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
TeamW 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

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]

TeamWLTPct.GBSeed
Notre Dame2151.796
–
1
Connecticut1861.740
2
2
Louisville17100.630
4.5
3
St. John's16100.615
5
4
West Virginia14130.519
7.5
5
Rutgers12120.500
7.5
6
Cincinnati13140.481
8.5
7
South Florida12150.444
9.5
8
Pittsburgh10170.370
11.5
–
Georgetown10170.370
11.5
–
Villanova8180.308
13
–
Seton Hall7200.259
14.5
–

Tournament
  First round Second round Semifinals Finals
                                       
1 Notre Dame 3  
8 South Florida 1  
  1 Notre Dame 12  
  5 West Virginia 4  
4 St. John's 3
5 West Virginia 5  
  1 Notre Dame 1 5  
  4 St. John's 10 3  
8 South Florida 4  
4 St. John's 6  
  5 West Virginia 7
  4 St. John's 12  
  1 Notre Dame 7
  3 Louisville 0
2 Connecticut 6  
7 Cincinnati 2  
  2 Connecticut 10
  3 Louisville 12  
3 Louisville 9
6 Rutgers 8  
  3 Louisville 13 —
  6 Rutgers 3 —  
7 Cincinnati 7  
6 Rutgers 13  
  2 Connecticut 5
  6 Rutgers 9  

[3]

Jack Kaiser Award

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

References
  1. 2012 Big East Baseball Media Guide. Big East Conference. p. 61. Archived from the original on February 3, 2013. Retrieved February 2, 2013.
  2. "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 2006". boydsworld.com. Retrieved February 2, 2013.
  3. 2012 Big East Baseball Media Guide. Big East Conference. pp. 61–66. Archived from the original on February 3, 2013. Retrieved February 2, 2013.
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