2006 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference baseball tournament

The 2006 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference baseball tournament began on May 18 and ended on May 21 at Marty L. Miller Field, on the campus of Norfolk State University in Norfolk, Virginia. It was a six-team double elimination tournament. Bethune-Cookman won the tournament, as they have done each year but one since 1999. The Wildcats claimed the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference's automatic bid to the 2006 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.^[2][3]

2006 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
baseball tournament

Teams	6
Format	Double-elimination tournament
Finals site	Marty L. Miller Field Norfolk, Virginia
Champions	Bethune-Cookman (7th title)
Winning coach	Mervyl Melendez (6th title)
MVP	Jose Rivera Ortiz (Bethune-Cookman)
← 2005 MEAC baseball tournament 2007 →

2006 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference baseball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Bethune-Cookman  ‍†‍‡‍y	15	–	0		1.000			30	–	27		.526
Norfolk State  ‍‍‍	11	–	7		.611			23	–	28		.451
Coppin State  ‍‍‍	7	–	8		.467			13	–	41		.241
Maryland Eastern Shore  ‍‍‍	8	–	10		.444			17	–	34		.333
Delaware State  ‍‍‍	7	–	11		.389			18	–	37		.327
North Carolina A&T  ‍‍‍	6	–	12		.333			22	–	36		.379
Florida A&M  ‍‍‍	6	–	12		.333			13	–	34		.277
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 25, 2006[1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Format and seeding

The top six finishers from the regular season were seeded one through six based on conference winning percentage only, with the top seed playing the sixth seed, second seed playing the fifth, and so on for first round matchups. The winners advanced in the winners' bracket, while first round losers played elimination games. The format meant that Florida A&M was left out of the field.

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Seed
Bethune-Cookman	15	0	1.000	—	1
Norfolk State	11	7	.611	5.5	2
Coppin State	7	8	.467	8	3
Maryland Eastern Shore	8	10	.444	8.5	4
Delaware State	7	11	.389	9.5	5
North Carolina A&T	6	12	.333	10.5	6
Florida A&M	6	12	.333	10.5	—

Bracket and results

Bracket to be added

Game results

Date	Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
May 18	Game 1	(1) Bethune-Cookman	9–5	(6) North Carolina A&T
	Game 2	(5) Delaware State	5–3	(2) Norfolk State
	Game 3	(4) Maryland Eastern Shore	14–6	(3) Coppin State
May 19	Game 4	(6) North Carolina A&T	2–1	(2) Norfolk State	Norfolk State eliminated
	Game 5	(3) Coppin State	5–4	(6) North Carolina A&T	North Carolina A&T eliminated
	Game 6	(5) Delaware State	2–1	(4) Maryland Eastern Shore
May 20	Game 7	(4) Maryland Eastern Shore	16–6	(3) Coppin State	Coppin State eliminated
	Game 8	(1) Bethune-Cookman	12–0	(5) Delaware State
	Game 9	(4) Maryland Eastern Shore	5–0	(5) Delaware State	Delaware State eliminated
May 21	Game 10	(1) Bethune-Cookman	14–0	(4) Maryland Eastern Shore	Bethune-Cookman wins MEAC Championship

All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.^[3]

Name	Team
Jose Almonte	Bethune-Cookman
Dustin Blackwell	Bethune-Cookman
Rob Caruso	Bethune-Cookman
Greg Cathell	Maryland Eastern Shore
Spencer Hill	Bethune-Cookman
Justin Hoban	Maryland Eastern Shore
Brad Powell	Maryland Eastern Shore
Ronald Quick	Maryland Eastern Shore
Jose Ortiz Rivera	Bethune-Cookman
Francisco Rodriguez	Bethune-Cookman
Morgan Schirmer	Maryland Eastern Shore

Outstanding Performer

Jose Rivera Ortiz was named Tournament Outstanding Performer. Ortiz was an outfielder for Bethune-Cookman.^[3]