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 24–27, 2006 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
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Birmingham–Southern   186 .750  3322 .600
Winthrop  y 177 .708  4618 .719
Coastal Carolina   159 .625  3027 .526
High Point   1410 .583  2732 .458
Liberty   1311 .542  3921 .650
UNC Asheville  y 1014 .417  2835 .444
VMI   915 .375  3025 .545
Charleston Southern   816 .333  1838 .321
Radford   420 .167  741 .146
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 2006[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

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–Southern186.7501
Winthrop177.70812
Coastal Carolina159.62533
High Point1410.58344
Liberty1311.54255
UNC Asheville1014.41786
VMI915.3759
Charleston Southern816.33310
Radford420.16714

Bracket and results

  First round Semifinals Third Round Semi-Finals Finals
                                               
  1 Birmingham–Southern 0  
  6 UNC Asheville 2     6 UNC Asheville 1  
    3 Coastal Carolina 6    
      3 Coastal Carolina 3  
      2 Winthrop 410     2 Winthrop 7  
  1 Birmingham–Southern 3         5 Liberty 11    
  2 Winthrop 4        
  3 Coastal Carolina 0         5 Liberty 1
  4 High Point 1           6 UNC Asheville 16
      4 High Point 7        
      5 Liberty 9          
  2 Winthrop 6           5 Liberty 1              
  5 Liberty 9         6 UNC Asheville 4            
  6 UNC Asheville 12    
  4 High Point 2  

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]

References

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