2006 Big South Conference Tournament

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The 2006 Big South Conference baseball tournament was held in Conway, SC. #6 University of North Carolina at Asheville defeated #5 Liberty University for the title. Rob Vernon of UNC Asheville was named MVP.

Participating Teams[edit]

Seed School Conf. Record Head Coach
1 Birmingham-Southern College 18-6 Brian Shoop
2 Winthrop University 17-7 Joe Hudak
3 Coastal Carolina University 15-9 Gary Gilmore
4 High Point University 14-10 Sal Bando Jr.
5 Liberty University 13-11 Matt Royer
6 University of North Carolina at Asheville 10-14 Willie Stewart

Results[edit]

Bracket[edit]

  First round Semifinals Third Round Semi-Finals Finals
                                               
  1 Birmingham-Sou. 0  
  6 UNC Asheville 2     6 UNC Asheville 1  
    3 Coastal Carolina 6    
      3 Coastal Carolina 3  
      2 Winthrop 4     2 Winthrop 7  
  1 Birmingham-Sou. 3         5 Liberty 11    
  2 Winthrop 4        
  2 Winthrop 6         5 Liberty 11
  5 Liberty 9           6 UNC Asheville 16
      5 Liberty 9        
      4 High Point 7          
  3 Coastal Carolina 0           5 Liberty 1              
  4 High Point 1         6 UNC Asheville 4            
  4 High Point 2    
  6 UNC Asheville 12  


Game Results[edit]

Game Winner Score Loser Notes
May 24
Game 1 University of North Carolina at Asheville 2-0 Birmingham-Southern College
Game 2 Liberty University 9-6 Winthrop University
Game 3 High Point University 1-0 Coastal Carolina University
May 25
Game 4 Winthrop University 4-3 Birmingham-Southern College Birmingham-Southern eliminated
Game 5 Coastal Carolina University 6-1 University of North Carolina at Asheville
Game 6 Liberty University 9-7 High Point University
May 26
Game 7 University of North Carolina at Asheville 12-2 High Point University High Point eliminated
Game 8 Winthrop University 4-3 Coastal Carolina University Coastal Carolina eliminated
Game 9 University of North Carolina at Asheville 4-1 Liberty University
May 27
Game 10 Liberty University 11-7 Winthrop University Winthrop eliminated
Game 11 University of North Carolina at Asheville 16-11 Liberty University UNC Asheville advances to NCAA tournament

All-Tournament Team[edit]

  • Rob Vernon UNC Asheville
  • Phillip Laurent Liberty
  • Elliott Arrington UNC Asheville
  • Aaron Grijalva Liberty
  • Jeff Cowan High Point
  • Matt Repec Winthrop
  • Matt Henson UNC Asheville
  • Billy Alvino High Point
  • Brant Peacher Coastal Carolina
  • Phil Carey Winthrop
  • Alan DeRatt UNC Asheville
  • Phillip Thompson Liberty