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