2006 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament

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2006 NCAA Division I
Baseball Tournament
Season 2006
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Champions Oregon State  (1st title)
Runner-up North Carolina (5th CWS Appearance)
Winning coach Pat Casey  (1st title)
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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.

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After winning the regional and super regional rounds of the 2006 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament, eight teams advanced to Omaha. Clemson, Georgia Tech, North Carolina, Cal State Fullerton, Oregon State, Rice, 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 Texas and sixth-seeded Nebraska both fell in the regionals, while the fourth seed 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 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.

Opening ceremony of game 2 between Oregon State and North Carolina. College World Series 2006 - Finals Game 2 opening.jpg
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 8th out of 12 teams at 13–17. 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.

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 Maine Tournament Champion
ACC Clemson Tournament Champion
Atlantic Sun Stetson Tournament Champion
A-10 Saint Louis Tournament Champion
Big 12 Kansas Tournament Champion
Big East Notre Dame Tournament Champion
Big South UNC Asheville Tournament Champion
Big Ten Michigan Tournament Champion
Big West Cal State Fullerton Regular Season Champion
CAA UNC Wilmington Tournament Champion
Conference USA Rice Tournament Champion
Horizon League Wright State Tournament Champion
Ivy League Princeton Championship Series Winner
MAAC Manhattan Tournament Champion
MAC Ball State Tournament Champion
Mid-Con Oral Roberts Tournament Champion
MEAC Bethune-Cookman Tournament Champion
Missouri Valley Evansville Tournament Champion
MWC TCU Tournament Champion
NEC Sacred Heart Tournament Champion
OVC Jacksonville State Tournament Champion
Pac-10 Oregon State Regular Season Champion
Patriot League Lehigh Tournament Champion
SEC Ole Miss Tournament Champion
SoCon College of Charleston Tournament Champion
Southland Texas–Arlington Tournament Champion
SWAC Prairie View A&M Tournament Champion
Sun Belt Troy Tournament Champion
WCC Pepperdine Championship Series Winner
WAC Fresno State Tournament Champion

Bids by conference

ConferenceTotalSchools
Southeastern8 Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Ole Miss, Mississippi State, South Carolina, Vanderbilt
Atlantic Coast7 Clemson, Florida State, Georgia Tech, Miami (FL), North Carolina, NC State, Virginia
Big 127 Baylor, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas
Conference USA4 Houston, Rice, Southern Miss, Tulane
Pacific-104 Arizona State, Oregon State, Stanford, UCLA
WCC3 Pepperdine, San Diego. San Francisco
Atlantic Sun2 Jacksonville, Stetson
Big South2 UNC Asheville, Winthrop
Big West2 UC Irvine, Cal State Fullerton
Missouri Valley2 Evansville, Wichita State
Southern2 College of Charleston, Elon
Sun Belt2 South Alabama, Troy
Western Athletic2 Fresno State, Hawaii
America East1 Maine
Atlantic 101 Saint Louis
Big East1 Notre Dame
Big Ten1 Michigan
Colonial1 UNC Wilmington
Horizon1 Wright State
Ivy1 Princeton
Metro Atlantic1 Manhattan
Mid-American1 Ball State
Mid-Con1 Oral Roberts
Mid-Eastern1 Bethune Cookman
Mountain West1 TCU
Northeast1 Sacred Heart
Ohio Valley1 Jacksonville State
Patriot1 Lehigh
Southland1 Texas–Arlington
Southwestern1 Prairie View

National Seeds

Bold indicates CWS participant.

  1. Clemson
  2. Rice
  3. Texas
  4. Alabama
  5. Cal State Fullerton
  6. Nebraska
  7. Georgia
  8. Georgia Tech

Regionals & Super Regionals

Bold indicates winner.

Clemson Super Regional

First Round Second Round Regional Finals Super Regionals
               
1 Clemson 3
4 UNC Asheville 0
1 Clemson13
2 Elon 3
3 Mississippi State 4
2 Elon 5
1Clemson8
Clemson Regional–Doug Kingsmore Stadium
3 Mississippi State 6
4 UNC Asheville 4
3 Mississippi State5
3 Mississippi State12
2 Elon 3
1 Clemson116
Oral Roberts 8 5
1 Oklahoma State 4
4 Princeton 1
1 Oklahoma State 4
3 Oral Roberts5
3 Oral Roberts 411
2 Arkansas 3
3 Oral Roberts9
Fayetteville Regional–Baum Stadium
1 Oklahoma State 2
4 Princeton 2
2 Arkansas6
2 Arkansas 5
1 Oklahoma State6

Houston Super Regional

First Round Second Round Regional Finals Super Regionals
               
1 Rice 6
4 Prairie View A&M 5
1 Rice7
3 Baylor 2
3 Baylor 3
2 Arizona State 2
1 Rice7
Houston Regional–Reckling Park
3 Baylor 4
4 Prairie View A&M 4
2 Arizona State13
2 Arizona State 2
3 Baylor7
2 Rice105 9
Oklahoma 4 115
1 Oklahoma 5
4 TCU 6
4 TCU 8
3 Wichita State18
3 Wichita State 2
2 Houston 1
3 Wichita State 7 6
Norman Regional–L. Dale Mitchell Park
1 Oklahoma127
1 Oklahoma8
2 Houston 1
1 Oklahoma15
4 TCU 6

Corvallis Super Regional

First Round Second Round Regional Finals Super Regionals
               
1 Texas 9
4 Texas–Arlington 1
1 Texas 8
3 Stanford18
3 Stanford 7
2 NC State 2
3 Stanford17
Austin Regional–Disch-Falk Field
2 NC State 7
4 Texas–Arlington 5
2 NC State610
2 NC State6
1 Texas 3
Stanford 3 0
Oregon State415
1 Oregon State 5
4 Wright State 3
1 Oregon State11
2 Kansas 3
3 Hawaii 6
2 Kansas 9
1 Oregon State12
Corvallis Regional–Goss Stadium
3 Hawaii 3
4 Wright State 3
3 Hawaii5
3 Hawaii9
2 Kansas 5

Tuscaloosa Super Regional

First Round Second Round Regional Finals Super Regionals
               
1 Alabama 13
4 Jacksonville State 1
1 Alabama4
2 Troy 3
3 Southern Miss 8
2 Troy 10
1 Alabama14
Tuscaloosa Regional–Sewell-Thomas Stadium
2 Troy 5
4 Jacksonville State 2
3 Southern Miss6
3 Southern Miss 5
2 Troy6
4 Alabama 5 7
North Carolina118
1 North Carolina 15
4 Maine 7
1 North Carolina14
2 Winthrop 4
3 UNC Wilmington 2
2 Winthrop 14
1 North Carolina14
Chapel Hill Regional–Boshamer Stadium
2 Winthrop 2
4 Maine 19
3 UNC Wilmington21
3 UNC Wilmington 4
2 Winthrop5

Fullerton Super Regional

First Round Second Round Regional Finals Super Regionals
               
1 Cal State Fullerton 6
4 Saint Louis 1
1 Cal State Fullerton9
2 Fresno State 2
3 San Diego 8
2 Fresno State 9
1 Cal State Fullerton10
Fullerton Regional–Goodwin Field
2 Fresno State 3
4 Saint Louis 12
3 San Diego19
3 San Diego 2
2 Fresno State9
5 Cal State Fullerton79
Missouri 1 1
1 Pepperdine 3
4 Missouri 2
1 Pepperdine6
2 UCLA 0
3 UC Irvine 2
2 UCLA 3
1 Pepperdine 1 3
Malibu Regional–Eddy D. Field Stadium
4 Missouri48
4 Missouri514
3 UC Irvine 4
4 Missouri2
2 UCLA 1

Oxford Super Regional

First Round Second Round Regional Finals Super Regionals
               
1 Nebraska 1
4 Manhattan 4
4 Manhattan 2
2 Miami (FL)8
3 San Francisco 2
2 Miami (FL) 11
2 Miami (FL)10
Lincoln Regional–Haymarket Park
4 Manhattan 4
1Nebraska 1
3 San Francisco5
3 San Francisco 4
4 Manhattan6
Miami (FL)9 714
Ole Miss 110 9
1 Ole Miss 3
4 Bethune-Cookman 2
1 Ole Miss9
3 South Alabama 7
3 South Alabama 7
2 Tulane 1
1 Ole Miss12
Oxford Regional–Swayze Field
2 Tulane 4
4 Bethune-Cookman 7
2 Tulane12
2 Tulane18
3 South Alabama 11

Athens Super Regional

First Round Second Round Regional Finals Super Regionals
               
1 Georgia 11
4 Sacred Heart 0
1 Georgia 4
2 Florida State6
3 Jacksonville 0
2 Florida State 18
2 Florida State 1 2
Athens Regional–Foley Field
1 Georgia73
4 Sacred Heart 3
3 Jacksonville4
3 Jacksonville 8
1 Georgia15
7 Georgia6 1111
South Carolina 155 6
1 Virginia 11
4 Lehigh 5
1 Virginia 2
2 South Carolina8
3 Evansville 2
2 South Carolina 4
2 South Carolina5 5
Charlottesville Regional–Davenport Field
3 Evansville 151
4 Lehigh 6
3 Evansville10
3 Evansville15
1 Virginia 5

Atlanta Super Regional

First Round Second Round Regional Finals Super Regionals
               
1 Georgia Tech 7
4 Stetson 5
1 Georgia Tech7
2 Vanderbilt 2
3 Michigan 2
2 Vanderbilt 5
1 Georgia Tech8
Atlanta Regional–Russ Chandler Stadium
2 Vanderbilt 4
4 Stetson 1
3 Michigan11
3 Michigan 4
2 Vanderbilt5
8 Georgia Tech512
College of Charleston 0 3
1 Kentucky 1
4 Ball State 3
4 Ball State 0
2 College of Charleston11
3 Notre Dame 4
2 College of Charleston 516
2 College of Charleston7
Lexington Regional–Cliff Hagan Stadium
1 Kentucky 4
1 Kentucky10
3 Notre Dame 4
1 Kentucky12
4 Ball State 9

College World Series

Participants

SchoolConferenceRecord (Conference)Head CoachCWS AppearancesBest CWS FinishCWS Record
Not 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
Georgia SEC 47–21 (18–12) David Perno 4
(last: 2004)
1st
(1990)
6–7
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
Rice C-USA 55–11 (22–2) Wayne Graham 4
(last: 2003)
1st
(2003)
6–7

Bracket

First round Second round Semifinals Finals
               
1 Clemson 8
8 Georgia Tech 4
1 Clemson 0
North Carolina2
North Carolina 7
5 Cal State Fullerton 5
 North Carolina6
5 Cal State Fullerton 5
8 Georgia Tech 5
5 Cal State Fullerton7
5 Cal State Fullerton7
1 Clemson 6
North Carolina 47 2
Oregon State3 113
2 Rice 6
7 Georgia 4
2 Rice3
Miami (FL) 2
Miami (FL) 11
Oregon State 1
2 Rice 0 0
Oregon State52
7 Georgia 3
Oregon State5
Oregon State8
Miami (FL) 1

Championship Series

Saturday 6/24

Championship Game #1: 6:00 PM
Team123456789 R H E
Oregon State 001002000390
North Carolina 20000101x4101
WP: Jonathon Hovis (8-2)   LP: Joe Paterson (1-1)   Sv: Andrew Carignan (15)
Home runs:
OSU: Gillespie
UNC: None

Note: 77 minute rain delay in top of 6th inning

Sunday 6/25

Championship Game #2: 6:00 PM
Team123456789 R H E
North Carolina 0131002007130
Oregon State 00070400x11140
WP: Kevin Gunderson (3-2)   LP: Matt Danford (7-2)
Home runs:
UNC: Federowicz (2)
OSU: Rowe

Monday 6/26

Championship Game #3: 6:00 PM
Team123456789 R H E
North Carolina 000020000284
Oregon State 00020001x361
WP: Dallas Buck (13-3)   LP: Daniel Bard (9-4)   Sv: Kevin Gunderson (20)

Tournament Performance by Conference

ConferenceTournament RecordPercentageSchools to Super RegionalsSchools to CWS
Pacific-1014-60.700Oregon St, StanfordOregon St
ACC29-130.690Clemson, Georgia Tech, Miami, North CarolinaClemson, Georgia Tech, Miami, North Carolina
Big West7-40.636Cal State FullertonCal State Fullerton
Mid-Con3-20.600Oral Roberts
SEC21-160.568Alabama, Georgia, Ole Miss, South CarolinaGeorgia
Missouri Valley5-40.556
Conference USA10-90.526RiceRice
Southern4-40.500College of Charleston
Western Athletic4-40.500
Metro Atlantic2-20.500
Big 1215-160.484Missouri, Oklahoma
Sun Belt3-40.429
WCC4-60.400
Big South2-40.333
Big Ten1-20.333
Colonial1-20.333
Mid-American1-20.333
Mountain West1-20.333
Atlantic Sun1-40.200
America East0-20.000
Atlantic 100-20.000
Big East0-20.000
Horizon0-20.000
Ivy0-20.000
Mid-Eastern0-20.000
Northeast0-20.000
Ohio Valley0-20.000
Patriot0-20.000
Southland0-20.000
Southwestern Athletic0-20.000

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