2006 Southland Conference baseball tournament explained

Year:2006
Conference:Southland Conference
Teams:6
Format:Double-elimination
Ballpark:Vincent–Beck Stadium
City:Beaumont, Texas
Titlecount:2nd
Coach:Jeff Curtis
Coachcount:1st
Mvp:Ryan Riddle
Mvpteam:Texas–Arlington

The 2006 Southland Conference baseball tournament was held from May 24 through 27, 2006[1] 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 won their second overall championship and claimed the automatic bid to the 2006 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[2]

Seeding and format

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
22 8 .733 1
20 10 .667 2 2
20 10 .667 2 3
19 11 .633 3 4
16 12 .571 5 5
15 15 .500 7 6
14 16 .467 8
12 16 .429 9
12 18 .400 10
7 23 .233 15
6 24 .200 16

All-Tournament Team

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

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

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

Notes and References

  1. Book: 2018 Baseball Media Guide. 44. Northwestern State Demons. December 22, 2018.
  2. Book: 2018 Baseball Record Book. Southland Conference. 29. December 22, 2018.