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 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]

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
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Birmingham–Southern   186 .7503322 .600
Winthrop  y 177 .7084618 .719
Coastal Carolina   159 .6253027 .526
High Point   1410 .5832732 .458
Liberty   1311 .5423921 .650
UNC Asheville  y 1014 .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

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 roundSecond roundThird roundSemifinalsFinal
6UNC Asheville1
3Coastal Carolina6
1Birmingham–Southern03Coastal Carolina3
6UNC Asheville22Winthrop4102Winthrop7
1Birmingham–Southern3
5Liberty11
2Winthrop4
3Coastal Carolina0
5Liberty1
4High Point1
4High Point76UNC Asheville16
5Liberty9
2Winthrop65Liberty1
5Liberty96UNC 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]

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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