2006 Southern Conference Baseball Tournament

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2006 Southern Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams10
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsCollege of Charleston (1st title)
MVPNick Chigges and Jess Easterling (College of Charleston)
Attendance28,206
2006 Southern Conference baseball standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Elon  ‍†‍‍y 21 – 6   .778 45 – 18   .714
#13 College of Charleston ‡y ‍‍‍ 20 – 7   .741 46 – 17   .730
Furman  ‍‍‍ 16 – 11   .593 32 – 23   .582
Georgia Southern  ‍‍‍ 16 – 11   .593 31 – 27   .534
The Citadel  ‍‍‍ 15 – 12   .556 34 – 27   .557
Western Carolina  ‍‍‍ 14 – 13   .519 33 – 27   .550
UNC Greensboro  ‍‍‍ 13 – 14   .481 26 – 33   .441
Appalachian State  ‍‍‍ 9 – 18   .333 24 – 31   .436
Davidson  ‍‍‍ 6 – 21   .222 18 – 33   .353
Wofford  ‍‍‍ 5 – 22   .185 20 – 37   .351
† – Conference champion
‡ – SoCon Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 2006[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2006 Southern Conference Baseball Tournament was held at Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Park in Charleston, SC from May 23 through May 27. Second seeded College of Charleston won the tournament and earned the Southern Conference's automatic bid to the 2006 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament. It was the Cougars' first SoCon tournament win.

All ten baseball programs in the conference participated in the tournament, with the seventh through tenth place teams playing a single-elimination opening day prior to an 8-team, double-elimination tournament.

Seeding[]

Team W L Pct GB Seed
Elon 21 6 .778
–
1
College of Charleston 20 7 .740
1
2
Furman 16 11 .593
5
3
Georgia Southern 16 11 .593
5
4
The Citadel 15 12 .556
6
5
Western Carolina 14 13 .519
7
6
UNC Greensboro 13 14 .481
8
7
Appalachian State 9 18 .333
12
8
Davidson 6 21 .222
15
9
Wofford 5 22 .185
16
10

[2]

Results[]

[3] Seeding and pairings

Play-In Round[]

Tuesday, May 23
Team R
#10 Wofford 5
#7 UNC Greensboro 6
Notes: Wofford eliminated
Tuesday, May 23
Team R
#9 Davidson 4
#8 Appalachian State 5
Notes: Davidson eliminated

Bracket[]

  First Round     Second Round     Third Round     Semifinals     Finals
                                                 
  Winner's Bracket
  3 Furman 1  
  6 Western Carolina 14    
      2 College of Charleston 1  
      6 Western Carolina 0    
  7 UNC Greensboro 5          
  2 College of Charleston 13        
      1 Elon 1            
      2 College of Charleston 12              
  8 Appalachian State 3              
  1 Elon 4                
      1 Elon 12          
      4 The Citadel 3        
  5 Georgia Southern 3          
  4 The Citadel 6         2 College of Charleston 5 —
      4 The Citadel 4 —
  Loser's Bracket      
  3 Furman 4        
  7 UNC Greensboro 5     7 UNC Greensboro 3        
    4 The Citadel 10          
      4 The Citadel 4        
  5 Georgia Southern 5         6 Western Carolina 2     4 The Citadel 14    
  8 Appalachian State 2     6 Western Carolina 13         1 Elon 1  
    5 Georgia Southern 3  

All-Tournament Team[]

Position Player School
P Nick Chigges College of Charleston
C Alex Garabedian College of Charleston
1B Trey Daniel Western Carolina
2B Chris Campbell College of Charleston
SS Jess Easterling College of Charleston
3B Adam Weaver Elon
OF Chris Swauger The Citadel
OF Larry Cobb College of Charleston
OF Chris Price Elon
DH Sonny Meade The Citadel
Walt Nadzak Award, Tournament Most Outstanding Player
Nick Chigges and Jess Easterling
College of Charleston

[4]

References[]

  1. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 2006". Boyd's World. Retrieved April 2, 2016.
  2. ^ "2011 Southern Conference Baseball Media Guide". Archived from the original on 2011-08-15. Retrieved 2012-02-01.
  3. ^ "Elon Earns Top Seed in SoCon Baseball Tournament". SoConSports.com. Retrieved 2012-02-01.
  4. ^ "2011 Southern Conference Baseball Media Guide". Archived from the original on 2011-08-15. Retrieved 2012-02-01.
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