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 through 27 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
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

Format

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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

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First roundSecond roundThird roundSemifinalsFinal
6UNC Asheville1
3Coastal Carolina6
1Birmingham–Southern03Coastal Carolina3
6UNC Asheville22Winthrop4102Winthrop7
1Birmingham–Southern3
5Liberty11
2Winthrop4
3Coastal Carolina0
5Liberty1
4High Point1
4High Point76UNC Asheville16
5Liberty9
2Winthrop65Liberty1
5Liberty96UNC Asheville4
6UNC Asheville12
4High Point2

All-Tournament Team

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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

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

References

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  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.