2006 NCAA Division I baseball tournament

American college baseball tournament August 2023 2006 Division I 150px 64 Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium Omaha, NE Oregon State 1st North Carolina 5th Pat Casey 1st Jonah Nickerson Oregon State NCAA Division I Baseball Championship The 2006 NCAA Division I baseball tournament was held from June 2 through June 26, 2006. Sixty-four 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. The tournament culminated with 8 teams in the College World Series at historic Rosenblatt Stadium in Omaha, Nebraska. After winning the regional and super regional rounds of the 2006 NCAA Division I baseball tournament, eight teams advanced to Omaha. Clemson, 2006 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Georgia Tech, North Carolina, Cal State Fullerton, Oregon State, 2006 Rice Owls Rice, 2006 Georgia Bulldogs Georgia, and Miami (FL) all won their super-regionals and made the trip to the 2006 College World Series. Five national seeds advanced to Omaha: Clemson (1), Rice (2), Cal State Fullerton (5), Georgia (7), and Georgia Tech (8). Third-seeded 2006 Texas Longhorns Texas and sixth-seeded 2006 Nebraska Cornhuskers Nebraska both fell in the regionals, while the fourth seed 2006 Alabama Crimson Tide Alabama lost in super regional play. The first pitch of the 2006 CWS was Friday, June 16, at 1:00 PM CDT (18:00 UTC). The 2006 tournament was only the second time in CWS history in which 16 games were played (the other being the 2003 College World Series). After losing their tournament opener to Miami (FL), the Oregon State Beavers staved off elimination for four straight games to win their bracket and advance to the championship series. The 2006 Rice Owls Rice Owls, who had not lost a three-game series all season, were shut out in consecutive games by the Beavers and failed to score in a CWS-record 23 innings. Oregon State advanced to face North Carolina in the final. thumb|right|Opening ceremony of game 2 between Oregon State and North Carolina. The best-of-three championship series featured Oregon State and North Carolina. Oregon State won the deciding game, 3–2, winning the school's first national title in baseball and its second NCAA championship overall. All games were televised on ESPN and ESPN2. Oregon State set a CWS record by winning six elimination games (four in bracket play, two in the championship series) and also became the first team ever to lose twice in Omaha and still win the title. Oregon State is the only team besides Holy Cross in 1952 to win six games in the College World Series. Oregon State played in half (eight of 16) of the games in the tournament. OSU pitcher Jonah Nickerson was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player. Five-time national champion LSU was left out of the field of 64, the first time since 1988 that the Tigers failed to qualify for a regional. LSU's overall record of 35–24 merited at-large consideration, but it was undone by poor performance in the Southeastern Conference, where the Tigers finished eighth out of 12 teams at 13–17 (followed by a 1-2 showing in the SEC Tournament). LSU won national championships in 1991, '93, '96, '97 and 2000 under Hall of Fame coach Skip Bertman, who was the school's athletic director at this time. Ten days after LSU's season ended, Bertman fired his successor, Smoke Laval, and hired Notre Dame coach Paul Mainieri. Prior to this season, LSU hosted a regional every year since 1990. Bids Automatic bids Conference champions from 30 Division I conferences earned automatic bids to regionals. The remaining 34 spots were awarded to schools as at-large invitees. ConferenceSchoolBerth type America East 2006 Maine Black Bears Maine Tournament champion ACC Clemson Tournament champion Atlantic Sun 2006 Stetson Hatters Stetson Tournament champion A-10 2006 Saint Louis Billikens Saint Louis Tournament champion Big 12 2006 Kansas Jayhawks Kansas Tournament champion Big East 2006 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Notre Dame Tournament champion Big South 2006 UNC Asheville Bulldogs UNC Asheville Tournament champion Big Ten 2006 Michigan Wolverines Michigan Tournament champion Big West Cal State Fullerton Regular-season champion CAA 2006 UNC Wilmington Seahawks UNC Wilmington Tournament champion Conference USA 2006 Rice Owls Rice Tournament champion Horizon League 2006 Wright State Raiders Wright State Tournament champion Ivy League 2006 Princeton Tigers Princeton Championship series winner MAAC 2006 Manhattan Jaspers Manhattan Tournament champion MAC 2006 Ball State Cardinals Ball State Tournament champion Mid-Con 2006 Oral Roberts Golden Eagles Oral Roberts Tournament champion MEAC 2006 Bethune-Cookman Wildcats Bethune-Cookman Tournament champion Missouri Valley 2006 Evansville Purple Aces Evansville Tournament champion MWC 2006 TCU Horned Frogs TCU Tournament champion NEC 2006 Sacred Heart Pioneers Sacred Heart Tournament champion OVC 2006 Jacksonville State Gamecocks Jacksonville State Tournament champion Pac-10 Oregon State Regular-season champion Patriot League 2006 Lehigh Mountain Hawks Lehigh Tournament champion SEC 2006 Ole Miss Rebels Ole Miss Tournament champion SoCon 2006 College of Charleston Cougars College of Charleston Tournament champion Southland 2006 Texas–Arlington Mavericks Texas–Arlington Tournament champion SWAC 2006 Prairie View A&M Panthers Prairie View A&M Tournament champion Sun Belt 2006 Troy Trojans Troy Tournament champion WCC 2006 Pepperdine Waves Pepperdine Championship series winner WAC 2006 Fresno State Bulldogs Fresno State Tournament champion Bids by conference Conference Total Schools Southeastern 8 2006 Alabama Crimson Tide Alabama, 2006 Arkansas Razorbacks Arkansas, 2006 Georgia Bulldogs Georgia, 2006 Kentucky Wildcats Kentucky, 2006 Ole Miss Rebels Ole Miss, 2006 Mississippi State Bulldogs Mississippi State, 2006 South Carolina Gamecocks South Carolina, 2006 Vanderbilt Commodores Vanderbilt Atlantic Coast 7 Clemson, 2006 Florida State Seminoles Florida State, 2006 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Georgia Tech, Miami (FL), North Carolina, 2006 NC State Wolfpack NC State, 2006 Virginia Cavaliers Virginia Big 12 7 2006 Baylor Bears Baylor, 2006 Kansas Jayhawks Kansas, Missouri, 2006 Nebraska Cornhuskers Nebraska, 2006 Oklahoma Sooners Oklahoma, 2006 Oklahoma State Cowboys Oklahoma State, 2006 Texas Longhorns Texas Conference USA 4 2006 Houston Cougars Houston, 2006 Rice Owls Rice, 2006 Southern Miss Golden Eagles Southern Miss, 2006 Tulane Green Wave Tulane Pacific-10 4 2006 Arizona State Sun Devils Arizona State, Oregon State, 2006 Stanford Cardinal Stanford, 2006 UCLA Bruins UCLA WCC 3 2006 Pepperdine Waves Pepperdine, 2006 San Diego Toreros San Diego. 2006 San Francisco Dons San Francisco Atlantic Sun 2 2006 Jacksonville Dolphins Jacksonville, 2006 Stetson Hatters Stetson Big South 2 2006 UNC Asheville Bulldogs UNC Asheville, 2006 Winthrop Eagles Winthrop Big West 2 2006 UC Irvine Anteaters UC Irvine, Cal State Fullerton Missouri Valley 2 2006 Evansville Purple Aces Evansville, 2006 Wichita State Shockers Wichita State Southern 2 2006 College of Charleston Cougars College of Charleston, 2006 Elon Phoenix Elon Sun Belt 2 2006 South Alabama Jaguars South Alabama, 2006 Troy Trojans Troy Western Athletic 2 2006 Fresno State Bulldogs Fresno State, 2006 Hawaii Rainbows Hawaii America East 1 2006 Maine Black Bears Maine Atlantic 10 1 2006 Saint Louis Billikens Saint Louis Big East 1 2006 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Notre Dame Big Ten 1 2006 Michigan Wolverines Michigan Colonial 1 2006 UNC Wilmington Seahawks UNC Wilmington Horizon 1 2006 Wright State Raiders Wright State Ivy 1 2006 Princeton Tigers Princeton Metro Atlantic 1 2006 Manhattan Jaspers Manhattan Mid-American 1 2006 Ball State Cardinals Ball State Mid-Con 1 2006 Oral Roberts Golden Eagles Oral Roberts Mid-Eastern 1 2006 Bethune-Cookman Wildcats Bethune Cookman Mountain West 1 2006 TCU Horned Frogs TCU Northeast 1 2006 Sacred Heart Pioneers Sacred Heart Ohio Valley 1 2006 Jacksonville State Gamecocks Jacksonville State Patriot 1 2006 Lehigh Mountain Hawks Lehigh Southland 1 2006 Texas–Arlington Mavericks Texas–Arlington Southwestern 1 2006 Prairie View A&M Panthers Prairie View National seeds Bold indicates CWS participant. Clemson 2006 Rice Owls Rice 2006 Texas Longhorns Texas 2006 Alabama Crimson Tide Alabama Cal State Fullerton 2006 Nebraska Cornhuskers Nebraska 2006 Georgia Bulldogs Georgia 2006 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Georgia Tech Regionals and super regionals Bold indicates winner. Clemson Super Regional 1/1/2/3 First round Second round Regional finals Super regionals Clemson Regional–Doug Kingsmore Stadium Fayetteville Regional–Baum Stadium 1 Clemson 3 4 2006 UNC Asheville Bulldogs UNC Asheville 0 3 2006 Mississippi State Bulldogs Mississippi State 4 2 2006 Elon Phoenix Elon 5 4 UNC Asheville 4 3 Mississippi State 5 1 2006 Oklahoma State Cowboys Oklahoma State 4 4 2006 Princeton Tigers Princeton 1 3 2006 Oral Roberts Golden Eagles Oral Roberts 411 2 2006 Arkansas Razorbacks Arkansas 3 4 Princeton 2 2 Arkansas 6 1 Clemson 13 2 Elon 3 3 Mississippi State 12 2 Elon 3 1 Oklahoma State 4 3 Oral Roberts 5 2 Arkansas 5 1 Oklahoma State 6 1 Clemson 8 — 3 Mississippi State 6 — 3 Oral Roberts 9 — 1 Oklahoma State 2 — 1 Clemson 11 6 — Oral Roberts 8 5 — Houston Super Regional 1/1/2/3 First round Second round Regional finals Super regionals Houston Regional–Reckling Park Norman Regional–L. Dale Mitchell Park 1 2006 Rice Owls Rice 6 4 2006 Prairie View A&M Panthers Prairie View A&M 5 3 2006 Baylor Bears Baylor 3 2 2006 Arizona State Sun Devils Arizona State 2 4 Prairie View A&M 4 2 Arizona State 13 1 2006 Oklahoma Sooners Oklahoma 5 4 2006 TCU Horned Frogs TCU 6 3 2006 Wichita State Shockers Wichita State 2 2 2006 Houston Cougars Houston 1 1 Oklahoma 8 2 Houston 6 1 Rice 7 3 Baylor 2 2 Arizona State 2 3 Baylor 7 4 TCU 8 3 Wichita State 18 1 Oklahoma 15 4 TCU 6 1 Rice 7 — 3 Baylor 4 — 3 Wichita State 7 6 1 Oklahoma 12 7 2 Rice 10 5 9 Oklahoma 4 11 5 Corvallis Super Regional 1/1/2/3 First round Second round Regional finals Super regionals Austin Regional–Disch–Falk Field Corvallis Regional–Goss Stadium 1 2006 Texas Longhorns Texas 9 4 2006 Texas–Arlington Mavericks Texas–Arlington 1 3 2006 Stanford Cardinal Stanford 7 2 2006 NC State Wolfpack NC State 2 4 Texas–Arlington 5 2 NC State 610 1 Oregon State 5 4 2006 Wright State Raiders Wright State 3 3 2006 Hawaii Rainbows Hawaii 6 2 2006 Kansas Jayhawks Kansas 9 4 Wright State 3 3 Hawaii 5 1 Texas 8 3 Stanford 18 2 NC State 6 1 Texas 3 1 Oregon State 11 2 Kansas 3 3 Hawaii 9 2 Kansas 5 3 Stanford 17 — 2 NC State 7 — 1 Oregon State 12 — 3 Hawaii 3 — Stanford 3 0 — Oregon State 4 15 — Tuscaloosa Super Regional 1/1/2/3 First round Second round Regional finals Super regionals Tuscaloosa Regional–Sewell-Thomas Stadium Chapel Hill Regional–Boshamer Stadium 1 2006 Alabama Crimson Tide Alabama 13 4 2006 Jacksonville State Gamecocks Jacksonville State 1 3 2006 Southern Miss Golden Eagles Southern Miss 8 2 2006 Troy Trojans Troy 10 4 Jacksonville State 2 3 Southern Miss 6 1 North Carolina 15 4 2006 Maine Black Bears Maine 7 3 2006 UNC Wilmington Seahawks UNC Wilmington 2 2 2006 Winthrop Eagles Winthrop 14 4 Maine 19 3 UNC Wilmington 21 1 Alabama 4 2 Troy 3 3 Southern Miss 5 2 Troy 6 1 North Carolina 14 2 Winthrop 4 3 UNC Wilmington 4 2 Winthrop 5 1 Alabama 14 — 2 Troy 5 — 1 North Carolina 14 — 2 Winthrop 2 — 4 Alabama 5 7 — North Carolina 11 8 — Fullerton Super Regional 1/1/2/3 First round Second round Regional finals Super regionals Fullerton Regional–Goodwin Field Malibu Regional–Eddy D. Field Stadium 1 Cal State Fullerton 6 4 2006 Saint Louis Billikens Saint Louis 1 3 2006 San Diego Toreros San Diego 8 2 2006 Fresno State Bulldogs Fresno State 9 4 Saint Louis 12 3 San Diego 19 1 2006 Pepperdine Waves Pepperdine 3 4 Missouri 2 3 2006 UC Irvine Anteaters UC Irvine 2 2 2006 UCLA Bruins UCLA 3 4 Missouri 514 3 UC Irvine 4 1 Cal State Fullerton 9 2 Fresno State 2 3 San Diego 2 2 Fresno State 9 1 Pepperdine 6 2 UCLA 0 4 Missouri 2 2 UCLA 1 1 Cal State Fullerton 10 — 2 Fresno State 3 — 1 Pepperdine 1 3 4 Missouri 4 8 5 Cal State Fullerton 7 9 — Missouri 1 1 — Oxford Super Regional 1/1/2/3 First round Second round Regional finals Super regionals Lincoln Regional–Haymarket Park Oxford Regional–Swayze Field 1 2006 Nebraska Cornhuskers Nebraska 1 4 2006 Manhattan Jaspers Manhattan 4 3 2006 San Francisco Dons San Francisco 2 2 Miami (FL) 11 1 Nebraska 1 3 San Francisco 5 1 2006 Ole Miss Rebels Ole Miss 3 4 2006 Bethune-Cookman Wildcats Bethune-Cookman 2 3 2006 South Alabama Jaguars South Alabama 7 2 2006 Tulane Green Wave Tulane 1 4 Bethune-Cookman 7 2 Tulane 12 4 Manhattan 2 2 Miami (FL) 8 3 San Francisco 4 4 Manhattan 6 1 Ole Miss 9 3 South Alabama 7 2 Tulane 18 3 South Alabama 11 2 Miami (FL) 10 — 4 Manhattan 4 — 1 Ole Miss 12 — 2 Tulane 4 — Miami (FL) 9 7 14 Ole Miss 11 0 9 Athens Super Regional 1/1/2/3 First round Second round Regional finals Super regionals Athens Regional–Foley Field Charlottesville Regional–Davenport Field 1 2006 Georgia Bulldogs Georgia 11 4 2006 Sacred Heart Pioneers Sacred Heart 0 3 2006 Jacksonville Dolphins Jacksonville 0 2 2006 Florida State Seminoles Florida State 18 4 Sacred Heart 3 3 Jacksonville 4 1 2006 Virginia Cavaliers Virginia 11 4 2006 Lehigh Mountain Hawks Lehigh 5 3 2006 Evansville Purple Aces Evansville 2 2 2006 South Carolina Gamecocks South Carolina 4 4 Lehigh 6 3 Evansville 10 1 Georgia 4 2 Florida State 6 3 Jacksonville 8 1 Georgia 15 1 Virginia 2 2 South Carolina 8 3 Evansville 15 1 Virginia 5 2 Florida State 1 2 1 Georgia 7 3 2 South Carolina 5 5 3 Evansville 15 1 7 Georgia 6 11 11 South Carolina 15 5 6 Atlanta Super Regional 1/1/2/3 First round Second round Regional finals Super regionals Atlanta Regional–Russ Chandler Stadium Lexington Regional–Cliff Hagan Stadium 1 2006 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Georgia Tech 7 4 2006 Stetson Hatters Stetson 5 3 2006 Michigan Wolverines Michigan 2 2 2006 Vanderbilt Commodores Vanderbilt 5 4 Stetson 1 3 Michigan 11 1 2006 Kentucky Wildcats Kentucky 1 4 2006 Ball State Cardinals Ball State 3 3 2006 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Notre Dame 4 2 2006 College of Charleston Cougars College of Charleston 516 1 Kentucky 10 3 Notre Dame 4 1 Georgia Tech 7 2 Vanderbilt 2 3 Michigan 4 2 Vanderbilt 5 4 Ball State 0 2 College of Charleston 11 1 Kentucky 12 4 Ball State 9 1 Georgia Tech 8 — 2 Vanderbilt 4 — 2 College of Charleston 7 — 1 Kentucky 4 — 8 Georgia Tech 5 12 — College of Charleston 0 3 — College World Series Participants School Conference Record (conference) Head coach CWS appearances Best CWS finish CWS recordNot including this year Clemson ACC 52–14 (24–6) Jack Leggett 10(last: 2002) 3rd(1996, 2002) 9–20 Cal State Fullerton Big West 48–13 (18–3) George Horton 13(last: 2004) 1st(1979, 1984, 1995, 2004) 32–21 2006 Georgia Bulldogs Georgia SEC 47–21 (18–12) David Perno 4(last: 2004) 1st(1990) 6–7 2006 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Georgia Tech ACC 50–16 (19–11) Danny Hall 2(last: 2002) 2nd(1994) 4–3 Miami (FL) ACC 41–22 (17–13) Jim Morris 21(last: 2004) 1st(1982, 1985, 1999, 2001) 45–34 North Carolina ACC 50–13 (22–8) Mike Fox 4(last: 1989) 3rd(1978) 2–8 Oregon State Pac-10 44–14 (16–7) Pat Casey 2(last: 2005) 7th(1952, 2005) 0–4 2006 Rice Owls Rice C-USA 55–11 (22–2) Wayne Graham 4(last: 2003) 1st(2003) 6–7 Bracket 1/1/2/3 1 Clemson 8 8 2006 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Georgia Tech 4 North Carolina 713 5 Cal State Fullerton 5 8 Georgia Tech 5 5 Cal State Fullerton 7 2 2006 Rice Owls Rice 6 7 2006 Georgia Bulldogs Georgia 4 Miami (FL) 11 Oregon State 1 7 Georgia 3 Oregon State 5 1 Clemson 0 North Carolina 2 5 Cal State Fullerton 7 1 Clemson 6 2 Rice 3 Miami (FL) 2 Oregon State 8 Miami (FL) 1   North Carolina 6 — 5 Cal State Fullerton 5 — 2 Rice 0 0 Oregon State 5 2 North Carolina 4 7 2 Oregon State 3 11 3 Championship series Saturday 6/24 Championship Game #1: 6:00 PM Oregon State OSU 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 9 0 North Carolina UNC 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 x 4 10 1 Jonathon Hovis (8–2) Joe Paterson (1–1) Andrew Carignan (15) Gillespie yes Note: 77 minute rain delay in top of 6th inning Sunday 6/25 Championship Game #2: 6:00 PM North Carolina UNC 0 1 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 7 13 0 Oregon State OSU 0 0 0 7 0 4 0 0 x 11 14 0 Kevin Gunderson (3–2) Matt Danford (7–2) Rowe Federowicz (2) yes Monday 6/26 Championship Game #3: 6:00 PM North Carolina UNC 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 8 4 Oregon State OSU 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 x 3 6 1 Dallas Buck (13–3) Daniel Bard (9–4) Kevin Gunderson (20) All-Tournament Team The following players were members of the All-Tournament Team. Position Player School P Kevin Gunderson Oregon State Jonah Nickerson (MOP) Oregon State C Tim Federowicz white North Carolina 1B Bill Rowe Oregon State 2B Justin Turner Cal State Fullerton 3B Shea McFeely Oregon State SS Josh Horton white North Carolina OF Jay Cox white North Carolina Danny Dunn Cal State Fullerton Cole Gillespie Oregon State DH David Cooper Cal State Fullerton Tournament performance by conference Conference Tournament record Percentage Schools to super regionals Schools to CWS Pacific-10 14-6 0.700 Oregon St, Stanford Oregon St ACC 29-13 0.690 Clemson, Georgia Tech, Miami, North Carolina Clemson, Georgia Tech, Miami, North Carolina Big West 7-4 0.636 Cal State Fullerton Cal State Fullerton Mid-Con 3-2 0.600 Oral Roberts SEC 21-16 0.568 Alabama, Georgia, Ole Miss, South Carolina Georgia Missouri Valley 5-4 0.556 Conference USA 10-9 0.526 Rice Rice Southern 4-4 0.500 College of Charleston Western Athletic 4-4 0.500 Metro Atlantic 2-2 0.500 Big 12 15-16 0.484 Missouri, Oklahoma Sun Belt 3-4 0.429 WCC 4-6 0.400 Big South 2-4 0.333 Big Ten 1-2 0.333 Colonial 1-2 0.333 Mid-American 1–2 0.333 Mountain West 1-2 0.333 Atlantic Sun 1-4 0.200 America East 0-2 0.000 Atlantic 10 0-2 0.000 Big East 0-2 0.000 Horizon 0-2 0.000 Ivy 0-2 0.000 Mid-Eastern 0-2 0.000 Northeast 0-2 0.000 Ohio Valley 0-2 0.000 Patriot 0-2 0.000 Southland 0-2 0.000 Southwestern Athletic 0-2 0.000 Notes on tournament field Lehigh, UNC Asheville, San Francisco, Prairie View, and Sacred Heart were making their first NCAA tournament appearance.http://web1.ncaa.org/web_files/stats/baseball_cws_RB/08CWSRecordBook.pdf NCAA Men's College World Series Records 1947-2008 NCAA January 20, 2009 See also 2006 NCAA Division II baseball tournament 2006 NCAA Division III baseball tournament 2006 NAIA World Series References Category:NCAA Division I baseball tournament Category:Baseball in Austin, Texas Category:Baseball in Houston