The 2006 Atlantic 10 Conference Baseball Championship was held from May 24 through 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.
Team W L Pct. GB Seed Rhode Island 19 6 .760 St. Bonaventure 18 8 .692 Dayton 18 9 .667 Charlotte 18 9 .667 Saint Louis 15 12 .556 George Washington 13 12 .520 Fordham 13 14 .481 La Salle 12 14 .462 Duquesne 12 15 .444 Richmond 12 15 .444 Massachusetts 11 16 .407 Saint Joseph's 9 18 .333 Xavier 9 18 .333 Temple 6 19 .240
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 (2005) and St. Bonaventure's Joe Rizzo (2004) were second-time selections.
Pos. Name Team C Andrew Abokhair George Washington RP Matt Agostinelli St. Bonaventure P Ryan Bird Saint Louis P Derek Haese George Washington OF Charlie Kruer George Washington OF Randy Moley St. Bonaventure C Bill Musselman Saint Louis P Dan Pfau George Washington OF Joe Rizzo St. Bonaventure P Luke Trubee Dayton P Josh Wilkie George Washington P John Zinnicker St. Bonaventure
Notes
The George Washington-Rhode Island 17 inning game was the longest in tournament history
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