2006 Southland Conference Baseball Tournament

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2006 Southland Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams6
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsTexas–Arlington (2nd title)
Winning coach (1st title)
MVPRyan Riddle (Texas–Arlington)
2006 Southland Conference baseball standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
McNeese State  ‍†‍‍ 22 – 8   .733 35 – 20   .636
Texas–San Antonio  ‍‍‍ 20 – 10   .667 37 – 22   .627
Texas State  ‍‍‍ 20 – 10   .667 29 – 30   .492
Lamar ‍‍‍ 19 – 11   .633 35 – 23   .603
Texas–Arlington  ‍‍‡‍y 16 – 12   .571 29 – 36   .446
Northwestern State  ‍‍‍ 15 – 15   .500 33 – 28   .541
Southeastern Louisiana  ‍‍‍ 14 – 16   .467 23 – 32   .418
Louisiana–Monroe  ‍‍‍ 12 – 16   .429 18 – 37   .327
Sam Houston State  ‍‍‍ 12 – 18   .400 23 – 31   .426
Nicholls State  ‍‍‍ 7 – 23   .233 15 – 41   .268
Stephen F. Austin  ‍‍‍ 6 – 24   .200 13 – 40   .245
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 2006[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2006 Southland Conference Baseball Tournament was held from May 24 through May 27, 2006[2] to determine the champion of the Southland Conference in the sport of college baseball for the 2006 season. The event pitted the top six finishers from the conference's regular season in a double-elimination tournament held at Vincent–Beck Stadium, home field of Lamar in Beaumont, Texas. Fifth-seeded Texas–Arlington won their second overall championship and claimed the automatic bid to the 2006 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.[3]

Seeding and format[]

The top six finishers from the regular season were seeded one through six. They played a double-elimination tournament.

Team W L T Pct Seed
McNeese State 22 8 .733 — 1
Texas State 20 10 .667 2 2
UTSA 20 10 .667 2 3
Lamar 19 11 .633 3 4
Texas–Arlington 16 12 .571 5 5
Northwestern State 15 15 .500 7 6
Southeastern Louisiana 14 16 .467 8 —
Louisiana–Monroe 12 16 .429 9 —
Sam Houston State 12 18 .400 10 —
Nicholls State 7 23 .233 15 —
Stephen F. Austin 6 24 .200 16 —

Bracket and results[]

  First round Semifinals Third Round Semi-Finals Finals
                                               
  1 McNeese State 1  
  6 Northwestern State 9     6 Northwestern State 0  
    3 UTSA 10    
      1 UTSA 1  
      5 Texas–Arlington 2     5 Texas–Arlington 811  
  1 McNeese State 1         4 Lamar 7    
  5 Texas–Arlington 5        
  3 UTSA 5         5 Texas–Arlington 8
  4 Lamar 611           6 Northwestern State 2
      4 Lamar 7        
      2 Texas State 6          
  2 Texas State 9           4 Lamar 1              
  5 Texas–Arlington 3         6 Northwestern State 11            
  6 Northwestern State 9    
  2 Texas State 1  

All-Tournament Team[]

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[3]

Pos. Name School
P Brandon Endsley Texas–Arlington
Ryan Riddle Texas–Arlington
C Adam Moore Texas–Arlington
1B Robby Winn Texas–Arlington
2B Brandon Morgan Northwestern State
3B Miles Durham Northwestern State
SS Kyle Rudy Texas–Arlington
OF Collin DeLome Lamar
Michael Palermo Northwestern State
Luke Cannon Texas State
DH Will Henderson Lamar

Most Valuable Player[]

Ryan Riddle was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Riddle was a pitcher for Texas–Arlington.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ "2018 Southland Conference Baseball" (PDF). Southland Conference. p. 16. Retrieved December 17, 2018.
  2. ^ 2018 Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Northwestern State Demons. p. 44. Retrieved December 22, 2018.
  3. ^ a b c 2018 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Southland Conference. p. 29. Retrieved December 22, 2018.
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