2006 Big South Conference baseball tournament

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2006 Big South Conference
baseball tournament
Teams6
Format Double-elimination
Finals site
Champions UNC Asheville  (1st title)
Winning coach Willie Stewart  (1st title)
MVP Rob Vernon (UNC Asheville)
2006 Big South Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Birmingham–Southern  186 .7503322 .600
Winthrop  y177 .7084618 .719
Coastal Carolina  159 .6253027 .526
High Point  1410 .5832732 .458
Liberty  1311 .5423921 .650
UNC Asheville  y1014 .4172835 .444
VMI  915 .3753025 .545
Charleston Southern  816 .3331838 .321
Radford  420 .167741 .146
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2006 [1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

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]

Contents

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–Southern 186.7501
Winthrop 177.70812
Coastal Carolina 159.62533
High Point 1410.58344
Liberty 1311.54255
UNC Asheville 1014.41786
VMI 915.3759
Charleston Southern 816.33310
Radford 420.16714

Bracket and results

First roundSecond roundThird roundSemifinalsFinal
6UNC Asheville1
3Coastal Carolina6
1 Birmingham–Southern 03Coastal Carolina3
6 UNC Asheville 22Winthrop4102Winthrop7
1Birmingham–Southern3
5Liberty11
2Winthrop4
3 Coastal Carolina 0
5Liberty1
4 High Point 1
4High Point76UNC Asheville16
5Liberty9
2 Winthrop 65Liberty1
5 Liberty 96UNC Asheville4
6UNC Asheville12
4High Point2

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]

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References

  1. "2019 Baseball Record Book" (PDF). BigSouthSports.com. p. 5. Retrieved October 1, 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 "2019 Baseball Record Book" (PDF). Big South Conference. Retrieved October 2, 2020.