1999 Alabama Crimson Tide baseball team

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1999 Alabama Crimson Tide baseball
Alabama Athletics logo.svg
SEC tournament champions
Regional champions
Super Regional champions
College World Series, 4th
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionWestern
1999 record53–16 (21–9 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coachMitch Gaspard (5th season)
Hitting coachTodd Butler (5th season)
Home stadiumSewell–Thomas Stadium
Seasons
← 1998
2000 →
1999 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
  • v
  • t
 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[1]; 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 /
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—
INF Brent Boyd /
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—
 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 /
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—
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 /
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—
P Scott Murphy /
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—
INF 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
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—
 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 Injured
  • Redshirt Current redshirt

Schedule[]

1999 Alabama Crimson Tide Baseball Game Log
Regular Season
February (8–4)
# Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record SEC Record
1 February 12 at Houston Schroeder Park • Houston, Texas 5–1 1–0 –
2 February 13 at Houston Schroeder Park • Houston, Texas 5–9 1–1 –
3 February 14 at Houston Schroeder Park • Houston, Texas 2–6 1–2 –
4 February 18 Samford Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama 3–1 2–2 –
5 February 19 Arkansas State Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama 3–2 3–2 –
6 February 20 Arkansas State Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama 4–8 3–3 –
7 February 21 Arkansas State Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama 13–5 4–3 –
8 February 24 Troy Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama 4–2 5–3 –
9 February 24 Troy Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama 5–4 6–3 –
10 February 26 Cal State Fullerton Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama 2–5 6–4 –
11 February 27 Cal State Fullerton Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama 5–4 7–4 –
12 February 28 Cal State Fullerton Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama 7–6 8–4 –
March (15–4)
# Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record SEC Record
13 March 2 Austin Peay Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama 6–3 9–4 –
14 March 5 Niagara Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama 14–3 10–4 –
15 March 6 Niagara Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama 19–2 11–4 –
16 March 7 Niagara Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama 27–0 12–4 –
17 March 9 Southern Miss Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama 5–3 13–4 –
18 March 12 at Tennessee Lindsey Nelson Stadium • Knoxville, Tennessee 12–7 14–4 1–0
19 March 14 at Tennessee Lindsey Nelson Stadium • Knoxville, Tennessee 12–5 15–4 2–0
20 March 14 at Tennessee Lindsey Nelson Stadium • Knoxville, Tennessee 9–21 15–5 2–1
21 March 16 West Alabama Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama 4–2 16–5 2–1
22 March 19 Georgia Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama 8–2 17–5 3–1
23 March 20 Georgia Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama 4–2 18–5 4–1
24 March 21 Georgia Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama 9–8 19–5 5–1
25 March 23 Kansas State Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama 27–5 20–5 5–1
26 March 24 Kansas State Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama 9–8 21–5 5–1
27 March 26 at Auburn Plainsman Park • Auburn, Alabama 4–15 21–6 5–2
28 March 27 at Auburn Plainsman Park • Auburn, Alabama 2–10 21–7 5–3
29 March 28 at Auburn Plainsman Park • Auburn, Alabama 10–4 22–7 6–3
30 March 30 at Jacksonville State Rudy Abbott Field • Jacksonville, Alabama 3–5 22–8 6–3
31 March 31 Jacksonville State Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama 3–0 23–8 6–3
April (12–5)
# Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record SEC Record
32 April 2 South Carolina Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama 13–8 24–8 7–3
33 April 3 South Carolina Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama 14–5 25–8 8–3
34 April 4 South Carolina Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama 4–12 25–9 8–4
35 April 7 Northwestern State Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama 8–6 26–9 8–4
36 April 9 at Mississippi State Dudy Noble Field, Polk–DeMent Stadium • Starkville, Mississippi 6–4 27–9 9–4
37 April 10 at Mississippi State Dudy Noble Field, Polk–DeMent Stadium • Starkville, Mississippi 4–5 28–10 9–5
38 April 11 at Mississippi State Dudy Noble Field, Polk–DeMent Stadium • Starkville, Mississippi 9–10 28–11 9–6
39 April 14 at UAB Jerry D. Young Memorial Field • Birmingham, Alabama 30–4 29–11 9–6
40 April 16 LSU Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama 10–3 30–11 10–6
41 April 17 LSU Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama 8–9 30–12 10–7
42 April 18 LSU Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama 9–4 31–12 11–7
43 April 20 South Alabama Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama 7–6 32–12 11–7
44 April 23 Arkansas Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama 8–3 33–12 12–7
45 April 24 Arkansas Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama 15–8 34–12 13–7
46 April 25 Arkansas Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama 9–8 35–12 14–7
47 April 28 UAB Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama 22–5 36–12 14–7
48 April 30 at Ole Miss Swayze Field • Oxford, Mississippi 2–6 36–13 14–8
May (7–1)
# Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record SEC Record
49 May 1 at Ole Miss Swayze Field • Oxford, Mississippi 8–4 37–13 15–8
50 May 2 at Ole Miss Swayze Field • Oxford, Mississippi 3–10 37–14 15–9
51 May 7 Vanderbilt Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama 3–2 37–14 16–9
52 May 8 Vanderbilt Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama 22–13 38–14 17–9
53 May 9 Vanderbilt Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama 14–5 39–14 18–9
54 May 14 at Florida Alfred A. McKethan Stadium • Gainesville, Florida 12–10 40–14 19–9
55 May 15 at Florida Alfred A. McKethan Stadium • Gainesville, Florida 4–3 41–14 20–9
56 May 16 at Florida Alfred A. McKethan Stadium • Gainesville, Florida 11–8 42–14 21–9
Postseason
SEC Tournament (4–0)
# Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record SEC Record
57 May 19 vs Ole Miss Hoover Metropolitan Stadium • Hoover, Alabama 7–6 43–14 21–9
58 May 20 vs Mississippi State Hoover Metropolitan Stadium • Hoover, Alabama 4–3 44–14 21–9
59 May 22 vs Mississippi State Hoover Metropolitan Stadium • Hoover, Alabama 12–11 45–14 21–9
60 May 23 vs Arkansas Hoover Metropolitan Stadium • Hoover, Alabama 9–3 46–14 21–9
Tuscaloosa Regional (3–0)
# Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record SEC Record
61 May 28 Navy Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama 16–3 47–14 21–9
62 May 29 Southern Miss Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama 10–4 48–14 21–9
63 May 30 Southern Miss Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama 7–6 49–14 21–9
Tuscaloosa Super Regional (2–0)
# Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record SEC Record
64 June 4 LSU Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama 13–6 50–14 21–9
65 June 5 LSU Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama 13–5 51–14 21–9
1999 College World Series (2–2)
# Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record SEC Record
66 June 11 vs Oklahoma State Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska 11–3 52–14 21–9
67 June 13 vs Miami (FL) Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska 1–8 52–15 21–9
68 June 16 vs Rice Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska 6–5 53–15 21–9
69 June 17 vs Miami (FL) Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska 2–5 53–16 21–9

Awards and honors[]

Antonio Bostic
  • Tuscaloosa Regional All-Tournament Team[2]
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[3]
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

References[]

  1. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1999". Boyd's World. Retrieved May 16, 2015.
  2. ^ "2020 Alabama Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). www.rolltide.com. University of Alabama. February 4, 2020. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
  3. ^ "CWS Record Book" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
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