1999 Miami Hurricanes baseball team

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.

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 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

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