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2006 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball tournament

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The 2006 Atlantic 10 Conference Baseball Championship was held from May 24 through 28 at Jim Houlihan Park at Jack Coffey Field in The Bronx, NY. It featured the top six regular-season finishers of the conference's 14 teams. Fifth-seeded Saint Louis defeated St. Bonaventure in the title game to win the tournament for the first time, earning the Atlantic 10's automatic bid to the 2006 NCAA tournament.[1]

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Seeding and format

The league's top six teams, based on winning percentage in the 27-game regular-season schedule, were seeded one through six. The top two seeds, Rhode Island and St. Bonaventure, received byes into the second round of play in the double elimination tournament.[1]

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  1. In the tie for third place, Dayton's regular-season series sweep of Charlotte gave them the third seed.[2]
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Bracket

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalFinal
1Rhode Island2
5Saint Louis35Saint Louis3
4Charlotte15Saint Louis10
2St. Bonaventure5
2St. Bonaventure4
6George Washington03Dayton3
3Dayton2
5Saint Louis2
2St. Bonaventure3
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower final
4Charlotte1
2St. Bonaventure9
6George Washington3
1Rhode Island56George Washington2
6George Washington617
3Dayton1
6George Washington6

All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team. Saint Louis pitcher Ryan Bird, one of two Billikens selected, was named Most Outstanding Player.[1][3]

George Washington's Josh Wilkie (2005) and St. Bonaventure's Joe Rizzo (2004) were second-time selections.

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Notes

  • The George Washington-Rhode Island 17 inning game was the longest in tournament history

References

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