2006 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference baseball tournament

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2006 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
baseball tournament
Teams6
Format Double-elimination tournament
Finals site
Champions Bethune-Cookman  (7th title)
Winning coach Mervyl Melendez  (6th title)
MVP Jose Rivera Ortiz (Bethune-Cookman)
2006 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Bethune-Cookman  y150 1.0003027 .526
Norfolk State  117 .6112328 .451
Coppin State  78 .4671341 .241
Maryland Eastern Shore  810 .4441734 .333
Delaware State  711 .3891837 .327
North Carolina A&T  612 .3332236 .379
Florida A&M  612 .3331334 .277
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 25, 2006 [1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2006 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference baseball tournament began on May 18 and ended on May 21 at Marty L. Miller Field, on the campus of Norfolk State University in Norfolk, Virginia. It was a six-team double elimination tournament. Bethune-Cookman won the tournament, as they have done each year but one since 1999. The Wildcats claimed the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference's automatic bid to the 2006 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. [2] [3]

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Format and seeding

The top six finishers from the regular season were seeded one through six based on conference winning percentage only, with the top seed playing the sixth seed, second seed playing the fifth, and so on for first round matchups. The winners advanced in the winners' bracket, while first round losers played elimination games. The format meant that Florida A&M was left out of the field.

TeamWLPct.GBSeed
Bethune-Cookman 1501.0001
Norfolk State 117.6115.52
Coppin State 78.46783
Maryland Eastern Shore 810.4448.54
Delaware State 711.3899.55
North Carolina A&T 612.33310.56
Florida A&M 612.33310.5

Bracket and results

Bracket to be added

Game results

DateGameWinnerScoreLoserNotes
May 18Game 1(1) Bethune-Cookman 9–5(6) North Carolina A&T
Game 2(5) Delaware State 5–3(2) Norfolk State
Game 3(4) Maryland Eastern Shore 14–6(3) Coppin State
May 19Game 4(6) North Carolina A&T 2–1(2) Norfolk State Norfolk State eliminated
Game 5(3) Coppin State 5–4(6) North Carolina A&T North Carolina A&T eliminated
Game 6(5) Delaware State 2–1(4) Maryland Eastern Shore
May 20Game 7(4) Maryland Eastern Shore 16–6(3) Coppin State Coppin State eliminated
Game 8(1) Bethune-Cookman 12–0(5) Delaware State
Game 9(4) Maryland Eastern Shore 5–0(5) Delaware State Delaware State eliminated
May 21Game 10(1) Bethune-Cookman 14–0(4) Maryland Eastern Shore Bethune-Cookman wins MEAC Championship

All-Tournament Team

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

NameTeam
Jose AlmonteBethune-Cookman
Dustin BlackwellBethune-Cookman
Rob CarusoBethune-Cookman
Greg CathellMaryland Eastern Shore
Spencer HillBethune-Cookman
Justin HobanMaryland Eastern Shore
Brad PowellMaryland Eastern Shore
Ronald QuickMaryland Eastern Shore
Jose Ortiz RiveraBethune-Cookman
Francisco RodriguezBethune-Cookman
Morgan SchirmerMaryland Eastern Shore

Outstanding Performer

Jose Rivera Ortiz was named Tournament Outstanding Performer. Ortiz was an outfielder for Bethune-Cookman. [3]

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References

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  2. "Final 2006 Baseball Statistical Report". Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. Retrieved May 8, 2021.
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