2006 Southern Conference Baseball Tournament

The 2006 Southern Conference Baseball Tournament was held at Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Park in Charleston, SC from May 23 through May 27. Second seeded College of Charleston won the tournament and earned the Southern Conference's automatic bid to the 2006 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament. It was the Cougars' first SoCon tournament win.

2006 Southern Conference
Baseball Tournament

Teams	10
Format	Double-elimination tournament
Finals site	Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Park Charleston, South Carolina
Champions	College of Charleston (1st title)
MVP	Nick Chigges and Jess Easterling, College of Charleston
Attendance	28,206

2006 Southern Conference baseball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Elon  ‍†‍‍^y	21	–	6		.778			45	–	18		.714
#13 College of Charleston ‡^y ‍‍‍	20	–	7		.741			46	–	17		.730
Furman  ‍‍‍	16	–	11		.593			32	–	23		.582
Georgia Southern  ‍‍‍	16	–	11		.593			31	–	27		.534
The Citadel  ‍‍‍	15	–	12		.556			34	–	27		.557
Western Carolina  ‍‍‍	14	–	13		.519			33	–	27		.550
UNC Greensboro  ‍‍‍	13	–	14		.481			26	–	33		.441
Appalachian State  ‍‍‍	9	–	18		.333			24	–	31		.436
Davidson  ‍‍‍	6	–	21		.222			18	–	33		.353
Wofford  ‍‍‍	5	–	22		.185			20	–	37		.351
† – Conference champion ‡ – SoCon Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 2006[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

All ten baseball programs in the conference participated in the tournament, with the seventh through tenth place teams playing a single-elimination opening day prior to an 8-team, double-elimination tournament.

Seeding

Team	W	L	Pct	GB	Seed
Elon	21	6	.778	–	1
College of Charleston	20	7	.740	1	2
Furman	16	11	.593	5	3
Georgia Southern	16	11	.593	5	4
The Citadel	15	12	.556	6	5
Western Carolina	14	13	.519	7	6
UNC Greensboro	13	14	.481	8	7
Appalachian State	9	18	.333	12	8
Davidson	6	21	.222	15	9
Wofford	5	22	.185	16	10

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Results

[3] Seeding and pairings

Play-In Round

Tuesday, May 23

Team	R
#10 Wofford	5
#7 UNC Greensboro	6
Notes: Wofford eliminated

Tuesday, May 23

Team	R
#9 Davidson	4
#8 Appalachian State	5
Notes: Davidson eliminated

Bracket

	First Round					Second Round					Third Round					Semifinals					Finals
	Winner's Bracket
	3	Furman	1
	6	Western Carolina	14
						2	College of Charleston	1
						6	Western Carolina	0
	7	UNC Greensboro	5
	2	College of Charleston	13
											1	Elon	1
											2	College of Charleston	12
	8	Appalachian State	3
	1	Elon	4
						1	Elon	12
						4	The Citadel	3
	5	Georgia Southern	3
	4	The Citadel	6																		2	College of Charleston	5	—
																					4	The Citadel	4	—
	Loser's Bracket
	3	Furman	4
	7	UNC Greensboro	5			7	UNC Greensboro	3
						4	The Citadel	10
											4	The Citadel	4
	5	Georgia Southern	5								6	Western Carolina	2			4	The Citadel	14
	8	Appalachian State	2			6	Western Carolina	13								1	Elon	1
						5	Georgia Southern	3

All-Tournament Team

Position	Player	School
P	Nick Chigges	College of Charleston
C	Alex Garabedian	College of Charleston
1B	Trey Daniel	Western Carolina
2B	Chris Campbell	College of Charleston
SS	Jess Easterling	College of Charleston
3B	Adam Weaver	Elon
OF	Chris Swauger	The Citadel
OF	Larry Cobb	College of Charleston
OF	Chris Price	Elon
DH	Sonny Meade	The Citadel

Walt Nadzak Award, Tournament Most Outstanding Player

Nick Chigges and Jess Easterling

College of Charleston

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References

1. "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 2006". Boyd's World. Retrieved April 2, 2016.
2. "2011 Southern Conference Baseball Media Guide". Archived from the original on 2011-08-15. Retrieved 2012-02-01.
3. "Elon Earns Top Seed in SoCon Baseball Tournament". SoConSports.com. Retrieved 2012-02-01.
4. "2011 Southern Conference Baseball Media Guide". Archived from the original on 2011-08-15. Retrieved 2012-02-01.