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

Teams	6
Format	Double-elimination
Finals site	Vincent–Beck Stadium Beaumont, Texas
Champions	Texas–Arlington (2nd title)
Winning coach	Jeff Curtis (1st title)
MVP	Ryan Riddle, Texas–Arlington

2006 Southland Conference baseball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		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.

Team	W	L	T	Pct	Seed
McNeese State	22	8	.733	—	1
Texas State	20	10	.667	2	2
UTSA	20	10	.667	2	3
Lamar	19	11	.633	3	4
Texas–Arlington	16	12	.571	5	5
Northwestern State	15	15	.500	7	6
Southeastern Louisiana	14	16	.467	8	—
Louisiana–Monroe	12	16	.429	9	—
Sam Houston State	12	18	.400	10	—
Nicholls State	7	23	.233	15	—
Stephen F. Austin	6	24	.200	16	—

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	8^11
						1	McNeese State	1								4	Lamar	7
						5	Texas–Arlington	5
	3	UTSA	5																		5	Texas–Arlington	8
	4	Lamar	6^11																		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.	Name	School
P	Brandon Endsley	Texas–Arlington
	Ryan Riddle	Texas–Arlington
C	Adam Moore	Texas–Arlington
1B	Robby Winn	Texas–Arlington
2B	Brandon Morgan	Northwestern State
3B	Miles Durham	Northwestern State
SS	Kyle Rudy	Texas–Arlington
OF	Collin DeLome	Lamar
	Michael Palermo	Northwestern State
	Luke Cannon	Texas State
DH	Will Henderson	Lamar

Most Valuable Player

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

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.