2006 Big East Conference Baseball Tournament

The 2006 Big East Conference Baseball Tournament was held at Bright House Field in Clearwater, FL. This was the twenty second annual Big East Conference Baseball Tournament. The Notre Dame Fighting Irish won their fifth tournament championship in a row and claimed the Big East Conference's automatic bid to the 2006 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.[3]

2006 Big East Conference
Baseball Tournament

Teams	8
Format	Double-elimination tournament
Finals site	Bright House Field Clearwater, Florida
Champions	Notre Dame (5th title)
Winning coach	Paul Mainieri (5th title)
MVP	Wade Corpi, Notre Dame

2006 Big East Conference baseball standings
	Conf									Overall
Team	W		L		T		PCT			W		L		T		PCT
Notre Dame  ‍†‍‡‍^y	21	–	5	–	1		.796			45	–	17	–	1		.722
Connecticut  ‍‍‍	18	–	6	–	1		.740			39	–	18	–	1		.681
Louisville  ‍‍‍	17	–	10	–	0		.630			31	–	29	–	0		.517
St. John's  ‍‍‍	16	–	10	–	0		.615			40	–	19	–	0		.678
West Virginia  ‍‍‍	14	–	13	–	0		.519			36	–	22	–	0		.621
Rutgers  ‍‍‍	13	–	14	–	0		.481			29	–	28	–	1		.509
Cincinnati  ‍‍‍	13	–	14	–	0		.481			32	–	26	–	0		.552
South Florida  ‍‍‍	12	–	15	–	0		.444			23	–	35	–	0		.397
Pittsburgh  ‍‍‍	10	–	17	–	0		.370			23	–	29	–	0		.442
Georgetown  ‍‍‍	10	–	17	–	0		.370			24	–	32	–	0		.429
Villanova  ‍‍‍	8	–	18	–	0		.308			27	–	27	–	0		.500
Seton Hall  ‍‍‍	7	–	20	–	0		.259			17	–	34	–	0		.333
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 2006[1][2]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Format and seeding

The Big East baseball tournament was an 8 team double elimination tournament in 2006. The top eight regular season finishers were seeded one through eight based on conference winning percentage only. The field was divided into two brackets, with the winners of each bracket meeting in a single championship game. This was the first time that eight teams were included in the field.[3]

Team	W	L	T	Pct.	GB	Seed
Notre Dame	21	5	1	.796	–	1
Connecticut	18	6	1	.740	2	2
Louisville	17	10	0	.630	4.5	3
St. John's	16	10	0	.615	5	4
West Virginia	14	13	0	.519	7.5	5
Rutgers	12	12	0	.500	7.5	6
Cincinnati	13	14	0	.481	8.5	7
South Florida	12	15	0	.444	9.5	8
Pittsburgh	10	17	0	.370	11.5	–
Georgetown	10	17	0	.370	11.5	–
Villanova	8	18	0	.308	13	–
Seton Hall	7	20	0	.259	14.5	–

Tournament

	First round					Second round					Semifinals						Finals
	1	Notre Dame	3
	8	South Florida	1
						1	Notre Dame	12
						5	West Virginia	4
	4	St. John's	3
	5	West Virginia	5
											1	Notre Dame	1	5
										4	St. John's	10	3
	8	South Florida	4
	4	St. John's	6
						5	West Virginia	7
						4	St. John's	12
																1	Notre Dame	7
																3	Louisville	0
	2	Connecticut	6
	7	Cincinnati	2
						2	Connecticut	10
						3	Louisville	12
	3	Louisville	9
	6	Rutgers	8
											3	Louisville	13	—
										6	Rutgers	3	—
	7	Cincinnati	7
	6	Rutgers	13
						2	Connecticut	5
						6	Rutgers	9

[3]

Jack Kaiser Award

Wade Corpi was the winner of the 2006 Jack Kaiser Award. Carpi was a sophomore pitcher for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.[3]

References

1. 2012 Big East Baseball Media Guide. Big East Conference. p. 61. Archived from the original on February 3, 2013. Retrieved February 2, 2013.
2. "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 2006". boydsworld.com. Retrieved February 2, 2013.
3. 2012 Big East Baseball Media Guide. Big East Conference. pp. 61–66. Archived from the original on February 3, 2013. Retrieved February 2, 2013.