2006 Big South Conference Baseball Tournament

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2006 Big South Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams6
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsUNC Asheville (1st title)
Winning coach (1st title)
MVPRob Vernon (UNC Asheville)
2006 Big South Conference baseball standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Birmingham–Southern  ‍†‍‍ 18 – 6   .750 33 – 22   .600
Winthrop  ‍‍‍y 17 – 7   .708 46 – 18   .719
Coastal Carolina  ‍‍‍ 15 – 9   .625 30 – 27   .526
High Point  ‍‍‍ 14 – 10   .583 27 – 32   .458
Liberty  ‍‍‍ 13 – 11   .542 39 – 21   .650
UNC Asheville  ‍‍‡‍y 10 – 14   .417 28 – 35   .444
VMI  ‍‍‍ 9 – 15   .375 30 – 25   .545
Charleston Southern  ‍‍‍ 8 – 16   .333 18 – 38   .321
Radford  ‍‍‍ 4 – 20   .167 7 – 41   .146
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 2006[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2006 Big South Conference Baseball Tournament was the postseason baseball tournament for the Big South Conference, held from May 24–27, 2006 at Charles Watson Stadium, home field of Coastal Carolina in Conway, South Carolina. The top six finishers participated in the double-elimination tournament. The champion, UNC Asheville, won the title for the first time, and earned an invitation to the 2006 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.[2]

Format[]

The top six finishers from the regular season qualified for the tournament. The teams were seeded one through six based on conference winning percentage and played a double-elimination tournament.[2]

Team W L Pct. GB Seed
Birmingham–Southern 18 6 .750 — 1
Winthrop 17 7 .708 1 2
Coastal Carolina 15 9 .625 3 3
High Point 14 10 .583 4 4
Liberty 13 11 .542 5 5
UNC Asheville 10 14 .417 8 6
VMI 9 15 .375 9 —
Charleston Southern 8 16 .333 10 —
Radford 4 20 .167 14 —

Bracket and results[]

  First round Semifinals Third Round Semi-Finals Finals
                                               
  1 Birmingham–Southern 0  
  6 UNC Asheville 2     6 UNC Asheville 1  
    3 Coastal Carolina 6    
      3 Coastal Carolina 3  
      2 Winthrop 410     2 Winthrop 7  
  1 Birmingham–Southern 3         5 Liberty 11    
  2 Winthrop 4        
  3 Coastal Carolina 0         5 Liberty 1
  4 High Point 1           6 UNC Asheville 16
      4 High Point 7        
      5 Liberty 9          
  2 Winthrop 6           5 Liberty 1              
  5 Liberty 9         6 UNC Asheville 4            
  6 UNC Asheville 12    
  4 High Point 2  

All-Tournament Team[]

Name School
Rob Vernon UNC Asheville
Phillip Laurent Liberty
Elliott Arrington UNC Asheville
Aaron Grijalva Liberty
Jeff Cowan High Point
Matt Repec Winthrop
Matt Henson UNC Asheville
Billy Alvino High Point
Brant Peacher Coastal Carolina
Phil Carey Winthrop
Alan DeRatt UNC Asheville
Phillip Thompson Liberty

Most Valuable Player[]

Rob Vernon was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Vernon was an outfielder for UNC Asheville.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ "2019 Baseball Record Book" (PDF). BigSouthSports.com. p. 5. Retrieved October 1, 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "2019 Baseball Record Book" (PDF). Big South Conference. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
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