turtle Thomas (12th year)
Assistant coach	Lazaro Collazo (4th year)
Assistant coach	Gino DiMare (3rd year)
Home stadium	Mark Light Field

1999 NCAA Division I baseball independents standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
#1 Miami (FL) ^y		–			–			50	–	13		.794
Grand Canyon		–			–			36	–	17		.679
Texas–Pan American		–			–			30	–	22		.577
Belmont		–			–			28	–	24		.538
Cal State Northridge		–			–			28	–	24		.538
C. W. Post		–			–			15	–	28		.349
NYIT		–			–			15	–	32		.319
Pace		–			–			14	–	35		.286
Southern Utah		–			–			14	–	35		.286
Hawaii–Hilo		–			–			9	–	37		.196
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 1999[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1999 Miami Hurricanes baseball team represented the University of Miami in the 1999 NCAA Division I baseball season. The team was coached by Jim Morris in his 6th season.

The Hurricanes won the College World Series, defeating the Florida State Seminoles in the championship game.

Roster

1999 Miami Hurricanes roster
	Pitchers Ryan Channell Luke DeBold Tom Farmer David Gil Greg Howell Matt Kamalsky Michael Neu Alex Prendes Troy Roberson Darryl Roque Alex Santos Chris Sheffield Darin Spassof Vince Vazquez Brian Walker		Infielders Kevin Brown Kris Clute Joe Curro Raul De Castro Matt Dryer Lale Esquivel Bobby Hill Javy Rodriguez Catchers Mike DiRosa Russ Jacobson Greg Lovelady		Outfielders Manny Crespo Charlton Jimerson Marcus Nettles Mike Rodriguez Brian Seever Mark Walker

Schedule

1999 Miami Hurricanes Baseball Game Log
Regular Season
January/February Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record January 26 Barry Mark Light Field 8–3 1–0 January 29 Stetson Mark Light Field 12–1 2–0 January 30 Stetson Mark Light Field 4–3 3–0 February 6 at Florida McKethan Stadium 4–7 3–1 February 7 at Florida McKethan Stadium 12–14 3–2 February 10 at Florida International University Park Stadium 3–4 3–3 February 12 Florida Mark Light Field 7–4 4–3 February 13 Florida Mark Light Field 10–3 5–3 February 17 Florida Atlantic Mark Light Field 3–1 6–3 February 19 James Madison Mark Light Field 13–1 7–3 February 20 James Madison Mark Light Field 12–3 8–3 February 21 James Madison Mark Light Field 14–2 9–3 February 26 Texas Mark Light Field 7–1 10–3 February 27 Texas Mark Light Field 6–4 11–3 February 28 Texas Mark Light Field 14–11 12–3
March Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record March 5 Georgia Mark Light Field 3–4 12–4 March 6 East Carolina Mark Light Field 5–6 12–5 March 6 Ohio State Mark Light Field 23–3 13–5 March 7 Georgia Mark Light Field 8–1 14–5 March 12 Princeton Mark Light Field 16–1 15–5 March 13 Princeton Mark Light Field 16–1 16–5 March 14 Princeton Mark Light Field 15–6 17–5 March 16 at South Florida Red McEwen Field 8–5 18–5 March 17 at South Florida Red McEwen Field 9–4 19–5 March 19 vs. Marist Homestead Sports Complex 15–1 20–5 March 20 vs. Iowa Homestead Sports Complex 3–9 20–6 March 26 New York Tech Mark Light Field 12–3 21–6 March 27 New York Tech Mark Light Field 20–0 22–6
April Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record April 2 vs. Clemson Knights Stadium 5–3 23–6 April 3 vs. Clemson Knights Stadium 5–7 23–7 April 4 vs. Clemson Knights Stadium 14–11 24–7 April 9 North Carolina State Mark Light Field 7–4 25–7 April 10 North Carolina State Mark Light Field 9–13 25–8 April 11 North Carolina State Mark Light Field 7–6 26–8 April 16 at Florida State Mike Martin Field at Dick Howser Stadium 2–8 26–9 April 17 at Florida State Mike Martin Field at Dick Howser Stadium 4–3 27–9 April 18 at Florida State Mike Martin Field at Dick Howser Stadium 8–7 28–9 April 23 Florida State Mark Light Field 8–7 29–9 April 24 Florida State Mark Light Field 9–4 30–9 April 25 Florida State Mark Light Field 9–8 31–9 April 30 Elon Mark Light Field 6–13 31–10
May Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record May 1 Elon Mark Light Field 11–0 32–10 May 2 Elon Mark Light Field 24–5 33–10 May 4 Florida International Mark Light Field 7–12 33–11 May 7 Jacksonville Mark Light Field 2–0 34–11 May 8 Jacksonville Mark Light Field 12–9 35–11 May 11 at Notre Dame Frank Eck Stadium 5–3 36–11 May 12 at Notre Dame Frank Eck Stadium 0–1 36–12 May 14 Winthrop Mark Light Field 17–1 37–12 May 15 Winthrop Mark Light Field 9–2 38–12 May 16 Winthrop Mark Light Field 8–2 39–12 May 20 at Long Beach State Blair Field 0–12 39–13 May 21 at Long Beach State Blair Field 9–7 40–13 May 22 at Long Beach State Blair Field 8–6 41–13
Post–Season
NCAA Tournament: Coral Gables Regional Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record May 28 vs. Bethune-Cookman Mark Light Field 15–9 42–13 May 29 vs. Florida International Mark Light Field 6–4 43–13 May 30 vs. Florida Atlantic Mark Light Field 3–2 44–13
NCAA Tournament: Coral Gables Super Regional Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record June 4 vs. Wake Forest Mark Light Field 10–2 45–13 June 4 vs. Wake Forest Mark Light Field 8–1 46–13
NCAA Tournament: College World Series Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record June 11 vs. Rice Rosenblatt Stadium 8-4 47–13 June 13 vs. Alabama Rosenblatt Stadium 8–1 48–13 June 17 vs. Alabama Rosenblatt Stadium 5–2 49–13 June 19 vs. Florida State Rosenblatt Stadium 6–5 50–13

Awards and honors

Manny Crespo

• College World Series All-Tournament Team^[2]

Lale Esquivel

• College World Series All-Tournament Team^[2]

Bobby Hill

• College World Series All-Tournament Team^[2]

Michael Neu

• College World Series All-Tournament Team^[2]

Mike Rodriguez

• Freshman All-America^[3]

Hurricanes in the 1999 MLB Draft

The following members of the Miami baseball program were drafted in the 1999 Major League Baseball Draft.^[4]

Player	Position	Round	Overall	MLB Team
Bobby Hill	SS	2nd	66th	Chicago White Sox
Russ Jacobson	C	3rd	96th	Philadelphia Phillies
Alex Santos	RHP	4th	115th	Tampa Bay Devil Rays
David Gil	RHP	7th	216th	Philadelphia Phillies
Michael Neu	RHP	29th	878th	Cincinnati Reds

References

1. "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1999". Boyd's World. Retrieved May 13, 2015.
2. "College World Series Record Book" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved 22 June 2012.
3. "2012 Miami Hurricanes Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). HurricaneSports.com. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
4. "MLB Amateur Draft Picks who came from "University of Miami"". Retrieved 14 July 2012.