| Teams | 4 |
|---|---|
| Format | Double-elimination |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | Maine (4th title) |
| Winning coach | Steve Trimper (1st title) |
| MVP | Mark Ostrander (Maine) |
The2006America East Conference baseball tournament took place from May 25 through 27 atCentennial Field inBurlington, Vermont. The top four regular season finishers of the league's seven teams qualified for thedouble-elimination tournament. In the championship game, third-seededMaine defeated first-seededStony Brook, 5-3, to win its fourth tournament championship (its first under head coachSteve Trimper). As a result, Maine received the America East's automatic bid to the2006 NCAA tournament.[1][2][3]
The top four finishers from the regular season were seeded one through four based on conference winning percentage only. They then played in a double-elimination format. In the first round, the one and four seeds were matched up in one game, while the two and three seeds were matched up in the other.[4]
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vermont | 16 | 8 | .667 | – | 1 |
| Stony Brook | 13 | 8 | .619 | 1.5 | 2 |
| Maine | 13 | 9 | .591 | 2 | 3 |
| Albany | 12 | 10 | .545 | 3 | 4 |
| Binghamton | 12 | 11 | .522 | 3.5 | – |
| Hartford | 8 | 16 | .333 | 8 | – |
| UMBC | 5 | 17 | .227 | 10 | – |
| Upper round 1 | Upper final | Final | |||||||||||
| 1 | Vermont | 5[a] | |||||||||||
| 4 | Albany | 4 | |||||||||||
| 1 | Vermont | 2 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Maine | 5 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Stony Brook | 8 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Maine | 11 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Maine | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Stony Brook | ||||||||||||
| Lower round 1 | Lower final | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Vermont | 1 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Albany | 3 | 2 | Stony Brook | 2 | ||||||||
| 2 | Stony Brook | 5 | |||||||||||
The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[1]
| Player | Team |
|---|---|
| Mark Ostrander | Maine |
| AJ Balsinde | Maine |
| Joel Barrett | Maine |
| Sean Parker | Maine |
| Mike Powers | Maine |
| Jon Pasieka | Stony Brook |
| Andres Perez | Stony Brook |
| Matt Restivo | Stony Brook |
| Jason Carey | Vermont |
| Steve Wyland | Albany |
Maineoutfielder Mark Ostrander was named Most Outstanding Player.[5]
... said Trimper, who directed the Bears to the 2006 America East championship and a spot in the NCAA Chapel Hill regional.