2006 Big East Conference baseball tournament

The 2006 Big East Conference baseball tournament was held at Bright House Field in Clearwater, FL. This was the twenty second annual Big East Conference baseball tournament. The Notre Dame Fighting Irish won their fifth tournament championship in a row and claimed the Big East Conference's automatic bid to the 2006 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[3]

2006 Big East Conference
baseball tournament
Teams8
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsNotre Dame (5th title)
Winning coachPaul Mainieri (5th title)
MVPWade Corpi (Notre Dame)
2006 Big East Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Notre Dame  ‍y 21 5 1   .796 45 17 1   .722
Connecticut  ‍‍‍ 18 6 1   .740 39 18 1   .681
Louisville  ‍‍‍ 17 10 0   .630 31 29 0   .517
St. John's  ‍‍‍ 16 10 0   .615 40 19 0   .678
West Virginia  ‍‍‍ 14 13 0   .519 36 22 0   .621
Rutgers  ‍‍‍ 13 14 0   .481 29 28 1   .509
Cincinnati  ‍‍‍ 13 14 0   .481 32 26 0   .552
South Florida  ‍‍‍ 12 15 0   .444 23 35 0   .397
Pittsburgh  ‍‍‍ 10 17 0   .370 23 29 0   .442
Georgetown  ‍‍‍ 10 17 0   .370 24 32 0   .429
Villanova  ‍‍‍ 8 18 0   .308 27 27 0   .500
Seton Hall  ‍‍‍ 7 20 0   .259 17 34 0   .333
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2006[1][2]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Format and seeding

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The Big East baseball tournament was an 8 team double elimination tournament in 2006. The top eight regular season finishers were seeded one through eight based on conference winning percentage only. The field was divided into two brackets, with the winners of each bracket meeting in a single championship game. This was the first time that eight teams were included in the field.[3]

Team W L T Pct. GB Seed
Notre Dame 21 5 1 .796
1
Connecticut 18 6 1 .740
2
2
Louisville 17 10 0 .630
4.5
3
St. John's 16 10 0 .615
5
4
West Virginia 14 13 0 .519
7.5
5
Rutgers 12 12 0 .500
7.5
6
Cincinnati 13 14 0 .481
8.5
7
South Florida 12 15 0 .444
9.5
8
Pittsburgh 10 17 0 .370
11.5
Georgetown 10 17 0 .370
11.5
Villanova 8 18 0 .308
13
Seton Hall 7 20 0 .259
14.5

Tournament

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First roundSecond roundSemifinalsFinal
1Notre Dame3
8South Florida1
1Notre Dame12
5West Virginia4
4St. John's3
5West Virginia5
1Notre Dame15
4St. John's103
8South Florida4
4St. John's65West Virginia7
4St. John's12
1Notre Dame7
2Connecticut6
3Louisville0
7Cincinnati2
2Connecticut10
3Louisville12
3Louisville9
6Rutgers8
3Louisville13
6Rutgers3
7Cincinnati7
6Rutgers132Connecticut5
6Rutgers9

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Jack Kaiser Award

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Wade Corpi was the winner of the 2006 Jack Kaiser Award. Carpi was a sophomore pitcher for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.[3]

References

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  1. ^ 2012 Big East Baseball Media Guide. Big East Conference. p. 61. Archived from the original on March 26, 2013. Retrieved February 2, 2013.
  2. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 2006". boydsworld.com. Retrieved February 2, 2013.
  3. ^ a b c d 2012 Big East Baseball Media Guide. Big East Conference. pp. 61–66. Archived from the original on March 26, 2013. Retrieved February 2, 2013.