2006 North Carolina Tar Heels baseball team

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2006 North Carolina Tar Heels baseball
North Carolina Tar Heels logo.svg
Chapel Hill Regional Champions
Tuscaloosa Super Regional Champions
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
DivisionCoastal Division
Record54–15 (22–8 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Chad Holbrook (13th season)
  • Scott Forbes (1st season)
  • Jason Howell (1st season)
Home stadium Bryson Field at Boshamer Stadium
Seasons
← 2005
2007  →
2006 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Atlantic
No. 5 Clemson  x‍‍‡‍y24–6 .80053–16 .768
No. 24 Florida State  ‍‍‍y16–13 .55244–21 .677
No. 29 NC State  ‍‍‍y16–13 .55240–23 .635
Wake Forest  ‍‍‍16–13 .55233–22 .600
Boston College  ‍‍‍9–21 .30028–25 .528
Maryland  ‍‍‍8–22 .26726–30 .464
Coastal
No. 2 North Carolina  x‍‍‍y22–8 .73354–15 .783
No. 20 Virginia  ‍‍‍y21–9 .70047–15 .758
No. 8 Georgia Tech  ‍‍‍y19–11 .63350–18 .735
No. 6 Miami (FL)  ‍‍‍y17–13 .56742–24 .636
Duke  ‍‍‍6–24 .20015–40 .273
Virginia Tech  ‍‍‍4–25 .13820–33 .377
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2006 [1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2006 North Carolina Tar Heels baseball team represented the University of North Carolina in the 2006 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Tar Heels played their home games at the new Bryson Field at Boshamer Stadium. The team was coached by Mike Fox in his 6th season at North Carolina.

Contents

The Tar Heels lost the College World Series, defeated by the Oregon State Beavers in the championship series.

Roster

2006 North Carolina Tar Heels roster
 

Pitchers

 

Catchers

  • 19 Tim Federowicz - Freshman
  • 16 Matt Iannetta - Sophomore
  • 26 Benji Johnson - Sophomore
  • 38 Mike McKee - Freshman

Infielders

  • 34 Chad Flack - Sophomore
  • 7 Reid Fronk - Sophomore
  • 4 Garrett Gore - Freshman
  • 12 Josh Horton - Sophomore
  • 14 Joe Pietropaoli - Junior
  • 1 Kyle Shelton - Sophomore
  • 36 Matt Spencer - Sophomore
  • 3 Bryan Steed - Junior
 

Outfielders

  • 11 Mike Cavasinni - Freshman
  • 10 Jay Cox - Junior
  • 6 Nate Lape - Freshman
  • 5 Matt McNichol - Freshman
  • 27 Seth Williams - Sophomore

Schedule and results

Legend
 North Carolina win
 North Carolina loss
 North Carolina tie
2006 North Carolina Tar Heels baseball game log
Regular season (45–11)
February (7–0)
DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreUNC Pitcher of RecordAttendanceOverall RecordACC Record
February 17 Seton Hall Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina 8–3Woodard (1–0)1,1751–0–
February 19Seton HallBoshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina9–7Bard (1–0)3552–0–
February 19Seton HallBoshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina21–2Miller (1–0)3553–0–
February 21 Coastal Carolina Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina15–0Putkonen (1–0)4854–0–
February 24 George Washington Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina11–7Woodard (2–0)1,2515–0–
February 25George WashingtonBoshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina6–5Hovis (1–0)8596–0–
February 26George WashingtonBoshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina14–0Miller (2–0)8057–0–
March (15–5)
DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreUNC Pitcher of RecordAttendanceOverall RecordACC Record
March 1 Gardner–Webb Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina11–8Hovis (2–0)7598–0–
March 3 Purdue Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina4–5Hovis (2–1)1,0058–1–
March 4PurdueBoshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina5–2Bard (2–0)1,1529–1–
March 5PurdueBoshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina7–3Miller (3–0)95210–1–
March 8 Appalachian State Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina6–4Putkonen (2–0)45511–1–
March 10at Wake Forest Ernie Shore Field • Winston-Salem, North Carolina 5–6Danford (0–1)41311–20–1
March 11at Wake ForestErnie Shore Field • Winston-Salem, North Carolina3–0Bard (3–0)91912–21–1
March 12at Wake ForestErnie Shore Field • Winston-Salem, North Carolina5–1Miller (4–0)1,50113–22–1
March 14 George Mason Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina9–5Danford (1–1)11514–22–1
March 15George MasonBoshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina7–4Hovis (3–1)20515–22–1
March 17 Maryland Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina8–15Bard (3–1)85315–32–2
March 18MarylandBoshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina11–7Hovis (4–1)1,12516–33–2
March 19MarylandBoshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina10–3Danford (2–1)1,05017–34–2
March 21 Towson Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina11–2Warren (1–0)10518–34–2
March 22TowsonBoshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina11–3Putkonen (3–0)35319–34–2
March 24at Georgia Tech Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, Georgia 2–0Miller (5–0)1,24320–35–2
March 25at Georgia TechRuss Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, Georgia1–11Bard (3–2)1,39720–45–3
March 26at Georgia TechRuss Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, Georgia2–3Woodard (2–1)2,20120–55–4
March 28 Charlotte Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina3–1Hovis (5–1)66521–55–4
March 31 Florida State Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina4–0Miller (6–0)2,55522–56–4
April (17–3)
DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreUNC Pitcher of RecordAttendanceOverall RecordACC Record
April 1Florida StateBoshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina4–3Woodard (3–1)2,15123–57–4
April 2Florida StateBoshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina5–6Hovis (5–2)2,39523–67–5
April 4 Elon Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina9–1Putkonen (4–0)95924–67–5
April 5 Davidson Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina23–7Banford (3–1)59925–67–5
April 7at Miami (FL) Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida 8–7Miller (7–0)2,21626–68–5
April 8at Miami (FL)Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida7–9Carignan (1–0)2,20326–78–6
April 9at Miami (FL)Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida9–6Hovis (6–2)1,38527–79–6
April 12at Charlotte Tom and Lib Phillips Field • Charlotte, North Carolina 3–1Danford (4–1)3,13428–79–6
April 14 Virginia Tech Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina9–4Miller (8–0)2,32529–710–6
April 15Virginia TechBoshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina3–1Woodard (4–1)2,35130–711–6
April 16Virginia TechBoshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina12–4Bard (4–2)1,35531–712–6
April 18at UNC Greensboro UNCG Baseball Stadium • Greensboro, North Carolina 6–7Facchinei (0–1)1,03331–812–6
April 21 NC State Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina7–3Miller (9–0)3,65632–813–6
April 22NC StateBoshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina3–2Carignan (1–1)2,19533–814–6
April 23NC StateBoshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina4–0Bard (5–2)3,15334–815–6
April 25 VCU Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina6–3Putkonen (9–0)55735–815–6
April 26 High Point Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina7–3Trice (1–0)10536–815–6
April 28at Duke Jack Coombs Field • Durham, North Carolina 8–4Miller (10–0)1,92737–816–6
April 29at DukeJack Coombs Field • Durham, North Carolina8–2Woodard (5–1)1,55538–817–6
April 30at DukeJack Coombs Field • Durham, North Carolina7–1Bard (6–2)1,03239–818–6
May (7–2)
DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreUNC Pitcher of RecordAttendanceOverall RecordACC Record
May 9 Campbell Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina6–3Danford (5–1)71540–818–6
May 10 Winthrop Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina8–12Carignan (1–2)75740–918–6
May 12at Virginia Davenport Field at UVA Baseball Stadium • Charlottesville, Virginia 1–4Miller (10–1)2,62440–1018–7
May 13at VirginiaDavenport Field at UVA Baseball Stadium • Charlottesville, Virginia5–0Woodard (6–1)2,62441–1019–7
May 14at VirginiaDavenport Field at UVA Baseball Stadium • Charlottesville, Virginia2–9Bard (6–3)2,11941–1119–8
May 16UNC GreensboroBoshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina7–0Putkonen (6–0)85842–1119–8
May 18 Boston College Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina7–1Miller (11–1)25543–1120–8
May 19Boston CollegeBoshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina5–2Hovis (7–2)1,91544–1121–8
May 20Boston CollegeBoshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina5–1Bard (7–3)2,15845–1122–8
Postseason (9–4)
DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreUNC Pitcher of RecordAttendanceOverall RecordACC Record
May 24vs NC State Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville • Jacksonville, Florida 3–9Miller (11–2)16,44445–1222–8
May 25vs Florida StateBaseball Grounds of Jacksonville • Jacksonville, Florida6–7Carignan (1–3)17,23645–1322–8
DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreUNC Pitcher of RecordAttendanceOverall RecordACC Record
June 2 Maine Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina15–7Danford (6–1)1,81546–1322–8
June 3WinthropBoshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina14–4Miller (12–2)2,91547–1322–8
June 4WinthropBoshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina14–2Bard (8–3)2,85748–1322–8
DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreUNC Pitcher of RecordAttendanceOverall RecordACC Record
June 9at Alabama Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama 11–5Miller (13–2)5,24049–1322–8
June 10at AlabamaSewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama8–7Carignan (2–3)5,42050–1322–8
DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreUNC Pitcher of RecordAttendanceOverall RecordACC Record
June 16vs Cal State Fullerton Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska 7–5Danford (7–1)23,38551–1322–8
June 18vs Clemson Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska2–0Woodard (7–1)21,32952–1322–8
June 21vs Cal State FullertonJohnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska6–5Bard (9–3)17,00053–1322–8
June 24vs Oregon State Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska4–3Hovis (8–2)26,80854–1322–8
June 25vs Oregon StateJohnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska7–11Danford (7–2)25,04654–1422–8
June 26vs Oregon StateJohnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska2–3Bard (9–4)18,56554–1522–8
Schedule Source: [2]

Awards and honors

Tim Federowicz
Jay Cox

Tar Heels in the 2006 MLB Draft

The following members of the North Carolina Tar Heels baseball program were drafted in the 2006 Major League Baseball Draft. [4]

RoundPickPlayerPositionMLB Club
16 Andrew Miller P Detroit Tigers
128 Daniel Bard P Boston Red Sox
22648Jay Cox OF Colorado Rockies
461,390Robert Woodard P St. Louis Cardinals

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References

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  2. ↑ "2007 North Carolina Baseball Media Guide" (PDF) (Press release). University of North Carolina Athletics. Retrieved April 27, 2019.
  3. 1 2 "College World Series Record Book" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
  4. ↑ "MLB Amateur Draft Picks from the University of North Carolina". Baseball-Reference. Retrieved April 27, 2019.
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