2006 Sun Belt Conference Tournament

The 2006 Sun Belt Conference baseball tournament was held May 24 - 27 in Bowling Green, KY. #1 Troy University defeated #6 Middle Tennessee State University for the title. Outfielder Blake Green of Troy was named tournament MVP.

Participating Teams

Seed	School	Conf. Record	Head Coach
1	Troy University	20-4	Bobby Pierce
2	University of Louisiana at Lafayette	19-5	Tony Robichaux
3	University of South Alabama	16-7	Steve Kittrell
4	Florida International University	12-12	Danny Price
5	University of New Orleans	12-12	Tom Walter
6	Middle Tennessee State University	10-13	Steve Peterson
7	Arkansas State University	7-16	Keith Kessinger
8	Western Kentucky University	5-18	Chris Finwood

Results

Bracket

	First round					Second round					Semifinals						Finals
	1	Troy	3
	8	Western Kentucky	2
						1	Troy	9
						5	New Orleans	6
	4	Florida International	5
	5	New Orleans	7
											1	Troy	9	x
										4	Florida International	4	x
	8	Western Kentucky	6
	4	Florida International	8
						5	New Orleans	9
						4	Florida International	11
																1	Troy	10	x	x
																6	Middle Tenn. St.	6	x	x
	2	Louisiana-Lafayette	8
	7	Arkansas State	7
						2	Louisiana-Lafayette	2
						6	Middle Tenn. St.	5
	3	South Alabama	3
	6	Middle Tenn. St.	5
											6	Middle Tenn. St.	14	x
										2	Louisiana-Lafayette	7	x
	7	Arkansas State	3
	3	South Alabama	5
						2	Louisiana-Lafayette	8
						3	South Alabama	5

Game Results

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
May 24
Game 1	Middle Tennessee State University	5-3 (10)	University of South Alabama
Game 2	University of Louisiana at Lafayette	8-7	Arkansas State University
Game 3	University of New Orleans	7-5	Florida International University
Game 4	Troy University	3-2 (10)	Western Kentucky University
May 25
Game 5	University of South Alabama	5-3	Arkansas State University	Arkansas State eliminated
Game 6	Florida International University	8-6	Western Kentucky University	Western Kentucky eliminated
Game 7	Middle Tennessee State University	5-2	University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Game 8	Troy University	9-6	University of New Orleans
May 26
Game 9	University of Louisiana at Lafayette	8-5	University of South Alabama	South Alabama eliminated
Game 10	Florida International University	11-9	University of New Orleans	New Orleans eliminated
Game 11	Middle Tennessee State University	14-7	University of Louisiana at Lafayette	Louisiana Lafayette eliminated
Game 12	Troy University	9-4	Florida International University	Florida International eliminated
May 27
Game 13	Troy University	10-6	Middle Tennessee State University	Troy advances to NCAA tournament