2006 Mountain West Conference baseball tournament
The 2006 Mountain West Conference baseball tournament took place from May 23 through 27. All seven of the league's teams met in the double-elimination tournament held at University of Nevada, Las Vegas's Earl Wilson Stadium. In their first year in the league, top seeded TCU won their first Mountain West Conference Baseball Championship with a championship game score of 9–6 and earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2006 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[2][3]
| Teams | 6 |
|---|---|
| Format | Double-elimination |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | TCU (1st title) |
| MVP | Chad Huffman (TCU) |
| Television | Mountiain/CBS Sports Network |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TCU †‡y | 17 | – | 5 | .773 | 39 | – | 23 | .629 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BYU | 14 | – | 8 | .636 | 33 | – | 28 | .541 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Diego State | 14 | – | 8 | .636 | 23 | – | 36 | .390 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UNLV | 12 | – | 10 | .545 | 20 | – | 30 | .400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico | 10 | – | 12 | .455 | 30 | – | 29 | .508 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah | 9 | – | 13 | .409 | 28 | – | 28 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Air Force | 1 | – | 21 | .045 | 10 | – | 38 | .208 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the 2006 NCAA Division I baseball tournament As of June 30, 2006[1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seeding
The teams were seeded based on regular season conference winning percentage only. BYU claimed the second seed over San Diego State by winning the season series between the two teams.
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TCU | 17 | 5 | .773 | – | 1 |
| BYU | 14 | 8 | .636 | 3 | 2 |
| San Diego State | 14 | 8 | .636 | 3 | 3 |
| UNLV | 12 | 10 | .545 | 5 | 4 |
| New Mexico | 10 | 12 | .455 | 7 | 5 |
| Utah | 9 | 13 | .409 | 8 | 6 |
| Air Force | 1 | 21 | .045 | 16 | 7 |
Results
| Date | Game | Winner | Score | Loser | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 23 | 1 | #6 Utah | 8–5 | #3 San Diego State | |
| 2 | #2 BYU | 7–5 | #7 Air Force | ||
| 3 | #5 New Mexico | 17–2 | #4 UNLV | ||
| May 24 | 4 | #3 San Diego State | 26–1 | #7 Air Force | Air Force eliminated |
| 5 | #2 BYU | 9–8 | #6 Utah | ||
| 6 | #4 UNLV | 8–5 | #3 San Diego State | San Diego State eliminated | |
| 7 | #1 TCU | 18–6 | #5 New Mexico | ||
| May 25 | 8 | #5 New Mexico | 12–10 | #6 Utah | Utah eliminated |
| 9 | #1 TCU | 13–6 | #2 BYU | ||
| 10 | #4 UNLV | 8–6 | #5 New Mexico | New Mexico eliminated | |
| May 26 | 11 | #2 BYU | 10–4 | #4 UNLV | UNLV eliminated |
| May 27 | 12 | #1 TCU | 9–6 | #2 BYU | TCU wins tournament |
All-Tournament Team
| Name | POS | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Stetson Banks | 2B | BYU |
| Jeff Hiestand | 1B | BYU |
| Patrick Wells | RHP | BYU |
| Chris Carlson | DH | New Mexico |
| Danny Ray Herrera | LHP | New Mexico |
| Brad Furnish | LHP | TCU |
| Ryan Pack | OF | TCU |
| Andrew Walker | C | TCU |
| Ryan Khoury | SS | Utah |
| Steven Trout | DH | TCU |
| Jabe Beard | RP | UNLV |
Most Valuable Player
Chad Huffman, a first baseman for the champion TCU Horned Frogs, was named the tournament Most Valuable Player.[3]
References
- Mountain West Conference Baseball Guide (PDF). themwc.com. p. 2. Retrieved December 7, 2012.
- "2006 Mountain West Conference Baseball Conference Championship Central". themwc.com. Archived from the original on December 26, 2011. Retrieved December 7, 2012.
- "TCU Wins 2006 MWC Baseball Tournament Title". themwc.com. Archived from the original on July 22, 2012. Retrieved December 7, 2012.