2006 Mid-American Conference Baseball Tournament

The 2006 Mid-American Conference Baseball Tournament took place in May 2006. The top six regular season finishers met in the double-elimination tournament held at Olga Mural Field at Schoonover Stadium on the campus of Kent State University in Kent, Ohio. This was the eighteenth Mid-American Conference postseason tournament to determine a champion. Third-seed Ball State won their third tournament championship to earn the conference's automatic bid to the 2006 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.[2][3]

2006 Mid-American Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams6
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsBall State (1st title)
Winning coachGreg Beals (1st title)
MVPKyle Dygert, Ball State
2006 Mid-American Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
East
Kent State  x 197 .731  3819 .667
Miami   1710 .630  3325 .569
Ohio   1413 .519  2225 .468
Bowling Green   1116 .407  2627 .491
Akron   818 .308  1536 .294
Buffalo   621 .222  1537 .288
West
Central Michigan  x 179 .654  3523 .603
Ball State  y 169 .640  3822 .633
Western Michigan   169 .640  3022 .577
Eastern Michigan   1412 .538  2727 .500
Toledo   1115 .423  2627 .491
Northern Illinois   818 .308  2431 .436
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 2006[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Seeding and format

The winner of each division claimed the top two seeds, while the next four finishers based on conference winning percentage only, regardless of division, participated in the tournament. The teams played double-elimination tournament. This was the ninth year of the six team tournament.

TeamWLPCTGBSeed
East Division
Kent State197.731
1
Miami1710.630
2.5
5
Ohio1413.519
5.5
Bowling Green1116.407
8.5
Akron818.407
11
Buffalo621.222
13.5
West Division
Central Michigan179.654
2
Ball State169.640
.5
3
Western Michigan169.640
.5
4
Eastern Michigan1412.538
3
6
Toledo1115.423
6
Northern Illinois818.308
9

Results

  First round Second round Third round Semi-finals Finals
                                                 
  1 Kent State 2  
  6 Eastern Michigan 1     1 Kent State 4  
    4 Western Michigan 3    
  3 Ball State 6         1 Kent State 4*            
  4 Western Michigan 2           3 Ball State 5*              
      3 Ball State 12           3 Ball State 7
      2 Central Michigan 5         1 Kent State 4
  2 Central Michigan 8         1 Kent State 11    
  5 Miami 2       2 Central Michigan 3     5 Miami 1  
  6 Eastern Michigan 2     5 Miami 6  
  5 Miami 11  

* - Indicates game required 11 innings.

All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[4]

NameSchool
Kyle DygertBall State
Eric EarnhartBall State
Kyle HeyneBall State
Chris PestleBall State
Justin RogersBall State
Andrew DavisKent State
Kurt EichornKent State
Chad WaglerKent State
Noah LankfordCentral Michigan
Eric DarlageMiami

Most Valuable Player

Kyle Dygert was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Dygert played for Ball State.[4]

References

  1. "All-time Standings" (PDF). Mid-American Conference. Retrieved June 4, 2013.
  2. "Mid-American Conference Tournament History" (PDF). Mid-American Conference. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 9, 2014. Retrieved June 4, 2013.
  3. 2012 Record Book (PDF). Miami RedHawks. p. 11. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 1, 2012. Retrieved June 4, 2013.
  4. "All-Tournament Teams & Tournament MVP's" (PDF). Mid-American Sports. Retrieved June 4, 2013.
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