2006 Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament

2006 Colonial Athletic Association
baseball tournament

Teams	6
Format	Double-elimination tournament
Finals site	Brooks Field Wilmington, North Carolina
Champions	UNC Wilmington (2nd title)
Winning coach	Mark Scalf (2nd title)
MVP	Chris Hatcher (UNC Wilmington)

2006 Colonial Athletic Association baseball standings

v t e	Conf.									Overall
Team	W		L		T		PCT			W		L		T		PCT
James Madison  ‍†‍‍	22	–	8	–	0		.733			38	–	21	–	0		.644
Old Dominion  ‍‍‍	21	–	9	–	0		.700			39	–	17	–	0		.696
Northeastern  ‍‍‍	19	–	10	–	0		.655			27	–	23	–	0		.540
VCU  ‍‍‍	18	–	11	–	0		.621			34	–	24	–	0		.586
UNC Wilmington  ‍‍‡‍^y	17	–	13	–	0		.567			42	–	22	–	0		.656
Georgia State  ‍‍‍	13	–	17	–	0		.433			26	–	31	–	0		.456
Delaware  ‍‍‍	12	–	18	–	0		.400			30	–	24	–	0		.556
George Mason  ‍‍‍	12	–	18	–	0		.400			20	–	31	–	0		.392
William & Mary  ‍‍‍	11	–	19	–	0		.367			23	–	29	–	0		.442
Hofstra  ‍‍‍	11	–	19	–	0		.367			24	–	31	–	1		.438
Towson  ‍‍‍	8	–	22	–	0		.267			20	–	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]

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Seed
James Madison	22	8	.733	—	1
Old Dominion	21	9	.700	1	2
Northeastern	19	10	.655	2.5	3
VCU	18	11	.621	3.5	4
UNC Wilmington	17	13	.567	5	5
Georgia State	13	17	.433	9	6
Delaware	12	18	.400	10	—
George Mason	12	18	.400	10	—
William & Mary	11	19	.367	11	—
Hofstra	11	19	.367	11	—
Towson	8	22	.267	14	—

Bracket and results

	First round					Second round					Third round					Semifinals					Final
	1	James Madison	7
	6	Georgia State	0			1	James Madison	5
						3	Northeastern	0
	3	Northeastern	3								1	James Madison	9
	4	VCU	10								5	UNC Wilmington	10
						4	VCU	2													5	UNC Wilmington	7	7
						5	UNC Wilmington	8													4	VCU	14	6
	2	Old Dominion	3													1	James Madison	1
	5	UNC Wilmington	7^10								4	VCU	6			4	VCU	6
						6	Georgia State	6^10			6	Georgia State	1
						2	Old Dominion	5

All-Tournament Team

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

Name	Team
Chris Hatcher	UNC Wilmington
Lee McLean	UNC Wilmington
Matt Poulk	UNC Wilmington
Grayson Evans	UNC Wilmington
Bradley Holt	UNC Wilmington
Nate Anderson	VCU
Tim St. Clair	VCU
Scott Sizemore	VCU
Jared Bolden	VCU
Ryan Reid	James Madison
Mitchell Moses	James 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. 2020 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Colonial Athletic Association. p. 9. Retrieved April 7, 2021.