2006 Atlantic 10 Conference Baseball Tournament


The 2006 Atlantic 10 Conference Baseball Championship was held from May 24–28 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.

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.
TeamWLPct.GBSeed
Rhode Island196.760
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1
St. Bonaventure188.692
1.5
2
Dayton189.667
2
3
Charlotte189.667
2
4
Saint Louis1512.556
5
5
George Washington1312.520
6
6
Fordham1314.481
7
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La Salle1214.462
7.5
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Duquesne1215.444
8
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Richmond1215.444
8
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Massachusetts1116.407
9
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Saint Joseph's918.333
11
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Xavier918.333
11
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Temple619.240
13
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Bracket

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.
George Washington's Josh Wilkie and St. Bonaventure's Joe Rizzo were second-time selections.
Pos.NameTeam
CAndrew AbokhairGeorge Washington
RPMatt AgostinelliSt. Bonaventure
PRyan BirdSaint Louis
PDerek HaeseGeorge Washington
OFCharlie KruerGeorge Washington
OFRandy MoleySt. Bonaventure
CBill MusselmanSaint Louis
PDan PfauGeorge Washington
OFJoe RizzoSt. Bonaventure
PLuke TrubeeDayton
PJosh WilkieGeorge Washington
PJohn ZinnickerSt. Bonaventure