| Year: | 2006 |
| Conference: | Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference |
| Shortconference: | MEAC |
| Teams: | 6 |
| Format: | Double-elimination tournament |
| Ballpark: | Marty L. Miller Field |
| City: | Norfolk, Virginia |
| Titlecount: | 7th |
| Coach: | Mervyl Melendez |
| Coachcount: | 6th |
| Mvp: | Jose Rivera Ortiz |
| Mvpteam: | Bethune-Cookman |
The 2006 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference baseball tournament began on May 18 and ended on May 21 at Marty L. Miller Field, on the campus of Norfolk State University in Norfolk, Virginia. It was a six-team double elimination tournament. won the tournament, as they have done each year but one since 1999. The Wildcats claimed the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference's automatic bid to the 2006 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[1] [2]
The top six finishers from the regular season were seeded one through six based on conference winning percentage only, with the top seed playing the sixth seed, second seed playing the fifth, and so on for first round matchups. The winners advanced in the winners' bracket, while first round losers played elimination games. The format meant that was left out of the field.
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Seed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | 0 | — | 1 | |||
| 11 | 7 | 5.5 | 2 | |||
| 7 | 8 | 8 | 3 | |||
| 8 | 10 | 8.5 | 4 | |||
| 7 | 11 | 9.5 | 5 | |||
| 6 | 12 | 10.5 | 6 | |||
| 6 | 12 | 10.5 | — |
Bracket to be added
| Date | Game | Winner | Score | Loser | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 18 | Game 1 | (1) | 9–5 | (6) | ||
| Game 2 | (5) | 5–3 | (2) | |||
| Game 3 | (4) | 14–6 | (3) | |||
| May 19 | Game 4 | (6) | 2–1 | (2) | Norfolk State eliminated | |
| Game 5 | (3) | 5–4 | (6) | North Carolina A&T eliminated | ||
| Game 6 | (5) | 2–1 | (4) | |||
| May 20 | Game 7 | (4) | 16–6 | (3) | Coppin State eliminated | |
| Game 8 | (1) | 12–0 | (5) | |||
| Game 9 | (4) | 5–0 | (5) | Delaware State eliminated | ||
| May 21 | Game 10 | (1) | 14–0 | (4) | Bethune-Cookman wins MEAC Championship |
The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.
| Name | Team | |
|---|---|---|
| Jose Almonte | Bethune-Cookman | |
| Dustin Blackwell | Bethune-Cookman | |
| Rob Caruso | Bethune-Cookman | |
| Greg Cathell | Maryland Eastern Shore | |
| Spencer Hill | Bethune-Cookman | |
| Justin Hoban | Maryland Eastern Shore | |
| Brad Powell | Maryland Eastern Shore | |
| Ronald Quick | Maryland Eastern Shore | |
| Jose Ortiz Rivera | Bethune-Cookman | |
| Francisco Rodriguez | Bethune-Cookman | |
| Morgan Schirmer | Maryland Eastern Shore |
Jose Rivera Ortiz was named Tournament Outstanding Performer. Ortiz was an outfielder for Bethune-Cookman.