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2006 Mountain West Conference baseball tournament
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Year | 2006 |
| Conference | Mountain West Conference |
| Teams | 6 |
| Format | Double-elimination |
| Ballpark | Earl Wilson Stadium |
| City | Paradise, NV |
| Champions | TCU |
| TitleCount | 1st |
| MVP | Chad Huffman |
| MVPTeam | TCU |
| Television | Mountiain/CBS Sports Network |
The 2006 Mountain West Conference baseball tournament took place from May 23 through 27. All seven of the league's teams met in the double-elimination tournament held at University of Nevada, Las Vegas's Earl Wilson Stadium. In their first year in the league, top seeded TCU won their first Mountain West Conference Baseball Championship with a championship game score of 9–6 and earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2006 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.
Seeding
The teams were seeded based on regular season conference winning percentage only. BYU claimed the second seed over San Diego State by winning the season series between the two teams.
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | 5 | .773 | |||
| 14 | 8 | .636 | |||
| 14 | 8 | .636 | |||
| 12 | 10 | .545 | |||
| 10 | 12 | .455 | |||
| 9 | 13 | .409 | |||
| 1 | 21 | .045 |
Results
| Date | Game | Winner | Score | Loser | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 23 | 1 | #6 | 8–5 | #3 | |
| 2 | #2 | 7–5 | #7 | ||
| 3 | #5 | 17–2 | #4 | ||
| May 24 | 4 | #3 San Diego State | 26–1 | #7 Air Force | Air Force eliminated |
| 5 | #2 BYU | 9–8 | #6 Utah | ||
| 6 | #4 UNLV | 8–5 | #3 San Diego State | San Diego State eliminated | |
| 7 | #1 | 18–6 | #5 New Mexico | ||
| May 25 | 8 | #5 New Mexico | 12–10 | #6 Utah | Utah eliminated |
| 9 | #1 TCU | 13–6 | #2 BYU | ||
| 10 | #4 UNLV | 8–6 | #5 New Mexico | New Mexico eliminated | |
| May 26 | 11 | #2 BYU | 10–4 | #4 UNLV | UNLV eliminated |
| May 27 | 12 | #1 TCU | 9–6 | #2 BYU | TCU wins tournament |
All-Tournament Team
| Name | POS | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Stetson Banks | 2B | BYU |
| Jeff Hiestand | 1B | BYU |
| Patrick Wells | RHP | BYU |
| Chris Carlson | DH | New Mexico |
| Danny Ray Herrera | LHP | New Mexico |
| Brad Furnish | LHP | TCU |
| Ryan Pack | OF | TCU |
| Andrew Walker | C | TCU |
| Ryan Khoury | SS | Utah |
| Steven Trout | DH | TCU |
| Jabe Beard | RP | UNLV |
Most Valuable Player
Chad Huffman, a first baseman for the champion TCU Horned Frogs, was named the tournament Most Valuable Player.
References
References
- "2006 Mountain West Conference Baseball Conference Championship Central". themwc.com.
- "TCU Wins 2006 MWC Baseball Tournament Title". themwc.com.
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