2006 Southern Conference baseball tournament

The 2006 Southern Conference baseball tournament was held at Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park in Charleston, South Carolina, from May 23 through 27. Second seeded College of Charleston won the tournament and earned the Southern Conference's automatic bid to the 2006 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. It was the Cougars' first SoCon tournament win.

2006 Southern Conference
baseball tournament
Teams10
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsCollege of Charleston (1st title)
MVPNick Chigges and Jess Easterling (College of Charleston)
Attendance28,206
2006 Southern Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Elon  ‍†‍‍y 21–6 .77845–18 .714
#13 College of Charleston ‡y ‍‍‍ 20–7 .74146–17 .730
Furman  ‍‍‍ 16–11 .59332–23 .582
Georgia Southern  ‍‍‍ 16–11 .59331–27 .534
The Citadel  ‍‍‍ 15–12 .55634–27 .557
Western Carolina  ‍‍‍ 14–13 .51933–27 .550
UNC Greensboro  ‍‍‍ 13–14 .48126–33 .441
Appalachian State  ‍‍‍ 9–18 .33324–31 .436
Davidson  ‍‍‍ 6–21 .22218–33 .353
Wofford  ‍‍‍ 5–22 .18520–37 .351
† – Conference champion
‡ – SoCon Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2006[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

All ten baseball programs in the conference participated in the tournament, with the seventh through tenth place teams playing a single-elimination opening day prior to an 8-team, double-elimination tournament.

Seeding
Team W L Pct GB Seed
Elon 21 6 .778
–
1
College of Charleston 20 7 .740
1
2
Furman 16 11 .593
5
3
Georgia Southern 16 11 .593
5
4
The Citadel 15 12 .556
6
5
Western Carolina 14 13 .519
7
6
UNC Greensboro 13 14 .481
8
7
Appalachian State 9 18 .333
12
8
Davidson 6 21 .222
15
9
Wofford 5 22 .185
16
10

[2]

Results

[3] Seeding and pairings

Play-In Round
Tuesday, May 23
TeamR
#10 Wofford5
#7 UNC Greensboro6
Notes: Wofford eliminated
Tuesday, May 23
TeamR
#9 Davidson4
#8 Appalachian State5
Notes: Davidson eliminated

Bracket
Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalFinal
3Furman1
6Western Carolina14
2College of Charleston1
6Western Carolina0
7UNC Greensboro5
2College of Charleston13
1Elon1
2College of Charleston12
8Appalachian State3
1Elon4
1Elon12
4The Citadel3
5Georgia Southern3
4The Citadel62College of Charleston5—
4The Citadel4—
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower round 3Lower final
7UNC Greensboro3
3Furman44The Citadel104The Citadel14
7UNC Greensboro54The Citadel41Elon1
6Western Carolina2
6Western Carolina13
5Georgia Southern55Georgia Southern3
8Appalachian State2

All-Tournament Team
Position Player School
P Nick Chigges College of Charleston
C Alex Garabedian College of Charleston
1B Trey Daniel Western Carolina
2B Chris Campbell College of Charleston
SS Jess Easterling College of Charleston
3B Adam Weaver Elon
OF Chris Swauger The Citadel
OF Larry Cobb College of Charleston
OF Chris Price Elon
DH Sonny Meade The Citadel
Walt Nadzak Award, Tournament Most Outstanding Player
Nick Chigges and Jess Easterling
College of Charleston

[4]

References
  1. "College Baseball Conference Standings – 2006". Boyd's World. Retrieved April 2, 2016.
  2. "2011 Southern Conference Baseball Media Guide". Archived from the original on August 15, 2011. Retrieved February 1, 2012.
  3. "Elon Earns Top Seed in SoCon Baseball Tournament". SoConSports.com. Retrieved February 1, 2012.
  4. "2011 Southern Conference Baseball Media Guide". Archived from the original on August 15, 2011. Retrieved February 1, 2012.
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