The 2006 Big 12 Conference baseball tournament was held at AT&T Bricktown Ballpark in Oklahoma City, OK from May 24 through 28. Kansas won their first tournament and earned the Big 12 Conference's automatic bid to the 2006 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. This was the first year that the tournament adopted a round-robin format, with the winners of two 4-team pools facing off in a championship game.
Teams | 8 |
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Format | Two four-team round-robin groups |
Finals site | |
Champions | Kansas (1st title) |
Winning coach | Ritch Price (1st title) |
MVP | Matt Baty (Kansas) |
Attendance | 75,532 |
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Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 17 Texas †y | 19 | – | 7 | – | 0 | .731 | 41 | – | 21 | – | 0 | .661 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 23 Oklahoma State y | 18 | – | 9 | – | 0 | .667 | 41 | – | 20 | – | 0 | .672 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 10 Oklahoma y | 17 | – | 10 | – | 0 | .630 | 45 | – | 22 | – | 0 | .672 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 22 Nebraska y | 17 | – | 10 | – | 0 | .630 | 42 | – | 17 | – | 0 | .712 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 26 Baylor y | 13 | – | 14 | – | 0 | .481 | 37 | – | 26 | – | 0 | .587 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kansas ‡y | 13 | – | 14 | – | 0 | .481 | 43 | – | 25 | – | 0 | .632 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 16 Missouri y | 12 | – | 15 | – | 0 | .444 | 35 | – | 28 | – | 0 | .556 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas Tech | 9 | – | 16 | – | 1 | .365 | 31 | – | 26 | – | 1 | .543 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kansas State | 8 | – | 17 | – | 2 | .333 | 31 | – | 20 | – | 2 | .604 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas A&M | 6 | – | 20 | – | 1 | .241 | 25 | – | 30 | – | 1 | .455 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament Rankings from Collegiate Baseball [1] |
Regular Season Standings
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Place | Seed | Team | Conference | Overall | |||||||
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W | L | T | % | GB | W | L | T | % | |||
1 | 1 | Texas | 19 | 7 | 0 | .731 | – | 41 | 21 | 0 | .661 |
2 | 2 | Oklahoma State | 18 | 9 | 0 | .667 | 1.5 | 41 | 20 | 0 | .672 |
3 | 3 | Oklahoma | 17 | 10 | 0 | .630 | 2.5 | 45 | 22 | 0 | .672 |
3 | 4 | Nebraska | 17 | 10 | 0 | .630 | 2.5 | 42 | 17 | 0 | .712 |
5 | 5 | Baylor | 13 | 14 | 0 | .481 | 6.5 | 37 | 26 | 0 | .587 |
5 | 6 | Kansas | 13 | 14 | 0 | .481 | 6.5 | 43 | 25 | 0 | .632 |
7 | 7 | Missouri | 12 | 15 | 0 | .444 | 7.5 | 35 | 28 | 0 | .556 |
8 | 8 | Texas Tech | 9 | 16 | 1 | .365 | 9.5 | 31 | 26 | 1 | .543 |
9 | – | Kansas State | 8 | 17 | 2 | .333 | 10.5 | 31 | 20 | 2 | .604 |
10 | – | Texas A&M | 6 | 20 | 1 | .241 | 13 | 25 | 30 | 1 | .455 |
- Colorado and Iowa State did not sponsor baseball teams.
Tournament
editDivision A | UT | NU | BU | TTU | Overall | |
1 | Texas | 5-6 | 16-8 | 4-0 | 2-1 | |
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4 | Nebraska | 6-5 | 3-2 | 6-4 | 3-0 | |
5 | Baylor | 8-16 | 2-3 | 5-3 | 1-2 | |
8 | Texas Tech | 0-4 | 4-6 | 3-5 | 0-3 |
Division B | OSU | OU | KU | MU | Overall | |
2 | Oklahoma State | 6-21 | 6-11 | 5-9 | 0-3 | |
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3 | Oklahoma | 21-6 | 2-7 | 0-11 | 1-2 | |
6 | Kansas | 11-6 | 7-2 | 4-3 | 3-0 | |
7 | Missouri | 9-5 | 11-0 | 3-4 | 2-1 |
Finals | ||||
A | Nebraska | 7 | ||
B | Kansas | 9 |
- Kansas State and Texas A&M did not make the tournament.
All-Tournament team
editPosition | Player | School |
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1B | Patrick Smart | Texas Tech |
2B | Ryne Price | Kansas |
3B | Erik Morrison | Kansas |
SS | Beamer Weems | Baylor |
C | Jeff Christy | Nebraska |
OF | Matt Baty | Kansas |
OF | Seth Fortenberry | Baylor |
OF | Drew Stubbs | Texas |
DH | Hunter Harris | Texas |
P | Max Scherzer | Missouri |
P | Kenn Kasparek | Texas |
P | Brett Jensen | Nebraska |
MOP | Matt Baty | Kansas |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "2020 Big 12 Baseball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 4–8. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
- ^ "2020 Big 12 Baseball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 23–27. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
- Big 12 Tourney media guide Archived 2007-09-30 at the Wayback Machine
- Big 12 2006 Leaders