2006 Atlantic Sun Conference Baseball Tournament

The 2006 Atlantic Sun Conference Baseball Tournament was held at Melching Field at Conrad Park on the campus of Stetson University in DeLand, Florida from May 25 through 27. Stetson won its sixth tournament championship, and second in a row, to earn the Atlantic Sun Conference's automatic bid to the 2006 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.[2][3]

2006 Atlantic Sun Conference
Baseball Tournament

Teams	6
Format	Double-elimination
Finals site	Melching Field at Conrad Park DeLand, FL
Champions	Stetson (6th title)
Winning coach	Pete Dunn (6th title)
MVP	Brandon Paritz, Stetson

2006 Atlantic Sun Conference baseball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Jacksonville  ‍†‍‍^y	23	–	7		.767			43	–	19		.694
North Florida  ‍‍‍	20	–	10		.667			34	–	21		.618
Mercer  ‍‍‍	19	–	11		.633			34	–	26		.567
Stetson  ‍‍‡‍^y	16	–	14		.533			38	–	24		.613
East Tennessee State  ‍‍‍	14	–	16		.467			31	–	27		.534
Florida Atlantic  ‍‍‍	14	–	16		.467			30	–	28		.517
Campbell  ‍‍‍	13	–	17		.433			19	–	38		.333
Gardner–Webb  ‍‍‍	12	–	18		.400			24	–	31		.436
Kennesaw State  ‍‍‍	12	–	18		.400			24	–	32		.429
Belmont  ‍‍‍	11	–	19		.367			24	–	31		.436
Lipscomb  ‍‍‍	11	–	19		.367			22	–	32		.407
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 2006[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Seeding

The top six teams (based on conference results) from the conference earn invites to the tournament. Kennesaw State and North Florida were ineligible for the tournament due to NCAA rules after reclassifying to Division I.

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Seed
Jacksonville	23	7	.767	–	1
North Florida	20	10	.667	3	–
Mercer	19	11	.633	4	2
Stetson	16	14	.533	7	3
Florida Atlantic	14	16	.467	9	4
East Tennessee State	14	16	.467	9	5
Campbell	13	17	.433	10	6
Gardner–Webb	12	18	.400	11	–
Kennesaw State	12	18	.400	11	–
Belmont	11	19	.367	12	–
Lipscomb	11	19	.367	12	–

Results

	First round					Semifinals					Semi-					Finals
	1	Jacksonville	6
	6	Campbell	5			1	Jacksonville	3
						4	Florida Atlantic	8
											4	Florida Atlantic	1
											5	East Tennessee State	5
						6	Campbell	10
						5	East Tennessee State	11
	3	Stetson	3													5	East Tennessee State	2	—
	4	Florida Atlantic	2													3	Stetson	6	—
						3	Stetson	6
						2	Mercer	5*
	2	Mercer	11								3	Stetson	5
	5	East Tennessee State	3								2	Mercer	4
						1	Jacksonville	6
						2	Mercer	7

* - Indicates game required 11 innings.

All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[2]

Pos	Name	Team
P	Robbie Elsemiller	Stetson
P	Caleb Glafenhein	East Tennessee State
C	Josh Thompson	Mercer
IF	Anthony Russell	East Tennessee State
IF	Chuck Hargis	East Tennessee State
IF	Chris Johnson	Stetson
IF	Brandon Paritz	Stetson
OF	Shane Jordan	Stetson
OF	C. J. Lee	East Tennessee State
OF	Mike McCallister	Jacksonville
At-Large	Will Romanowicz	Stetson

Tournament Most Valuable Player

Brandon Paritz was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Paritz was an infielder for Stetson.[3]

References

1. "2006 Baseball Final Standings". Atlantic Sun Conference. Retrieved August 3, 2013.
2. "2006 Atlantic Sun Baseball Championship". Atlantic Sun Conference. Archived from the original on 2013-06-06. Retrieved August 3, 2013.
3. "Stetson Defends A-Sun Tournament Title". Atlantic Sun Conference. May 27, 2006. Archived from the original on 2013-06-03. Retrieved August 3, 2013.