2006 Big South Conference Baseball Tournament

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]

2006 Big South Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams6
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsUNC Asheville (1st title)
Winning coachWillie Stewart (1st title)
MVPRob Vernon, UNC Asheville
2006 Big South Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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

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]

TeamWLPct.GBSeed
Birmingham–Southern186.750—1
Winthrop177.70812
Coastal Carolina159.62533
High Point1410.58344
Liberty1311.54255
UNC Asheville1014.41786
VMI915.3759—
Charleston Southern816.33310—
Radford420.16714—

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

NameSchool
Rob VernonUNC Asheville
Phillip LaurentLiberty
Elliott ArringtonUNC Asheville
Aaron GrijalvaLiberty
Jeff CowanHigh Point
Matt RepecWinthrop
Matt HensonUNC Asheville
Billy AlvinoHigh Point
Brant PeacherCoastal Carolina
Phil CareyWinthrop
Alan DeRattUNC Asheville
Phillip ThompsonLiberty

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. "2019 Baseball Record Book" (PDF). Big South Conference. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
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