2006 Southland Conference baseball tournament


The 2006 Southland Conference baseball tournament was held from May 24 through 27, 2006[2] to determine the champion of the Southland Conference in the sport of college baseball for the 2006 season. The event pitted the top six finishers from the conference's regular season in a double-elimination tournament held at Vincent–Beck Stadium, home field of Lamar in Beaumont, Texas. Fifth-seeded Texas–Arlington won their second overall championship and claimed the automatic bid to the 2006 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[3]

2006 Southland Conference
baseball tournament
Teams6
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsTexas–Arlington (2nd title)
Winning coachJeff Curtis (1st title)
MVPRyan Riddle (Texas–Arlington)
2006 Southland Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
McNeese State  ‍‍‍ 22 8   .733 35 20   .636
Texas–San Antonio  ‍‍‍ 20 10   .667 37 22   .627
Texas State  ‍‍‍ 20 10   .667 29 30   .492
Lamar ‍‍‍ 19 11   .633 35 23   .603
Texas–Arlington  ‍‍y 16 12   .571 29 36   .446
Northwestern State  ‍‍‍ 15 15   .500 33 28   .541
Southeastern Louisiana  ‍‍‍ 14 16   .467 23 32   .418
Louisiana–Monroe  ‍‍‍ 12 16   .429 18 37   .327
Sam Houston State  ‍‍‍ 12 18   .400 23 31   .426
Nicholls State  ‍‍‍ 7 23   .233 15 41   .268
Stephen F. Austin  ‍‍‍ 6 24   .200 13 40   .245
† – 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 top six finishers from the regular season were seeded one through six. They played a double-elimination tournament.

Team W L T Pct Seed
McNeese State 22 8 .733 1
Texas State 20 10 .667 2 2
UTSA 20 10 .667 2 3
Lamar 19 11 .633 3 4
Texas–Arlington 16 12 .571 5 5
Northwestern State 15 15 .500 7 6
Southeastern Louisiana 14 16 .467 8
Louisiana–Monroe 12 16 .429 9
Sam Houston State 12 18 .400 10
Nicholls State 7 23 .233 15
Stephen F. Austin 6 24 .200 16

Bracket and results

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First roundSecond roundThird roundSemifinalsFinal
6Northwestern State0
3UTSA10
1McNeese State11UTSA1
6Northwestern State95Texas–Arlington25Texas–Arlington811
1McNeese State1
4Lamar7
5Texas–Arlington5
3UTSA5
5Texas–Arlington8
4Lamar611
4Lamar76Northwestern State2
2Texas State6
2Texas State94Lamar1
5Texas–Arlington36Northwestern State11
6Northwestern State9
2Texas State1

All-Tournament Team

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The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[3]

Pos. Name School
P Brandon Endsley Texas–Arlington
Ryan Riddle Texas–Arlington
C Adam Moore Texas–Arlington
1B Robby Winn Texas–Arlington
2B Brandon Morgan Northwestern State
3B Miles Durham Northwestern State
SS Kyle Rudy Texas–Arlington
OF Collin DeLome Lamar
Michael Palermo Northwestern State
Luke Cannon Texas State
DH Will Henderson Lamar

Most Valuable Player

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Ryan Riddle was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Riddle was a pitcher for Texas–Arlington.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "2018 Southland Conference Baseball" (PDF). Southland Conference. p. 16. Retrieved December 17, 2018.
  2. ^ 2018 Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Northwestern State Demons. p. 44. Retrieved December 22, 2018.
  3. ^ a b c 2018 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Southland Conference. p. 29. Retrieved December 22, 2018.