1999 Alabama Crimson Tide baseball team

1999 Alabama Crimson Tide baseball
1999 Alabama Crimson Tide baseball
SEC tournament champions; Tuscaloosa Regional champions; Tuscaloosa Super Regional champions
College World Series, 4th
Conference	Southeastern Conference
	Western
Record	53–16 (21–9 SEC)
Head coach	Jim Wells (5th season);
Assistant coach	Mitch Gaspard (5th season)
Hitting coach	Todd Butler (5th season)
Home stadium	Sewell–Thomas Stadium

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.

1999 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
	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

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	/	—	—
INF	Brent Boyd	/	—	—	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	/	—	—
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	/	—	—
P	Scott Murphy	/	—	—
INF	Andy Phillips	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	—	—	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
Current redshirt

Schedule

1999 Alabama Crimson Tide Baseball Game Log: 53–16

Regular season: 42–14

February (8–4)

#	Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	SEC record
1	February 12	at Houston	No. 10	Schroeder Park • Houston, Texas	W 5–1	1–0	–
2	February 13	at Houston	No. 10	Schroeder Park • Houston, Texas	L 5–9	1–1	–
3	February 14	at Houston	No. 10	Schroeder Park • Houston, Texas	L 2–6	1–2	–
4	February 18	Samford	No. 18	Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama	W 3–1	2–2	–
5	February 19	Arkansas State	No. 18	Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama	W 3–2	3–2	–
6	February 20	Arkansas State	No. 18	Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama	L 4–8	3–3	–
7	February 21	Arkansas State	No. 18	Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama	W 13–5	4–3	–
8	February 24	Troy	No. 22	Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama	W 4–2	5–3	–
9	February 24	Troy	No. 22	Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama	W 5–4	6–3	–
10	February 26	No. 10 Cal State Fullerton	No. 22	Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama	L 2–5	6–4	–
11	February 27	No. 10 Cal State Fullerton	No. 22	Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama	W 5–4	7–4	–
12	February 28	No. 10 Cal State Fullerton	No. 22	Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama	W 7–6	8–4	–

March (15–4)

#	Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	SEC record
13	March 2	Austin Peay	No. 15	Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama	W 6–3	9–4	–
14	March 5	Niagara	No. 15	Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama	W 14–3	10–4	–
15	March 6	Niagara	No. 15	Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama	W 19–2	11–4	–
16	March 7	Niagara	No. 15	Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama	W 27–0	12–4	–
17	March 9	Southern Miss	No. 14	Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama	W 5–3	13–4	–
18	March 12	at Tennessee	No. 14	Lindsey Nelson Stadium • Knoxville, Tennessee	W 12–7	14–4	1–0
19	March 14	at Tennessee	No. 14	Lindsey Nelson Stadium • Knoxville, Tennessee	W 12–5	15–4	2–0
20	March 14	at Tennessee	No. 14	Lindsey Nelson Stadium • Knoxville, Tennessee	L 9–21	15–5	2–1
21	March 16	West Alabama	No. 15	Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama	W 4–2	16–5	–
22	March 19	Georgia	No. 15	Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama	W 8–2	17–5	3–1
23	March 20	Georgia	No. 15	Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama	W 4–2	18–5	4–1
24	March 21	Georgia	No. 15	Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama	W 9–8	19–5	5–1
25	March 23	Kansas State	No. 12	Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama	W 27–5	20–5	–
26	March 24	Kansas State	No. 12	Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama	W 9–8	21–5	–
27	March 26	at No. 2 Auburn	No. 12	Plainsman Park • Auburn, Alabama	L 4–15	21–6	5–2
28	March 27	at No. 2 Auburn	No. 12	Plainsman Park • Auburn, Alabama	L 2–10	21–7	5–3
29	March 28	at No. 2 Auburn	No. 12	Plainsman Park • Auburn, Alabama	W 10–4	22–7	6–3
30	March 30	at Jacksonville State	No. 15	Rudy Abbott Field • Jacksonville, Alabama	L 3–5	22–8	–
31	March 31	Jacksonville State	No. 15	Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama	W 3–0	23–8	–

April (12–5)

#	Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	SEC record
32	April 2	No. 26 South Carolina	No. 15	Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama	W 13–8	24–8	7–3
33	April 3	No. 26 South Carolina	No. 15	Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama	W 14–5	25–8	8–3
34	April 4	No. 26 South Carolina	No. 15	Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama	L 4–12	25–9	8–4
35	April 7	Northwestern State	No. 16	Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama	W 8–6	26–9	–
36	April 9	at No. 7 Mississippi State	No. 16	Dudy Noble Field, Polk–DeMent Stadium • Starkville, Mississippi	W 6–4	27–9	9–4
37	April 10	at No. 7 Mississippi State	No. 16	Dudy Noble Field, Polk–DeMent Stadium • Starkville, Mississippi	L 4–5	27–10	9–5
38	April 11	at No. 7 Mississippi State	No. 18	Dudy Noble Field, Polk–DeMent Stadium • Starkville, Mississippi	L 9–10	27–11	9–6
39	April 14	at UAB	No. 18	Jerry D. Young Memorial Field • Birmingham, Alabama	W 30–4	28–11	9–6
40	April 16	LSU	No. 18	Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama	W 10–3	29–11	10–6
41	April 17	LSU	No. 18	Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama	L 8–9	29–12	10–7
42	April 18	LSU	No. 18	Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama	W 9–4	30–12	11–7
43	April 20	South Alabama	No. 18	Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama	W 7–6	31–12	–
44	April 23	No. 10 Arkansas	No. 18	Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama	W 8–3	32–12	12–7
45	April 24	No. 10 Arkansas	No. 18	Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama	W 15–8	33–12	13–7
46	April 25	No. 10 Arkansas	No. 18	Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama	W 9–8	34–12	14–7
47	April 28	UAB	No. 12	Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama	W 22–5	35–12	–
48	April 30	at No. 26 Ole Miss	No. 12	Swayze Field • Oxford, Mississippi	L 2–6	35–13	14–8

May (7–1)

#	Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	SEC record
49	May 1	at No. 26 Ole Miss	No. 12	Swayze Field • Oxford, Mississippi	W 8–4	36–13	15–8
50	May 2	at No. 26 Ole Miss	No. 12	Swayze Field • Oxford, Mississippi	L 3–10	36–14	15–9
51	May 7	Vanderbilt	No. 12	Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama	W 3–2	37–14	16–9
52	May 8	Vanderbilt	No. 12	Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama	W 22–13	38–14	17–9
53	May 9	Vanderbilt	No. 12	Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama	W 14–5	39–14	18–9
54	May 14	at Florida	No. 12	Alfred A. McKethan Stadium • Gainesville, Florida	W 12–10	40–14	19–9
55	May 15	at Florida	No. 12	Alfred A. McKethan Stadium • Gainesville, Florida	W 4–3	41–14	20–9
56	May 16	at Florida	No. 12	Alfred A. McKethan Stadium • Gainesville, Florida	W 11–8	42–14	21–9

Postseason: 11–2

SEC Tournament (4–0)

#	Date	Opponent	Seed/Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	SECT record
57	May 19	vs. (7) Ole Miss	(2) No. 10	Hoover Metropolitan Stadium • Hoover, Alabama	W 7–6	43–14	1–0
58	May 20	vs. (6) Mississippi State	(2) No. 10	Hoover Metropolitan Stadium • Hoover, Alabama	W 4–3	44–14	2–0
59	May 22	vs. (6) Mississippi State	(2) No. 10	Hoover Metropolitan Stadium • Hoover, Alabama	W 12–11	45–14	3–0
60	May 23	vs. (4) No. 8 Arkansas	(2) No. 10	Hoover Metropolitan Stadium • Hoover, Alabama	W 9–3	46–14	4–0

Tuscaloosa Regional (3–0)

#	Date	Opponent	Seed/Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	NCAAT record
61	May 28	(4) Navy	(1) No. 9	Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama	W 16–3	47–14	1–0
62	May 29	(3) Southern Miss	(1) No. 9	Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama	W 10–4	48–14	2–0
63	May 30	(3) Southern Miss	(1) No. 9	Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama	W 7–6	49–14	3–0

Tuscaloosa Super Regional (2–0)

#	Date	Opponent	Seed/Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	NCAAT record
64	June 4	No. 13 LSU	(5) No. 7	Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama	W 13–6	50–14	4–0
65	June 5	No. 13 LSU	(5) No. 7	Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama	W 13–5	51–14	5–0

1999 College World Series (2–2)

#	Date	Opponent	Seed/Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	CWS record
66	June 11	vs. No. 8 Oklahoma State	(5) No. 7	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska	W 11–3	52–14	1–0
67	June 13	vs. (1) No. 1 Miami (FL)	(5) No. 7	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska	L 1–8	52–15	1–1
68	June 16	vs. (8) No. 2 Rice	(5) No. 7	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska	W 6–5	53–15	2–1
69	June 17	vs. (1) No. 1 Miami (FL)	(5) No. 7	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska	L 2–5	53–16	2–2

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

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

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[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.

[CWS-3] "CWS record Book" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved May 7, 2020.

Alabama Crimson Tide baseball
Venues	Sewell–Thomas Stadium (1948–2014) Hoover Metropolitan Stadium (2015) Sewell–Thomas Stadium (2016–present)
People	Head coaches
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