2006 Colonial Athletic Association
baseball tournament
Teams6
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsUNC Wilmington (2nd title)
Winning coachMark Scalf (2nd title)
MVPChris Hatcher (UNC Wilmington)
2006 Colonial Athletic Association baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
James Madison  ‍†‍‍ 22–8–0 .73338–21–0 .644
Old Dominion  ‍‍‍ 21–9–0 .70039–17–0 .696
Northeastern  ‍‍‍ 19–10–0 .65527–23–0 .540
VCU  ‍‍‍ 18–11–0 .62134–24–0 .586
UNC Wilmington  ‍‍‡‍y 17–13–0 .56742–22–0 .656
Georgia State  ‍‍‍ 13–17–0 .43326–31–0 .456
Delaware  ‍‍‍ 12–18–0 .40030–24–0 .556
George Mason  ‍‍‍ 12–18–0 .40020–31–0 .392
William & Mary  ‍‍‍ 11–19–0 .36723–29–0 .442
Hofstra  ‍‍‍ 11–19–0 .36724–31–1 .438
Towson  ‍‍‍ 8–22–0 .26720–34–0 .370
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2006[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2006 Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament was held at Brooks Field in Wilmington, North Carolina, from May 24 through 28. The event determined the champion of the Colonial Athletic Association for the 2006 season. Fifth-seeded UNC Wilmington won the tournament for the second time and earned the CAA's automatic bid to the 2006 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.

Entering the event, former member East Carolina had won the most championships, with seven. Among active members, Old Dominion and VCU led with three titles while George Mason had won twice and UNC Wilmington and William & Mary had each won once.[2]

Format and seeding

The top six teams from the CAA's round-robin regular season qualified for the tournament. Teams were seeded by conference winning percentage. They played a double-elimination tournament.[2]

TeamWLPct.GBSeed
James Madison228.733—1
Old Dominion219.70012
Northeastern1910.6552.53
VCU1811.6213.54
UNC Wilmington1713.56755
Georgia State1317.43396
Delaware1218.40010—
George Mason1218.40010—
William & Mary1119.36711—
Hofstra1119.36711—
Towson822.26714—

Bracket and results

First roundSecond roundThird roundSemifinalsFinal
1James Madison7
6Georgia State01James Madison5
3Northeastern0
3Northeastern31James Madison9
4VCU105UNC Wilmington10
4VCU25UNC Wilmington77
5UNC Wilmington84VCU146
2Old Dominion31James Madison1
5UNC Wilmington7104VCU64VCU6
6Georgia State6106Georgia State1
2Old Dominion5

All-Tournament Team

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

NameTeam
Chris HatcherUNC Wilmington
Lee McLeanUNC Wilmington
Matt PoulkUNC Wilmington
Grayson EvansUNC Wilmington
Bradley HoltUNC Wilmington
Nate AndersonVCU
Tim St. ClairVCU
Scott SizemoreVCU
Jared BoldenVCU
Ryan ReidJames Madison
Mitchell MosesJames Madison

Most Valuable Player

Chris Hatcher was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Hatcher was a catcher for UNC Wilmington.[2]

References

  1. ↑ 2020 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Colonial Athletic Association. p. 18. Retrieved April 6, 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 2020 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Colonial Athletic Association. p. 9. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
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