2006 Patriot League Baseball Tournament
The 2006 Patriot League Baseball Tournament was held on May 13 and 14, 2006 to determine the champion of the Patriot League for baseball for the 2006 NCAA Division I baseball season. The event matched the top three finishers of the six team league in a double-elimination tournament. Top seeded Lehigh won their first championship and claimed the Patriot's automatic bid to the 2006 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament. Kyle Collina of Lehigh was named Tournament Most Valuable Player.[2]
| Teams | 3 |
|---|---|
| Format | Best of three series |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | Lehigh (1st title) |
| Winning coach | Sean Leary (1st title) |
| MVP | Kyle Collina, Lehigh |
| 2006 Patriot League baseball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lehigh †‡y | 13 | – | 7 | – | 0 | .650 | 28 | – | 28 | – | 0 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bucknell † | 13 | – | 7 | – | 0 | .650 | 24 | – | 24 | – | 0 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lafayette | 11 | – | 9 | – | 0 | .550 | 27 | – | 24 | – | 0 | .529 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Army | 10 | – | 10 | – | 0 | .500 | 30 | – | 20 | – | 1 | .598 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Navy | 8 | – | 12 | – | 0 | .400 | 32 | – | 21 | – | 1 | .602 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Holy Cross | 5 | – | 15 | – | 0 | .250 | 16 | – | 26 | – | 1 | .384 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 2006[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Format and seeding
The top three finishers by conference winning percentage from the league's regular season advanced to the tournament. The top seed earned a first round by and the right to host the event. The second and third seeds played an elimination game, with the winner meeting the top seed in a best-of-three series.
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lehigh | 13 | 7 | .650 | — | 1 |
| Bucknell | 13 | 7 | .650 | — | 2 |
| Lafayette | 11 | 9 | .550 | 2 | 3 |
| Army | 10 | 10 | .500 | 3 | — |
| Navy | 8 | 12 | .400 | 5 | — |
| Holy Cross | 5 | 15 | .250 | 8 | — |
References
- 2018 Patriot League Baseball Record Book (PDF). Patriot League. p. 8. Retrieved May 6, 2018.
- 2018 Patriot League Baseball Record Book (PDF). Patriot League. p. 8. Retrieved May 6, 2018.