2006 Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament explained

Year:2006
Conference:Colonial Athletic Association
Teams:6
Format:Double-elimination tournament
Ballpark:Brooks Field
City:Wilmington, North Carolina
Titlecount:2nd
Coach:Mark Scalf
Coachcount:2nd
Mvp:Chris Hatcher
Mvpteam:UNC Wilmington

The 2006 Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament was held at Brooks Field in Wilmington, North Carolina, from May 24 through 28. The event determined the champion of the Colonial Athletic Association for the 2006 season. Fifth-seeded won the tournament for the second time and earned the CAA's automatic bid to the 2006 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.

Entering the event, former member East Carolina had won the most championships, with seven. Among active members, Old Dominion and VCU led with three titles while George Mason had won twice and UNC Wilmington and William & Mary had each won once.[1]

Format and seeding

The top six teams from the CAA's round-robin regular season qualified for the tournament. Teams were seeded by conference winning percentage. They played a double-elimination tournament.

Team W L Pct. GB Seed
22 8 .733 1
21 9 .700 1 2
19 10 .655 2.5 3
18 11 .621 3.5 4
17 13 .567 5 5
13 17 .433 9 6
12 18 .400 10
12 18 .400 10
11 19 .367 11
11 19 .367 11
8 22 .267 14

All-Tournament Team

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

Name Team
Chris Hatcher UNC Wilmington
Lee McLean UNC Wilmington
Matt Poulk UNC Wilmington
Grayson Evans UNC Wilmington
Bradley Holt UNC Wilmington
Nate Anderson VCU
Tim St. Clair VCU
Scott Sizemore VCU
Jared Bolden VCU
Ryan Reid James Madison
Mitchell Moses James Madison

Most Valuable Player

Chris Hatcher was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Hatcher was a catcher for UNC Wilmington.

Notes and References

  1. Book: 2020 Baseball Record Book. Colonial Athletic Association. 9. April 7, 2021.