2006 Mid-American Conference Baseball Tournament

The 2006 Mid-American Conference Baseball Tournament took place in May 2006. The top six regular season finishers met in the double-elimination tournament held at Olga Mural Field at Schoonover Stadium on the campus of Kent State University in Kent, Ohio. This was the eighteenth Mid-American Conference postseason tournament to determine a champion. Third-seed Ball State won their third tournament championship to earn the conference's automatic bid to the 2006 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.[2][3]

2006 Mid-American Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams6
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsBall State (1st title)
Winning coachGreg Beals (1st title)
MVPKyle Dygert, Ball State
2006 Mid-American Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
East
Kent State  x‍‍‍ 19–7 .731  38–19 .667
Miami  ‍‍‍ 17–10 .630  33–25 .569
Ohio  ‍‍‍ 14–13 .519  22–25 .468
Bowling Green  ‍‍‍ 11–16 .407  26–27 .491
Akron  ‍‍‍ 8–18 .308  15–36 .294
Buffalo  ‍‍‍ 6–21 .222  15–37 .288
West
Central Michigan  x‍‍‍ 17–9 .654  35–23 .603
Ball State  ‍‍‡‍y 16–9 .640  38–22 .633
Western Michigan  ‍‍‍ 16–9 .640  30–22 .577
Eastern Michigan  ‍‍‍ 14–12 .538  27–27 .500
Toledo  ‍‍‍ 11–15 .423  26–27 .491
Northern Illinois  ‍‍‍ 8–18 .308  24–31 .436
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 2006[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Seeding and format

The winner of each division claimed the top two seeds, while the next four finishers based on conference winning percentage only, regardless of division, participated in the tournament. The teams played double-elimination tournament. This was the ninth year of the six team tournament.

TeamWLPCTGBSeed
East Division
Kent State197.731
–
1
Miami1710.630
2.5
5
Ohio1413.519
5.5
–
Bowling Green1116.407
8.5
–
Akron818.407
11
–
Buffalo621.222
13.5
–
West Division
Central Michigan179.654
–
2
Ball State169.640
.5
3
Western Michigan169.640
.5
4
Eastern Michigan1412.538
3
6
Toledo1115.423
6
–
Northern Illinois818.308
9
–

Results
  First round Second round Third round Semi-finals Finals
                                                 
  1 Kent State 2  
  6 Eastern Michigan 1     1 Kent State 4  
    4 Western Michigan 3    
  3 Ball State 6         1 Kent State 4*            
  4 Western Michigan 2           3 Ball State 5*              
      3 Ball State 12           3 Ball State 7 —
      2 Central Michigan 5         1 Kent State 4 —
  2 Central Michigan 8         1 Kent State 11    
  5 Miami 2       2 Central Michigan 3     5 Miami 1  
  6 Eastern Michigan 2     5 Miami 6  
  5 Miami 11  

* - Indicates game required 11 innings.

All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[4]

NameSchool
Kyle DygertBall State
Eric EarnhartBall State
Kyle HeyneBall State
Chris PestleBall State
Justin RogersBall State
Andrew DavisKent State
Kurt EichornKent State
Chad WaglerKent State
Noah LankfordCentral Michigan
Eric DarlageMiami

Most Valuable Player

Kyle Dygert was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Dygert played for Ball State.[4]

References
  1. "All-time Standings" (PDF). Mid-American Conference. Retrieved June 4, 2013.
  2. "Mid-American Conference Tournament History" (PDF). Mid-American Conference. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 9, 2014. Retrieved June 4, 2013.
  3. 2012 Record Book (PDF). Miami RedHawks. p. 11. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 1, 2012. Retrieved June 4, 2013.
  4. "All-Tournament Teams & Tournament MVP's" (PDF). Mid-American Sports. Retrieved June 4, 2013.
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