2006 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball tournament
The 2006 Atlantic 10 Conference Baseball Championship was held from May 24 through 28 at Jim Houlihan Park at Jack Coffey Field in The Bronx, NY. It featured the top six regular-season finishers of the conference's 14 teams. Fifth-seeded Saint Louis defeated St. Bonaventure in the title game to win the tournament for the first time, earning the Atlantic 10's automatic bid to the 2006 NCAA tournament.[1]
| Teams | 6 |
|---|---|
| Format | Six-team double elimination First-round byes for top two seeds |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | Saint Louis (1st title) |
| Winning coach | Bob Hughes (1st title) |
| MVP | Ryan Bird (Saint Louis) |
Seeding and format
editThe league's top six teams, based on winning percentage in the 27-game regular-season schedule, were seeded one through six. The top two seeds, Rhode Island and St. Bonaventure, received byes into the second round of play in the double elimination tournament.[1]
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rhode Island | 19 | 6 | .760 | – |
1
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| St. Bonaventure | 18 | 8 | .692 | 1.5 |
2
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| Dayton[a] | 18 | 9 | .667 | 2 |
3
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| Charlotte | 18 | 9 | .667 | 2 |
4
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| Saint Louis | 15 | 12 | .556 | 5 |
5
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| George Washington | 13 | 12 | .520 | 6 |
6
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| Fordham | 13 | 14 | .481 | 7 |
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| La Salle | 12 | 14 | .462 | 7.5 |
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| Duquesne | 12 | 15 | .444 | 8 |
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| Richmond | 12 | 15 | .444 | 8 |
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| Massachusetts | 11 | 16 | .407 | 9 |
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| Saint Joseph's | 9 | 18 | .333 | 11 |
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| Xavier | 9 | 18 | .333 | 11 |
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| Temple | 6 | 19 | .240 | 13 |
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Bracket
edit| Round 1 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | Rhode Island | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Saint Louis | 3 | 5 | Saint Louis | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 4 | Charlotte | 1 | 5 | Saint Louis | 10 | |||||||||||||
| 2 | St. Bonaventure | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | St. Bonaventure | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | George Washington | 0 | 3 | Dayton | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 3 | Dayton | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Saint Louis | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | St. Bonaventure | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Lower round 1 | Lower round 2 | Lower final | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Charlotte | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | St. Bonaventure | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | George Washington | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Rhode Island | 5 | 6 | George Washington | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 6 | George Washington | 617 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Dayton | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | George Washington | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
All-Tournament Team
editThe following players were named to the All-Tournament Team. Saint Louis pitcher Ryan Bird, one of two Billikens selected, was named Most Outstanding Player.[1][3]
George Washington's Josh Wilkie (2005) and St. Bonaventure's Joe Rizzo (2004) were second-time selections.
| Pos. | Name | Team |
|---|---|---|
| C | Andrew Abokhair | George Washington |
| RP | Matt Agostinelli | St. Bonaventure |
| P | Ryan Bird | Saint Louis |
| P | Derek Haese | George Washington |
| OF | Charlie Kruer | George Washington |
| OF | Randy Moley | St. Bonaventure |
| C | Bill Musselman | Saint Louis |
| P | Dan Pfau | George Washington |
| OF | Joe Rizzo | St. Bonaventure |
| P | Luke Trubee | Dayton |
| P | Josh Wilkie | George Washington |
| P | John Zinnicker | St. Bonaventure |
Notes
edit- The George Washington-Rhode Island 17 inning game was the longest in tournament history
References
edit- ^ a b c "2014 Atlantic 10 Baseball Record Book" (PDF). Atlantic10.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 19, 2014. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
- ^ "2006 Baseball Schedule". DaytonFlyers.com. Dayton Athletic Communications. Archived from the original on July 28, 2014. Retrieved July 19, 2014.
- ^ "Former SLU Pitcher Joins Miners". OurSportsCentral.com. March 31, 2008. Archived from the original on August 8, 2014. Retrieved July 19, 2014.