The 2006 Mid-Continent Conference Tournament took place from May 25 through 27. The top four regular season finishers from the regular season met in the double-elimination tournament held at J. L. Johnson Stadium on the campus of Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Oral Roberts won the tournament for the ninth consecutive time.[3]
| Teams | 4 |
|---|---|
| Format | Double-elimination |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | Oral Roberts (9th title) |
| Winning coach | Rob Walton (3rd title) |
| MVP | Sean Jarrett (Oral Roberts) |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 14 Oral Roberts †‡y | 17 | – | 2 | .895 | 41 | – | 16 | .719 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Illinois | 14 | – | 8 | .636 | 32 | – | 32 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oakland | 13 | – | 11 | .542 | 20 | – | 38 | .345 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Centenary | 11 | – | 11 | .500 | 23 | – | 30 | .434 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Utah | 11 | – | 13 | .458 | 26 | – | 28 | .481 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Valparaiso | 9 | – | 14 | .391 | 17 | – | 34 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chicago State | 2 | – | 18 | .100 | 7 | – | 4 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 2006[1][2] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Format and seeding
editThe top four finishers advanced to the tournament.
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oral Roberts | 17 | 2 | .895 | — | 1 |
| Western Illinois | 14 | 8 | .636 | 4.5 | 2 |
| Oakland | 12 | 11 | .542 | 7 | 3 |
| Centenary | 11 | 11 | .500 | 7.5 | 4 |
| Southern Utah | 11 | 13 | .458 | 8.5 | — |
| Valparaiso | 9 | 14 | .391 | 10 | — |
| Chicago State | 2 | 18 | .100 | 15.5 | — |
Tournament
edit| Upper round 1 | Upper final | Final | |||||||||||
| 1 | Oral Roberts | 5 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Centenary | 4 | |||||||||||
| 1 | Oral Roberts | 21 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Western Illinois | 2 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Oakland | 6 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Western Illinois | 9 | |||||||||||
| 1 | Oral Roberts | 2 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Western Illinois | 1 | |||||||||||
| Lower round 1 | Lower final | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Western Illinois | 12 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Centenary | 5 | 3 | Oakland | 5 | ||||||||
| 3 | Oakland | 10 | |||||||||||
Game-by-game results
edit| Game | Winner | Score | Loser | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) Oral Roberts | 5–4 | (4) Centenary | |
| 2 | (2) Western Illinois | 9–6 | (3) Oakland | |
| 3 | (3) Oakland | 10–5 | (4) Centenary | Centenary eliminated |
| 4 | (1) Oral Roberts | 21–2 | (2) Western Illinois | |
| 5 | (2) Western Illinois | 12–5 | (3) Oakland | Oakland eliminated |
| 6 | (1) Oral Roberts | 2–1 | (2) Western Illinois | Oral Roberts wins Mid-Con Championship |
All-Tournament Team
edit| Name | School |
|---|---|
| Chris Ashman | Oral Roberts |
| Jimmy Baker | Centenary |
| Andy Bouchie | Oral Roberts |
| Kevin Carkeek | Oakland |
| Travis Check | Western Illinois |
| Kyle Crepeau | Oakland |
| Brendan Duffy | Oral Roberts |
| Brandon Fulenchek | Centenary |
| Daniel Greenwalt | Oral Roberts |
| Sean Jarrett | Oral Roberts |
| Rob Johnson | Western Illinois |
| Ryan Schmidgall | Western Illinois |
| John Paul Shore | Western Illinois |
| Pat Warfle | Oral Roberts |
Tournament Most Valuable Player
editSean Jarrett of Oral Roberts was named Tournament MVP.
References
edit- ↑ 2021 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Summit League. Retrieved June 29, 2025.
- ↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 2006". Boyd's World. Retrieved June 29, 2025.
- ↑ "Summit League Baseball Record Book" (PDF). Summit League. Retrieved June 29, 2025.