1999 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball tournament explained

Year:1999
Conference:Atlantic 10 Conference
Teams:4
Format:Four-team double elimination
Ballpark:Bear Stadium (Boyertown)
City:Boyertown, PA
Champions:Virginia Tech
Titlecount:2nd
Coach:Chuck Hartman
Coachcount:2nd
Mvp:Larry Bowles
Mvpteam:Virginia Tech

The 1999 Atlantic 10 Conference Baseball Championship was held at Bear Stadium in Boyertown, Pennsylvania from May 20 through 22. It was the 12th time was held in Boyertown, where it was previously held from 1987 to 1997. It featured the top two regular-season finishers of each of the conference's six-team divisions. West Division top seed Virginia Tech defeated La Salle in the title game to win the tournament for the second time, earning the Atlantic 10's automatic bid to the 1999 NCAA tournament.[1]

Seeding and format

Each division's top teams, based on winning percentage in the 21-game regular season schedule, qualified for the field. In the four-team double-elimination format, the East Division champion played the West Division runner-up, and vice versa. In the West Division, conference tiebreaking rules gave La Salle received the second seed in the four-way tie for second place.

Team W L Pct. GB Seed
13 8
12 9
10 11
10 11
10 11
5 16
18 3
10 11
10 11
10 11
10 11
8 13

All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team. Virginia Tech's Larry Bowles, one of six Hokies selected, was named Most Outstanding Player.[2]

Virginia Tech's Barry Gauch was named for the third time. He was the Most Outstanding Player in 1997 and also named in 1998. The Hokies' Matt Griswold was named for the second time, after also being selected in 1997.

Pos. Name Team
OF Mike Bell La Salle
3B/P Larry Bowles Virginia Tech
SS Addison Bowman Virginia Tech
3B/P Toby Fisher La Salle
OF Matt Griswold Virginia Tech
C/DH Barry Gauch Virginia Tech
P Pat Pinkman Virginia Tech
OF Kyle Sweppenhiser Temple
P Travis Veracka Massachusetts
3B John West Virginia Tech
C Kevin Wittmeyer La Salle

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2014 Atlantic 10 Baseball Record Book . Atlantic10.com . July 15, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140519024741/http://www.atlantic10.com/fls/31600/pdfs/baserecords.pdf?DB_OEM_ID=31600 . May 19, 2014 . dead .
  2. Web site: #11 Larry Bowles . HokieSports.com . July 26, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140729003601/http://www.hokiesports.com/baseball/players/bowles.html . July 29, 2014 . live .