2006 Oregon State Beavers baseball team
The 2006 Oregon State Beavers baseball team represented Oregon State University in the 2006 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Beavers played their home games at Goss Stadium. The team was coached by Pat Casey in his 12th season at Oregon State.
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College World Series Champions Pac-10 Conference Champions | |
| Conference | Pac-10 Conference |
| 2006 record | 50-16 (16–7 Pac-10) |
| Head coach | Pat Casey (12th season) |
| Assistant coach | Marty Lees (3rd season) |
| Pitching coach | Dan Spencer (10th season) |
| Home stadium | Goss Stadium |
The Beavers won the College World Series, defeating the North Carolina Tar Heels in the championship series.
Roster
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Schedule
Regular season
| Date | Opponent | Site/Stadium | Score | Oregon State Decision | Attendance | Overall Record | Pac-10 Record |
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| February 10 | vs. Nevada | Surprise Stadium | 12-4 | Buck (W; 1-0) | 531 | 1-0 | – |
| February 11 | vs. Arizona State | Surprise Stadium | 11-0 | Nickerson (W; 1-0) | 2,257 | 2-0 | – |
| February 12 | vs. Gonzaga | Surprise Stadium | 5-6 | Gunderson (L; 0-1) | 578 | 2-1 | – |
| February 17 | at Pepperdine | Eddy D. Field Stadium | 7-6 | Gunderson (W; 1-1) | 219 | 3-1 | – |
| February 18 | at Pepperdine | Eddy D. Field Stadium | 2-6 | Nickerson (L; 1-1) | 324 | 3-2 | – |
| February 19 | at Pepperdine | Eddy D. Field Stadium | 1-7 | Maxwell (L; 0-1) | 291 | 3-3 | – |
| February 23 | vs. BYU | Dobbins Baseball Complex | 12-2 | Buck (W; 2-0) | 206 | 4-3 | – |
| February 24 | at California-Davis | Dobbins Baseball Complex | 1-2 | Nickerson (L; 1-2) | 305 | 4-4 | – |
| February 25 | at Sacramento State | John Smith Field | 8-3 | Kunz (W; 1-0) | 305 | 5-4 | – |
| February 26 | vs. Saint Mary's | Dobbins Baseball Complex | 7-5 | Stutes (W; 1-0) | 134 | 6-4 | – |
| March 3 | Nevada | Goss Stadium | 13-4 | Buck (W; 3-0) | 1,387 | 7-4 | – |
| March 4 | Nevada | Goss Stadium | 4-0 | Nickerson (W; 2-2) | 2,042 | 8-4 | – |
| March 5 | Nevada | Goss Stadium | 9-1 | Maxwell (W; 1-1) | 1,136 | 9-4 | – |
| March 7 | Portland | Goss Stadium | 3-1 | Stutes (W; 2-0) | 781 | 10–4 | – |
| March 10 | at New Mexico | Isotopes Park | 10-4 | Buck (W; 4-0) | 709 | 11–4 | – |
| March 11 | at New Mexico | Isotopes Park | 2-13 | Maxwell (L; 1-2) | 1,748 | 11–5 | – |
| March 17 | at Southern California | Dedeaux Field | 4-1 | Buck (W; 5-0) | 210 | 12–5 | 1–0 |
| March 18 | at Southern California | Dedeaux Field | 3-11 | Stutes (L; 2-1) | 296 | 12–6 | 1–1 |
| March 19 | at Southern California | Dedeaux Field | 1-4 | Nickerson (L; 2-3) | 398 | 12–7 | 1–2 |
| March 24 | Utah Valley State | Goss Stadium | 7-5 | Buck (W; 6-0) | 312 | 13–7 | – |
| March 25 | Utah Valley State | Goss Stadium | 9-4 | Nickerson (W; 3-3) | 365 | 14–7 | – |
| March 26 | Utah Valley State | Goss Stadium | 13-6 | Maxwell (W; 2-2) | 1,011 | 15–7 | – |
| March 28 | at Pacific | Klein Family Field | 6-4 | Paterson (W; 1-0) | 212 | 16–7 | – |
| March 29 | vs. San Francisco | Klein Family Field | 2-8 | Stutes (L; 2-2) | 102 | 16–8 | – |
| March 31 | Texas-Pan American | Goss Stadium | 5-4 | Kunz (W; 2-0) | 478 | 17–8 | – |
| April 1 | Texas-Pan American | Goss Stadium | 9-1 | Nickerson (W; 4-3) | 666 | 18–8 | – |
| April 1 | Texas-Pan American | Goss Stadium | 14-1 | Maxwell (W; 3-2) | 666 | 19–8 | – |
| April 7 | Arizona | Goss Stadium | 10-5 | Grbavac (W; 1-0) | 1,633 | 20–8 | 2–2 |
| April 8 | Arizona | Goss Stadium | 10-2 | Nickerson (W; 5-3) | 1,907 | 21–8 | 3–2 |
| April 9 | Arizona | Goss Stadium | 1-8 | Maxwell (L; 1-8) | 1,558 | 21–9 | 3–3 |
| April 11 | at Portland | Joe Etzel Field | 14-9 | Turpen (W; 1-0) | 644 | 22–9 | – |
| April 13 | Stanford | Goss Stadium | 3-0 | Stutes (W; 3-2) | l,346 | 23–9 | 4–3 |
| April 14 | Stanford | Goss Stadium | 1-0 | Buck (W; 7-0) | 972 | 24–9 | 5–3 |
| April 16 | Stanford | Goss Stadium | 12-1 | Nickerson (W; 6-3) | 613 | 25–9 | 6–3 |
| April 21 | at California | Evans Diamond | 5-2 | Buck (W; 8-0) | 558 | 26–9 | 7–3 |
| April 22 | at California | Evans Diamond | 5-2 | Nickerson (W; 7-3) | 1,025 | 27–9 | 8–3 |
| April 23 | at California | Evans Diamond | 9-7 | Kunz (W; 3-0) | 773 | 28–9 | 9–3 |
| April 24 | Portland | Goss Stadium | 13-20 | Kunz (L; 3-1) | 1,066 | 28–10 | – |
| April 27 | Cal Poly | Goss Stadium | 3-0 | Buck (W; 9-0) | 1,585 | 29–10 | – |
| April 28 | New Mexico | Goss Stadium | 16-1 | Stutes (W; 4-2) | 1,910 | 30–10 | – |
| April 29 | Cal Poly | Goss Stadium | 8-4 | Nickerson (W; 8-3) | 2,156 | 31–10 | – |
| April 30 | New Mexico | Goss Stadium | 8-2 | Turpen (W; 2-0) | 1,869 | 32–10 | – |
| May 5 | Washington | Goss Stadium | 4-6 | Buck (L; 9-1) | 2,362 | 32–11 | 9–4 |
| May 6 | Washington | Goss Stadium | 5-3 | Kunz (W; 4-1) | 2,327 | 33–11 | 10–4 |
| May 7 | Washington | Goss Stadium | 7-1 | Stutes (W; 5-2) | 881 | 34–11 | 11–4 |
| May 12 | at Arizona State | Packard Stadium | 3-10 | Buck (L; 9-2) | 2,813 | 34–12 | 11–5 |
| May 13 | at Arizona State | Packard Stadium | 3-6 | Gunderson (L; 1-2) | 3,035 | 34–13 | 11–6 |
| May 14 | at Arizona State | Packard Stadium | 9-8 | Stutes (W; 6-2) | 2,544 | 35–13 | 12–6 |
| May 19 | at Washington State | Bailey–Brayton Field | 16-1 | Buck (W; 10-2) | 742 | 36–13 | 13–6 |
| May 20 | at Washington State | Bailey–Brayton Field | 10-2 | Nickerson (W; 9-3) | 759 | 37–13 | 14–6 |
| May 21 | at Washington State | Bailey–Brayton Field | 13-3 | Stutes (W; 6-2) | 829 | 38–13 | 15–6 |
| May 26 | UCLA | Goss Stadium | 9-2 | Buck (W; 11-2) | 2,132 | 39–13 | 16–6 |
| May 28 | UCLA | Goss Stadium | 1-3 | Nickerson (L; 9-4) | 2,086 | 39–14 | 16–7 |
Post-season
| Event | Date | Opponent | Site/Stadium | Score | Oregon State Decision | Attendance | Overall Record |
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| Corvallis Regional | June 2 | vs. Wright State | Goss Stadium | 5-3 | Kunz (W; 5-1) | 2,587 | 40–14 |
| June 3 | vs. Kansas | Goss Stadium | 11-3 | Nickerson (W; 10-4) | 2,967 | 41–14 | |
| June 4 | vs. Hawaii | Goss Stadium | 12-3 | Stutes (W; 7-2) | 2,783 | 42–14 | |
| Corvallis Super Regional | June 10 | vs. Stanford | Goss Stadium | 4-3 | Buck (W; 12-2) | 3,173 | 43–14 |
| June 11 | vs. Stanford | Goss Stadium | 15-0 | Nickerson (W; 11-4) | 3,194 | 44–14 | |
| College World Series | June 18 | vs. Miami (FL) | Rosenblatt Stadium | 1–11 | Buck (L; 12-3) | 25,417 | 44–15 |
| June 19 | vs. Georgia | Rosenblatt Stadium | 5–3 | Nickerson (W; 12-4) | 17,135 | 45–15 | |
| June 20 | vs. Miami (FL) | Rosenblatt Stadium | 8–1 | Stutes (W; 8-2) | 26,241 | 46–15 | |
| June 21 | vs. Rice | Rosenblatt Stadium | 5–0 | Turpen (W; 3-0) | 30,335 | 47–15 | |
| June 22 | vs. Rice | Rosenblatt Stadium | 2–0 | Nickerson (W; 13-4) | 19,161 | 48–15 | |
| June 24 | vs. North Carolina | Rosenblatt Stadium | 3–4 | Paterson (L; 1-1) | 26,808 | 48–16 | |
| June 25 | vs. North Carolina | Rosenblatt Stadium | 11–7 | Gunderson (W; 3-2) | 25,046 | 49–16 | |
| June 26 | vs. North Carolina | Rosenblatt Stadium | 3–2 | Buck (W; 13-3) | 18,565 | 50–16 |
Awards and honors
- Darwin Barney
- All-Pac-10[1]
- Dallas Buck
- All America Second Team[2]
- All-Pac-10[1]
- Kevin Gunderson
- College World Series All-Tournament Team[3]
- All America Second Team[2]
- All-Pac-10[1]
- Cole Gillespie
- College World Series All-Tournament Team[3]
- All America First Team[2]
- All-Pac-10[1]
- Shea McFeely
- College World Series All-Tournament Team[3]
- Jonah Nickerson
- College World Series Most Outstanding Player[3]
- All America Second Team[2]
- All-Pac-10[1]
- Bill Rowe
- College World Series All-Tournament Team[3]
2006 Major League Baseball draft
The following members of the Oregon State Beavers baseball program were drafted in the 2006 Major League Baseball Draft.[4]
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | MLB Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Buck | RHP | 3rd | 86th | Arizona Diamondbacks |
| Cole Gillespie | OF | 3rd | 92nd | Milwaukee Brewers |
| Kevin Gunderson | LHP | 5th | 160th | Atlanta Braves |
| Jonah Nickerson | RHP | 7th | 202nd | Detroit Tigers |
| Tyler Graham | OF | 19th | 566th | San Francisco Giants |
| Chris Kunda | 2B | 19th | 584th | New York Yankees |
| Shea McFeely | 3B | 28th | 837th | Arizona Diamondbacks |
| Mitch Canham | C | 41st | 1246th | San Diego Padres |
| Jon Koller | RHP | 48th | 1435th | New York Mets |
References
- "Pac-10 Baseball Honors" (PDF). Pac-12.org. Retrieved 22 June 2012.
- "Gillespie, Buck, Nickerson, Gunderson Earn All-America". OSUBeavers.com. Archived from the original on 31 January 2013. Retrieved 22 June 2012.
- "College World Series Record Book" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved 22 June 2012.
- "2006 Oregon State University". The Baseball Cube. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
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