# 2006 Southland Conference baseball tournament

The 2006 Southland Conference baseball tournament was held from May 24 through 27, 2006 to determine the champion of the Southland Conference in the sport of college baseball for the 2006 season. The event pitted the top six finishers from the conference's regular season in a double-elimination tournament held at Vincent–Beck Stadium, home field of Lamar in Beaumont, Texas. Fifth-seeded Texas–Arlington won their second overall championship and claimed the automatic bid to the 2006 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.

## Seeding and format

The top six finishers from the regular season were seeded one through six. They played a double-elimination tournament.
| Team | W | L | T | Pct | Seed |
| McNeese State | 22 | 8 | .733 | — | 1 |
| Texas State | 20 | 10 | .667 | 2 | 2 |
| UTSA | 20 | 10 | .667 | 2 | 3 |
| Lamar | 19 | 11 | .633 | 3 | 4 |
| Texas–Arlington | 16 | 12 | .571 | 5 | 5 |
| Northwestern State | 15 | 15 | .500 | 7 | 6 |
| Southeastern Louisiana | 14 | 16 | .467 | 8 | — |
| Louisiana–Monroe | 12 | 16 | .429 | 9 | — |
| Sam Houston State | 12 | 18 | .400 | 10 | — |
| Nicholls State | 7 | 23 | .233 | 15 | — |
| Stephen F. Austin | 6 | 24 | .200 | 16 | — |

## Bracket and results

| First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| | | | 6 | Northwestern State | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 3 | UTSA | 10 | | | | | | | |
| 1 | McNeese State | 1 | 3 | UTSA | 10 | 1 | UTSA | 1 | | | | | | |
| 6 | Northwestern State | 9 | | | | 5 | Texas–Arlington | 2 | 5 | Texas–Arlington | 8$^{11}$ | |
| 6 | Northwestern State | 9 | 1 | McNeese State | 1 | 5 | Texas–Arlington | 2 | 5 | Texas–Arlington | 8$^{11}$ | |
| | | | 1 | McNeese State | 1 | | | | 4 | Lamar | 7 | |
| | | | 5 | Texas–Arlington | 5 | | | | 4 | Lamar | 7 | | | |
| 3 | UTSA | 5 | 5 | Texas–Arlington | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | UTSA | 5 | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Texas–Arlington | 8 |
| 4 | Lamar | 6$^{11}$ | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Texas–Arlington | 8 |
| 4 | Lamar | 6$^{11}$ | 4 | Lamar | 7 | | | | | | | 6 | Northwestern State | 2 |
| | | | 2 | Texas State | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Texas State | 9 | 2 | Texas State | 6 | 4 | Lamar | 1 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Texas–Arlington | 3 | | | | 6 | Northwestern State | 11 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Texas–Arlington | 3 | 6 | Northwestern State | 9 | 6 | Northwestern State | 11 | | | | | | |
| | | | 2 | Texas State | 1 | | | | | | | | | |

## All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.
| Pos. | Name | School |
| P | Brandon Endsley | Texas–Arlington |
| P | Ryan Riddle | Texas–Arlington |
| C | Adam Moore | Texas–Arlington |
| 1B | Robby Winn | Texas–Arlington |
| 2B | Brandon Morgan | Northwestern State |
| 3B | Miles Durham | Northwestern State |
| SS | Kyle Rudy | Texas–Arlington |
| OF | Collin DeLome | Lamar |
| OF | Michael Palermo | Northwestern State |
| OF | Luke Cannon | Texas State |
| DH | Will Henderson | Lamar |

### Most Valuable Player

Ryan Riddle was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Riddle was a pitcher for Texas–Arlington.