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. 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.
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 was left out of the field. Team W L Pct. GB Seed 15 0 — 1 11 7 5.5 2 7 8 8 3 8 10 8.5 4 7 11 9.5 5 6 12 10.5 6 6 12 10.5 —
Bracket and results Bracket to be added
Game results Date Game Winner Score Loser Notes May 18 Game 1 (1) 9–5 (6) Game 2 (5) 5–3 (2) Game 3 (4) 14–6 (3) May 19 Game 4 (6) 2–1 (2) Norfolk State eliminated Game 5 (3) 5–4 (6) North Carolina A&T eliminated Game 6 (5) 2–1 (4) May 20 Game 7 (4) 16–6 (3) Coppin State eliminated Game 8 (1) 12–0 (5) Game 9 (4) 5–0 (5) Delaware State eliminated May 21 Game 10 (1) 14–0 (4) Bethune-Cookman wins MEAC Championship
All-Tournament Team The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team. 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.
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