1999 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball tournament

American college baseball tournament August 2023 June 2026 1999 Atlantic 10 Conference 4 Four-team double elimination Bear Stadium (Boyertown) Boyertown, PA Virginia Tech 2nd Chuck Hartman 2nd Larry Bowles 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.2014 Atlantic 10 Baseball Record Book http://www.atlantic10.com/fls/31600/pdfs/baserecords.pdf?DB_OEM_ID=31600 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 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 the second seed in the four-way tie for second place. Team W L Pct. GB SeedEast Division Massachusetts 13 8 13 8 – 1E Temple 12 9 12 9 1 2E Fordham 10 11 10 11 3 – Rhode Island 10 11 10 11 3 – St. Bonaventure 10 11 10 11 3 – Saint Joseph's 5 16 5 16 8 –West Division Virginia Tech 18 3 18 3 – 1W La Salle 10 11 10 11 8 2W Duquesne 10 11 10 11 8 – George Washington 10 11 10 11 8 – Xavier 10 11 10 11 8 – Dayton 8 13 8 13 10 – Bracket 1W Virginia Tech 4 2E Temple 3 1E Massachusetts 6 2W La Salle 7 2E Temple 1 1E Massachusetts 4 1W Virginia Tech 6 2W La Salle 13 1W Virginia Tech 9 1E Massachusetts 4 2W La Salle 3 6 1W Virginia Tech 15 20 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.#11 Larry Bowles http://www.hokiesports.com/baseball/players/bowles.html HokieSports.com July 26, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140729003601/http://www.hokiesports.com/baseball/players/bowles.html July 29, 2014 live 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 References Tournament Category:Atlantic 10 Conference baseball tournament Atlantic 10 Conference baseball tournament Atlantic 10 Conference baseball tournament Category:College baseball tournaments in Pennsylvania Category:History of Berks County, Pennsylvania Category:Sports in the Delaware Valley Category:Tourist attractions in Berks County, Pennsylvania