2006 Oregon State Beavers baseball team explained

Mode:baseball
Year:2006
Team:Oregon State Beavers
Conference:Pac-10 Conference
Short Conf:Pac-10
Record:50–16
Conf Record:16–7
Head Coach:Pat Casey
Hc Year:12th
Asst Coach1:Marty Lees
Ac1 Year:3rd
Pitch Coach:Dan Spencer
Pc Year:10th
Stadium:Goss Stadium
Champion:College World Series champions
Pac-10 Conference champions

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.

The Beavers won the College World Series, defeating the North Carolina Tar Heels in the championship series.

Schedule

! style="" | Regular season (39–14)|- valign="top" |-! colspan=14 style="padding-left:4em;background:#D63F09; color:#000000" | Coca-Cola Classic|- style="background: #ddffdd"| 1 || February 10 || vs. || No. 2 || Surprise StadiumSurprise, Arizona || W 12–4 || 1–0 || –|- style="background: #ddffdd"| 2 || February 11 || vs. No. 10 || No. 2 || Surprise Stadium • Surprise, Arizona || W 11–0 || 2–0 || –|- style="background: #ffdddd"| 3 || February 12 || vs. || No. 2 || Surprise Stadium • Surprise, Arizona || L 5–6 || 2–1 || –|-! colspan=14 style="padding-left:4em;background:#D63F09; color:white" ||- style="background: #ddffdd"| 4 || February 17 || at No. 14 || No. 2 || Eddy D. Field StadiumMalibu, California || W 7–6 || 3–1 || –|- style="background: #ffdddd"| 5 || February 18 || at No. 14 Pepperdine || No. 2 || Eddy D. Field Stadium • Malibu, California || L 2–6 || 3–2 || –|- style="background: #ffdddd"| 6 || February 19 || at No. 14 Pepperdine || No. 2 || Eddy D. Field Stadium • Malibu, California || L 1–7 || 3–3 || –|-! colspan=14 style="padding-left:4em;background:#D63F09; color:#000000" | River City Classic|- style="background: #ddffdd"| 7 || February 23 || vs. || No. 10 || Dobbins Baseball ComplexDavis, California || W 12–2 || 4–3 || –|- style="background: #ffdddd"| 8 || February 24 || at || No. 10 || Dobbins Baseball Complex • Davis, California || L 1–2 || 4–4 || –|- style="background: #ddffdd"| 9 || February 25 || at || No. 10 || John Smith Field • Sacramento, California || W 8–3 || 5–4 || –|- style="background: #ddffdd"| 10 || February 26 || vs. || No. 10 || Dobbins Baseball Complex • Davis, California || W 7–5 || 6–4 || –|-! colspan=14 style="padding-left:4em;background:#D63F09; color:white" ||-|- style="background: #ddffdd"| 11 || March 3 || Nevada || No. 14 || Goss Stadium at Coleman FieldCorvallis, Oregon || W 13–4 || 7–4 || –|- style="background: #ddffdd"| 12 || March 4 || Nevada || No. 14 || Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, Oregon || W 4–0 || 8–4 || –|- style="background: #ddffdd"| 13 || March 5 || Nevada || No. 14 || Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, Oregon || W 9–1 || 9–4 || –|- style="background: #ddffdd"| 14 || March 7 || || No. 12 || Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, Oregon || W 3–1 || 10–4 || –|- style="background: #ddffdd"| 15 || March 10 || at || No. 12 || Isotopes ParkAlbuquerque, New Mexico || W 10–4 || 11–4 || –|- style="background: #ffdddd"| 16 || March 11 || at New Mexico || No. 12 || Isotopes Park • Albuquerque, New Mexico || L 2–13 || 11–5 || –|- style="background: #ddffdd"| 17 || March 17 || at || No. 14 || Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, California || W 4–1 || 12–5 || 1–0|- style="background: #ffdddd"| 18 || March 18 || at Southern California || No. 14 || Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, California|| L 3–11 || 12–6 || 1–1|- style="background: #ffdddd"| 19 || March 19 || at Southern California || No. 14 || Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, California || L 1–4 || 12–7 || 1–2|- style="background: #ddffdd"| 20 || March 24 || || No. 19 || Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, Oregon || W 7–5 || 13–7 || –|- style="background: #ddffdd"| 21 || March 25 || Utah Valley State || No. 19 || Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, Oregon || W 9–4 || 14–7 || –|- style="background: #ddffdd"| 22 || March 26 || Utah Valley State || No. 19 || Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, Oregon || W 13–6 || 15–7 || –|- style="background: #ddffdd"| 23 || March 28 || at || No. 18 || Klein Family FieldStockton, California || W 6–4 || 16–7 || –|- style="background: #ffdddd"| 24 || March 29 || vs. || No. 18 || Klein Family Field • Stockton, California || L 2–8 || 16–8 || –|- style="background: #ddffdd"| 25 || March 31 || || No. 18 || Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, Oregon || W 5–4 (10) || 17–8 || –|-|- style="background: #ddffdd"| 26 || April 1 || Texas–Pan American || No. 18 || Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, Oregon || W 9–1 || 18–8 || –|- style="background: #ddffdd"| 27 || April 1 || Texas–Pan American || No. 18 || Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, Oregon || W 14–1 || 19–8 || –|- style="background: #ddffdd"| 28 || April 7 || Arizona || No. 16 || Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, Oregon || W 10–5 || 20–8 || 2–2|- style="background: #ddffdd"| 29 || April 8 || Arizona || No. 16 || Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, Oregon || W 10–2 || 21–8 || 3–2|- style="background: #ffdddd"| 30 || April 9 || Arizona || No. 16 || Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, Oregon || L 1–8 || 21–9 || 3–3|- style="background: #ddffdd"| 31 || April 11 || at Portland || No. 19 || Joe Etzel Field • Portland, Oregon || W 14–9 || 22–9 || –|- style="background: #ddffdd"| 32 || April 13 || || No. 19 || Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, Oregon || W 3–0 || 23–9 || 4–3|- style="background: #ddffdd"| 33 || April 14 || Stanford || No. 19 || Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, Oregon || W 1–0 || 24–9 || 5–3|- style="background: #ddffdd"| 34 || April 16 || Stanford || No. 19 || Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, Oregon || W 12–1 || 25–9 || 6–3|- style="background: #ddffdd"| 35 || April 21 || at || No. 14 || Evans Diamond • Berkeley, California || W 5–2 || 26–9 || 7–3|- style="background: #ddffdd"| 36 || April 22 || at California || No. 14 || Evans Diamond • Berkeley, California || W 5–2 || 27–9 || 8–3|- style="background: #ddffdd"| 37 || April 23 || at California || No. 14 || Evans Diamond • Berkeley, California || W 9–7 || 28–9 || 9–3|- style="background: #ffdddd"| 38 || April 25 || Portland || No. 7 || Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, Oregon || || 28–10 || –|- style="background: #ddffdd"| 39 || April 27 || || No. 7 || Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, Oregon || W 3–0 || 29–10 || –|- style="background: #ddffdd"| 40 || April 28 || New Mexico || No. 7 || Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, Oregon || W 16–1 || 30–10 || –|- style="background: #ddffdd"| 41 || April 29 || Cal Poly || No. 7 || Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, Oregon || W 8–4 || 31–10 || –|- style="background: #ddffdd"| 42 || April 30 || New Mexico || No. 7 || Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, Oregon || W 8–2 || 32–10 || –|-|- style="background: #ffdddd"| 43 || May 5 || No. 22 || No. 6 || Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, Oregon || L 4–6 || 32–11 || 9–4|- style="background: #ddffdd"| 44 || May 6 || No. 22 Washington || No. 6 || Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, Oregon || W 5–3 || 33–11 || 10–4|- style="background: #ddffdd"| 45 || May 7 || No. 22 Washington || No. 6 || Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, Oregon || W 7–1 || 34–11 || 11–4|- style="background: #ffdddd"| 46 || May 12 || at No. 20 || No. 5 || Packard StadiumTempe, Arizona || L 3–10 || 34–12 || 11–5|- style="background: #ffdddd"| 47 || May 13 || at No. 20 Arizona State || No. 5 || Packard Stadium • Tempe, Arizona || L 3–6 || 34–13 || 11–6|- style="background: #ddffdd"| 48 || May 14 || at No. 20 Arizona State || No. 5 || Packard Stadium • Tempe, Arizona || W 9–8 || 35–13 || 12–6|- style="background: #ddffdd"| 49 || May 19 || at || No. 7 || Bailey–Brayton FieldPullman, Washington || W 16–1 || 36–13 || 13–6|- style="background: #ddffdd"| 50 || May 20 || at Washington State || No. 7 || Bailey–Brayton Field • Pullman, Washington || W 10–2 || 37–13 || 14–6|- style="background: #ddffdd"| 51 || May 21 || at Washington State || No. 7 || Bailey–Brayton Field • Pullman, Washington || W 13–3 || 38–13 || 15–6|- style="background: #ddffdd"| 52 || May 26 || || No. 5 || Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, Oregon || W 9–2 || 39–13 || 16–6|- style="background: #ffdddd"| 53 || May 28 || UCLA || No. 5 || Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, Oregon || L 1–3 || 39–14 || 16–7|-|-|-! style="" | Postseason (11–2)|- valign="top"|- style="background: #ddffdd"| 54 || June 2 || (4) || (1) No. 4 || Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, Oregon || W 5–3 || 40–14 || 1–0|- style="background: #ddffdd"| 55 || June 3 || (2) No. 28 || (1) No. 4 || Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, Oregon || W 11–3 || 41–14 || 2–0|- style="background: #ddffdd"| 56 || June 4 || (3) || (1) No. 4 || Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, Oregon || W 12–3 || 42–14 || 3–0|-|- style="background: #ddffdd"| 57 || June 10 || No. 15 Stanford || No. 4 || Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, Oregon || W 4–3 || 43–14 || 4–0|- style="background: #ddffdd"| 58 || June 11 || No. 15 Stanford || No. 4 || Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, Oregon || W 15–0 || 44–14 || 5–0|-|- style="background: #ffdddd"| 59 || June 18 || vs. No. 8 Miami (FL) || No. 4 || Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska || L 1–11 || 44–15 || 0–1|- style="background: #ddffdd"| 60 || June 19 || vs. (7) No. 6 || No. 4 || Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska || W 5–3 || 45–15 || 1–1|- style="background: #ddffdd"| 61 || June 20 || vs. No. 8 Miami (FL) || No. 4 || Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska || W 8–1 || 46–15 || 2–1|- style="background: #ddffdd"| 62 || June 21 || vs. (2) No. 1 || No. 4 || Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska || W 5–0 || 47–15 || 3–1|- style="background: #ddffdd"| 63 || June 22 || vs. (2) No. 1 Rice || No. 4 || Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska || W 2–0 || 48–15 || 4–1|- style="background: #ffdddd"| 64 || June 24 || vs. No. 5 North Carolina || No. 4 || Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska || L 3–4 || 48–16 || 4–2|- style="background: #ddffdd"| 65 || June 25 || vs. No. 5 North Carolina || No. 4 || Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska || W 11–7 || 49–16 || 5–2|- style="background: #ddffdd"| 66 || June 26 || vs. No. 5 North Carolina || No. 4 || Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska || W 3–2 || 50–16 || 6–2|-

Awards and honors

Darwin Barney
  • All-Pac-10[1]
    Dallas Buck
  • All America Second Team
  • All-Pac-10
    Kevin Gunderson
  • College World Series All-Tournament Team
  • All America Second Team
  • All-Pac-10
    Cole Gillespie
  • College World Series All-Tournament Team
  • All America First Team[2]
  • All-Pac-10
    Shea McFeely
  • College World Series All-Tournament Team
    Jonah Nickerson
  • College World Series Most Outstanding Player[3]
  • All America Second Team
  • All-Pac-10
    Bill Rowe
  • College World Series All-Tournament Team

    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]

    Members of baseball program drafted in 2006
    PlayerPositionRoundOverallMLB Team
    Dallas BuckRHP3rd86thArizona Diamondbacks
    Cole GillespieOF3rd92ndMilwaukee Brewers
    Kevin GundersonLHP5th160thAtlanta Braves
    Jonah NickersonRHP7th202ndDetroit Tigers
    Tyler GrahamOF19th566thSan Francisco Giants
    Chris Kunda2B19th584thNew York Yankees
    Shea McFeely3B28th837thArizona Diamondbacks
    Mitch CanhamC41st1246thSan Diego Padres
    Jon KollerRHP48th1435thNew York Mets

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Pac-10 Baseball Honors. Pac-12.org. June 22, 2012. April 3, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120403074517/http://www.pac-12.org/portals/7/images/history/baseball/pac-10-honors.pdf. dead.
    2. Web site: Gillespie, Buck, Nickerson, Gunderson Earn All-America. OSUBeavers.com. June 22, 2012. https://archive.today/20130131002537/http://www.osubeavers.com/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/061406aab.html. January 31, 2013. dead.
    3. Web site: College World Series Record Book. NCAA.org. June 22, 2012.
    4. Web site: 2006 Oregon State University. The Baseball Cube. June 21, 2012.