1999 Miami Hurricanes baseball team

American college baseball season

1999 Miami Hurricanes baseball

National champions
Conference	Independent
Ranking
Coaches	No. 1
CB	No. 1
Record	50–13
Head coach	Jim Morris (6th year)
Assistant coaches	Turtle Thomas (12th year) Lazaro Collazo (4th year) Gino DiMare (3rd year)
Home stadium	Mark Light Field
Seasons ← 1998 2000 →

1999 NCAA Division I baseball independents standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 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 Eduardo Perez Puig 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

1999 Miami Hurricanes roster

Pitchers

Ryan Channell
Luke DeBold
Tom Farmer
David Gil
Greg Howell
Matt Kamalsky
Michael Neu
Eduardo Perez Puig
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 (41–13)

January / February (12–3)
Date	Rank	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record
January 26	No. 6	Barry	Mark Light Field	W 8–3	1–0
January 29	No. 6	Stetson	Mark Light Field	W 12–1	2–0
January 30	No. 6	Stetson	Mark Light Field	W 4–3	3–0
February 6	No. 6	at No. 14 Florida	McKethan Stadium	L 4–7	3–1
February 7	No. 6	at No. 14 Florida	McKethan Stadium	L 12–14	3–2
February 10	No. 8	at Florida International	University Park Stadium	L 3–4	3–3
February 12	No. 8	No. 6 Florida	Mark Light Field	W 7–4	4–3
February 13	No. 8	No. 6 Florida	Mark Light Field	W 10–3	5–3
February 17	No. 6	Florida Atlantic	Mark Light Field	W 3–1	6–3
February 19	No. 6	James Madison	Mark Light Field	W 13–1	7–3
February 20	No. 6	James Madison	Mark Light Field	W 12–3	8–3
February 21	No. 6	James Madison	Mark Light Field	W 14–2	9–3
February 26	No. 4	No. 3 Texas	Mark Light Field	W 7–1	10–3
February 27	No. 4	No. 3 Texas	Mark Light Field	W 6–4	11–3
February 28	No. 4	No. 3 Texas	Mark Light Field	W 14–11	12–3

March (10–3)
Date	Rank	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record
March 5	No. 3	No. 28 Georgia	Mark Light Field	L 3–4	12–4
March 6	No. 3	East Carolina	Mark Light Field	L 5–6	12–5
March 6	No. 3	Ohio State	Mark Light Field	W 23–3	13–5
March 7	No. 3	No. 28 Georgia	Mark Light Field	W 8–1	14–5
March 12	No. 8	Princeton	Mark Light Field	W 16–1	15–5
March 13	No. 8	Princeton	Mark Light Field	W 16–1	16–5
March 14	No. 8	Princeton	Mark Light Field	W 15–6	17–5
March 16	No. 4	at South Florida	Red McEwen Field	W 8–5	18–5
March 17	No. 4	at South Florida	Red McEwen Field	W 9–4	19–5
March 19	No. 4	vs. Marist	Homestead Sports Complex	W 15–1	20–5
March 20	No. 4	vs. Iowa	Homestead Sports Complex	L 3–9	20–6
March 26	No. 6	New York Tech	Mark Light Field	W 12–3	21–6
March 27	No. 6	New York Tech	Mark Light Field	W 20–0	22–6

April (9–4)
Date	Rank	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record
April 2	No. 6	vs. Clemson	Knights Stadium	W 5–3	23–6
April 3	No. 6	vs. Clemson	Knights Stadium	L 5–7	23–7
April 4	No. 6	vs. Clemson	Knights Stadium	W 14–11	24–7
April 9	No. 5	No. 27 North Carolina State	Mark Light Field	W 7–4	25–7
April 10	No. 5	No. 27 North Carolina State	Mark Light Field	L 9–13	25–8
April 11	No. 5	No. 27 North Carolina State	Mark Light Field	W 7–6	26–8
April 16	No. 5	at No. 1 Florida State	Mike Martin Field at Dick Howser Stadium	L 2–8	26–9
April 17	No. 5	at No. 1 Florida State	Mike Martin Field at Dick Howser Stadium	W 4–3	27–9
April 18	No. 5	at No. 1 Florida State	Mike Martin Field at Dick Howser Stadium	W 8–7	28–9
April 23	No. 1	No. 2 Florida State	Mark Light Field	W 8–7	29–9
April 24	No. 1	No. 2 Florida State	Mark Light Field	W 9–4	30–9
April 25	No. 1	No. 2 Florida State	Mark Light Field	W 9–8	31–9
April 30	No. 1	Elon	Mark Light Field	L 6–13	31–10

May (10–3)
Date	Rank	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record
May 1	No. 1	Elon	Mark Light Field	W 11–0	32–10
May 2	No. 1	Elon	Mark Light Field	W 24–5	33–10
May 4	No. 1	Florida International	Mark Light Field	L 7–12	33–11
May 7	No. 1	Jacksonville	Mark Light Field	W 2–0	34–11
May 8	No. 1	Jacksonville	Mark Light Field	W 12–9	35–11
May 11	No. 2	at No. 24 Notre Dame	Frank Eck Stadium	W 5–3	36–11
May 12	No. 2	at No. 24 Notre Dame	Frank Eck Stadium	L 0–1	36–12
May 14	No. 2	Winthrop	Mark Light Field	W 17–1	37–12
May 15	No. 2	Winthrop	Mark Light Field	W 9–2	38–12
May 16	No. 2	Winthrop	Mark Light Field	W 8–2	39–12
May 20	No. 1	at No. 28 Long Beach State	Blair Field	L 0–12	39–13
May 21	No. 1	at No. 28 Long Beach State	Blair Field	W 9–7	40–13
May 22	No. 1	at No. 28 Long Beach State	Blair Field	W 8–6	41–13

Postseason (9–0)

NCAA tournament: Coral Gables Regional (3–0)
Date	Rank	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record
May 28	No. 1 (1)	vs. (4) Bethune-Cookman	Mark Light Field	W 15–9	42–13
May 29	No. 1 (1)	vs. (3) Florida International	Mark Light Field	W 6–4	43–13
May 30	No. 1 (1)	vs. (2) No. 15 Florida Atlantic	Mark Light Field	W 3–2	44–13

NCAA tournament: Coral Gables Super Regional (2–0)
Date	Rank	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record
June 4	No. 1 (1)	vs. No. 9 Wake Forest	Mark Light Field	W 10–2	45–13
June 4	No. 1 (1)	vs. No. 9 Wake Forest	Mark Light Field	W 8–1	46–13

NCAA tournament: College World Series (4–0)
Date	Rank	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record
June 11	No. 1 (1)	vs. (8) No. 2 Rice	Rosenblatt Stadium	W 8-4	47–13
June 13	No. 1 (1)	vs. (5) No. 7 Alabama	Rosenblatt Stadium	W 8–1	48–13
June 17	No. 1 (1)	vs. (5) No. 7 Alabama	Rosenblatt Stadium	W 5–2	49–13
June 19	No. 1 (1)	vs. (2) No. 3 Florida State	Rosenblatt Stadium	W 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

^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1999". Boyd's World. Retrieved May 13, 2015.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "College World Series Record Book" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 22, 2012.
^ "2012 Miami Hurricanes Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). HurricaneSports.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 3, 2016. Retrieved July 14, 2012.
^ "MLB Amateur Draft Picks who came from "University of Miami"". Retrieved July 14, 2012.

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