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2006 Mid-American Conference baseball tournament


The 2006 Mid-American Conference baseball tournament took place in May 2006. The top six regular season finishers met in the double-elimination tournament held at Olga Mural Field at Schoonover Stadium on the campus of Kent State University in Kent, Ohio. This was the eighteenth Mid-American Conference postseason tournament to determine a champion. Third-seed Ball State won their third tournament championship to earn the conference's automatic bid to the 2006 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[2][3]

2006 Mid-American Conference
baseball tournament
Teams6
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsBall State (1st title)
Winning coachGreg Beals (1st title)
MVPKyle Dygert (Ball State)
2006 Mid-American Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Kent State  x‍‍‍ 19 – 7   .731 38 – 19   .667
Miami  ‍‍‍ 17 – 10   .630 33 – 25   .569
Ohio  ‍‍‍ 14 – 13   .519 22 – 25   .468
Bowling Green  ‍‍‍ 11 – 16   .407 26 – 27   .491
Akron  ‍‍‍ 8 – 18   .308 15 – 36   .294
Buffalo  ‍‍‍ 6 – 21   .222 15 – 37   .288
West
Central Michigan  x‍‍‍ 17 – 9   .654 35 – 23   .603
Ball State  ‍‍‡‍y 16 – 9   .640 38 – 22   .633
Western Michigan  ‍‍‍ 16 – 9   .640 30 – 22   .577
Eastern Michigan  ‍‍‍ 14 – 12   .538 27 – 27   .500
Toledo  ‍‍‍ 11 – 15   .423 26 – 27   .491
Northern Illinois  ‍‍‍ 8 – 18   .308 24 – 31   .436
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2006[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Seeding and format

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The winner of each division claimed the top two seeds, while the next four finishers based on conference winning percentage only, regardless of division, participated in the tournament. The teams played double-elimination tournament. This was the ninth year of the six team tournament.

Team W L PCT GB Seed
East Division
Kent State 19 7 .731
–
1
Miami 17 10 .630
2.5
5
Ohio 14 13 .519
5.5
–
Bowling Green 11 16 .407
8.5
–
Akron 8 18 .407
11
–
Buffalo 6 21 .222
13.5
–
West Division
Central Michigan 17 9 .654
–
2
Ball State 16 9 .640
.5
3
Western Michigan 16 9 .640
.5
4
Eastern Michigan 14 12 .538
3
6
Toledo 11 15 .423
6
–
Northern Illinois 8 18 .308
9
–

Results

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First roundSecond roundThird roundSemifinalsFinal
1Kent State2
6Eastern Michigan11Kent State4
4Western Michigan3
3Ball State61Kent State4*
4Western Michigan23Ball State5*
3Ball State123Ball State7—
2Central Michigan51Kent State4—
2Central Michigan81Kent State11
5Miami22Central Michigan35Miami1
6Eastern Michigan25Miami6
5Miami11

* - Indicates game required 11 innings.

All-Tournament Team

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The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[4]

Name School
Kyle Dygert Ball State
Eric Earnhart Ball State
Kyle Heyne Ball State
Chris Pestle Ball State
Justin Rogers Ball State
Andrew Davis Kent State
Kurt Eichorn Kent State
Chad Wagler Kent State
Noah Lankford Central Michigan
Eric Darlage Miami

Most Valuable Player

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Kyle Dygert was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Dygert played for Ball State.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "All-time Standings" (PDF). Mid-American Conference. Retrieved June 4, 2013.
  2. ^ "Mid-American Conference Tournament History" (PDF). Mid-American Conference. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 9, 2014. Retrieved June 4, 2013.
  3. ^ 2012 Record Book (PDF). Miami RedHawks. p. 11. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 1, 2012. Retrieved June 4, 2013.
  4. ^ a b "All-Tournament Teams & Tournament MVP's" (PDF). Mid-American Sports. Retrieved June 4, 2013.
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