2006 Southland Conference Baseball Tournament

The 2006 Southland Conference Baseball Tournament was held from May 24 through May 27, 2006[2] to determine the champion of the Southland Conference in the sport of college baseball for the 2006 season. The event pitted the top six finishers from the conference's regular season in a double-elimination tournament held at Vincent–Beck Stadium, home field of Lamar in Beaumont, Texas. Fifth-seeded Texas–Arlington won their second overall championship and claimed the automatic bid to the 2006 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.[3]

2006 Southland Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams6
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsTexas–Arlington (2nd title)
Winning coachJeff Curtis (1st title)
MVPRyan Riddle, Texas–Arlington
2006 Southland Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
McNeese State  ‍†‍‍ 22–8 .733  35–20 .636
Texas–San Antonio  ‍‍‍ 20–10 .667  37–22 .627
Texas State  ‍‍‍ 20–10 .667  29–30 .492
Lamar ‍‍‍ 19–11 .633  35–23 .603
Texas–Arlington  ‍‍‡‍y 16–12 .571  29–36 .446
Northwestern State  ‍‍‍ 15–15 .500  33–28 .541
Southeastern Louisiana  ‍‍‍ 14–16 .467  23–32 .418
Louisiana–Monroe  ‍‍‍ 12–16 .429  18–37 .327
Sam Houston State  ‍‍‍ 12–18 .400  23–31 .426
Nicholls State  ‍‍‍ 7–23 .233  15–41 .268
Stephen F. Austin  ‍‍‍ 6–24 .200  13–40 .245
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 2006[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Seeding and format

The top six finishers from the regular season were seeded one through six. They played a double-elimination tournament.

TeamWLTPctSeed
McNeese State228.733—1
Texas State2010.66722
UTSA2010.66723
Lamar1911.63334
Texas–Arlington1612.57155
Northwestern State1515.50076
Southeastern Louisiana1416.4678—
Louisiana–Monroe1216.4299—
Sam Houston State1218.40010—
Nicholls State723.23315—
Stephen F. Austin624.20016—

Bracket and results
  First round Semifinals Third Round Semi-Finals Finals
                                               
  1 McNeese State 1  
  6 Northwestern State 9     6 Northwestern State 0  
    3 UTSA 10    
      1 UTSA 1  
      5 Texas–Arlington 2     5 Texas–Arlington 811  
  1 McNeese State 1         4 Lamar 7    
  5 Texas–Arlington 5        
  3 UTSA 5         5 Texas–Arlington 8
  4 Lamar 611           6 Northwestern State 2
      4 Lamar 7        
      2 Texas State 6          
  2 Texas State 9           4 Lamar 1              
  5 Texas–Arlington 3         6 Northwestern State 11            
  6 Northwestern State 9    
  2 Texas State 1  

All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[3]

Pos.NameSchool
PBrandon EndsleyTexas–Arlington
Ryan RiddleTexas–Arlington
CAdam MooreTexas–Arlington
1BRobby WinnTexas–Arlington
2BBrandon MorganNorthwestern State
3BMiles DurhamNorthwestern State
SSKyle RudyTexas–Arlington
OFCollin DeLomeLamar
Michael PalermoNorthwestern State
Luke CannonTexas State
DHWill HendersonLamar

Most Valuable Player

Ryan Riddle was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Riddle was a pitcher for Texas–Arlington.[3]

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References
  1. "2018 Southland Conference Baseball" (PDF). Southland Conference. p. 16. Retrieved December 17, 2018.
  2. 2018 Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Northwestern State Demons. p. 44. Retrieved December 22, 2018.
  3. 2018 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Southland Conference. p. 29. Retrieved December 22, 2018.
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