2006 Big 12 Baseball Tournament
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The 2006 Big 12 Baseball Tournament was held at AT&T Bricktown Ballpark
in Oklahoma City, OK from May 24 through May 28. Kansas
won their first tournament and earned the Big 12 Conference
's automatic bid to the 2006 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament
. This was the first year that the tournament adopted a round-robin
format, with the winners of two 4-team pools facing off in a championship game.
AT&T Bricktown Ballpark
RedHawks Field at Bricktown opened in 1998 in downtown Oklahoma City's Bricktown district, replacing All Sports Stadium. It is the home of the Oklahoma City RedHawks, the AAA affiliate of the Houston Astros major league baseball team. The park seats 13,066 fans.The stadium frequently hosts the Big...
in Oklahoma City, OK from May 24 through May 28. Kansas
Kansas Jayhawks
The sports teams at the University of Kansas are known as the Jayhawks. They are one of three schools in the state of Kansas that participate in NCAA Division I. The Jayhawks are also a member of the Big 12 Conference...
won their first tournament and earned the Big 12 Conference
Big 12 Conference
The Big 12 Conference is a college athletic conference of ten schools located in the Central United States, with its headquarters located in Las Colinas, a community in the Dallas, Texas suburb of Irving...
's automatic bid to the 2006 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament
2006 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament
The 2006 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament was held from June 2nd through June 26th, . 64 NCAA Division I college baseball teams met after having played their way through a regular season, and for some, a conference tournament, to play in the NCAA Tournament...
. This was the first year that the tournament adopted a round-robin
Round-robin
The term round-robin was originally used to describe a document signed by multiple parties in a circle to make it more difficult to determine the order in which it was signed, thus preventing a ringleader from being identified...
format, with the winners of two 4-team pools facing off in a championship game.
Regular season results
| Team | W | L | T | Pct | GB | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | 19 | 7 | .731 | -- | 1 | |
| Oklahoma State | 18 | 9 | .667 | 1.5 | 2 | |
| Oklahoma | 17 | 10 | .630 | 2.5 | 3 | |
| Nebraska | 17 | 10 | .630 | 2.5 | 4 | |
| Baylor | 13 | 14 | .481 | 6.5 | 5 | |
| Kansas | 13 | 14 | .481 | 6.5 | 6 | |
| Missouri | 12 | 15 | .444 | 7.5 | 7 | |
| Texas Tech | 9 | 16 | 1 | .365 | 9.5 | 8 |
| Kansas State | 8 | 17 | 2 | .333 | 10.5 | -- |
| Texas A&M | 6 | 20 | 1 | .241 | 13 | -- |
- ColoradoColorado BuffaloesThe University of Colorado Boulder sponsors 16 varsity sports teams. Both men's and women's team are called the Buffaloes or Golden Buffaloes . "Lady Buffs" referred to the women's teams beginning in the 1970s, but was officially dropped in 1993...
and Iowa StateIowa State CyclonesThe Iowa State Cyclones are the athletic teams of Iowa State University. The university is a member of the Big 12 Conference and competes in NCAA Division I, fielding 16 varsity teams in 12 sports.*Men's sports...
did not sponsor baseball teams.
Tournament
- Kansas StateKansas State Wildcats baseballThe Kansas State University Wildcats baseball team is a member of the NCAA and the Big 12 Conference, and is currently coached by Brad Hill. The program began in 1897...
and Texas A&MTexas A&M AggiesTexas A&M Aggies refers to the students, graduates, and sports teams of Texas A&M University. The nickname "Aggie" is common at land-grant or "Ag" schools in many states. The teams compete in Division I of NCAA sports...
did not make the tournament.
All-Tournament team
| Position | Player | School |
|---|---|---|
| 1B | Patrick Smart | Texas Tech |
| 2B | Ryne Price | Kansas |
| 3B | Erik Morrison | Kansas |
| SS | Beamer Weems | Baylor |
| C | Jeff Christy | Nebraska |
| OF | Matt Baty | Kansas |
| OF | Seth Fortenberry | Baylor |
| OF | Drew Stubbs Drew Stubbs Andrew Robert "Drew" Stubbs is an American Major League Baseball player for the Cincinnati Reds. He plays center field.-Before professional baseball:... |
Texas |
| DH | Hunter Harris | Texas |
| P | Max Scherzer Max Scherzer Maxwell M. "Max" Scherzer is an American professional baseball pitcher with the Detroit Tigers of Major League Baseball. He currently resides in Phoenix, Arizona.-Early life:... |
Missouri |
| P | Kenn Kasparek | Texas |
| P | Brett Jensen Brett Jensen Brett Jensen is a pitcher for the Erie SeaWolves of the Eastern League. He played collegiately for Nebraska leaving the team with 2 team records... |
Nebraska |
| MOP | Matt Baty | Kansas |
See also
- College World SeriesCollege World SeriesThe College World Series or CWS is an annual baseball tournament held in Omaha, Nebraska that is the culmination of the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship, which determines the NCAA Division I college baseball champion. The eight teams are split into two, four-team, double-elimination brackets,...
- NCAA Division I Baseball ChampionshipNCAA Division I Baseball ChampionshipThe NCAA Division I Baseball Championship tournament is held each year from May through June and features 64 college baseball teams in the United States, culminating in the College World Series....
- Big 12 Baseball TournamentBig 12 Baseball TournamentThe Big 12 Baseball Tournament is the conference championship tournament in baseball for the Big 12 Conference . It is a two-group round robin tournament with the winners of each group facing each other in a one-game match for the championship...