2006 NCAA Division II baseball tournament

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2006 NCAA Division II
baseball tournament
Season2006
Finals site
Champions Tampa  (4th title)
Runner-up Chico State (4th CWS Appearance)
Winning coach Joe Urso  (1st title)
MOP Lee Cruz, DH (Tampa)
Attendance33,677

The 2006 NCAA Division II baseball tournament was the postseason tournament hosted by the NCAA to determine the national champion of baseball among its Division II members at the end of the 2006 NCAA Division II baseball season. [1]

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The final, eight-team double elimination tournament, also known as the College World Series, was played at Montgomery Riverwalk Stadium in Montgomery, Alabama from May 27–June 3, 2006.

Tampa defeated Chico State in the championship game, 3–2, to claim the Spartans' fourth Division II national title and first since 1998.

Bracket

College World Series

First Rounds
May 27–30, 2006
Second Rounds
May 29–May 31, 2006
Semifinals
June 1, 2006
Championship
June 3, 2006
         
Tampa 4
Francis Marion 3
Tampa 5
Montevallo 4
Montevallo 3
West Chester 2
Tampa 13
Bracket One
Franklin Pierce 3
Franklin Pierce 4
Emporia State 0
Ashland 2
Franklin Pierce 7
Tampa 3
Chico State 2
Ashland 14
Franklin Pierce 4
Ashland 4
Chico State 8
Chico State 2
Emporia State 1
Chico State 9
Bracket Two
Montevallo 5
Francis Marion 2
West Chester 3
Montevallo 10
West Chester 3

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References

  1. "DIVISION II BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS RECORDS BOOK" (PDF). NCAA.org. NCAA. Retrieved 30 June 2024.