2006 Oregon State Beavers baseball team

2006 Oregon State Beavers baseball
College World Series champions Pac-10 Conference champions
Conference	Pac-10 Conference
Record	50–16 (16–7 Pac-10)
Head coach	Pat Casey (12th season)
Assistant coach	Marty Lees (3rd season)
Pitching coach	Dan Spencer (10th season)
Home stadium	Goss Stadium

2006 Pacific-10 Conference baseball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 1 Oregon State  ‍†‍‍y	16	–	7		.696			50	–	16		.758
Arizona State  ‍‍‍y	14	–	10		.583			37	–	21		.638
UCLA  ‍‍‍y	13	–	10		.565			33	–	25		.569
Arizona  ‍‍‍	12	–	12		.500			27	–	28		.491
No. 15 Stanford  ‍‍‍y	11	–	13		.458			33	–	27		.550
Southern California  ‍‍‍	11	–	13		.458			36	–	25		.590
Washington  ‍‍‍	11	–	13		.458			36	–	25		.590
Washington State  ‍‍‍	10	–	14		.417			36	–	23		.610
California  ‍‍‍	9	–	15		.375			26	–	28		.481
† – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 2006 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

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.

Roster

2006 Oregon State Beavers baseball team
Players	Coaches
# Pos. Name Bats/throws Height Weight Year Home town 1 C Casey Priseman R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Woodinville, Washington 2 RHP Dallas Buck R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Newberg, Oregon 3 INF Chris Kunda R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Philomath, Oregon 4 RHP Greg Keim R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Ontario, Oregon 6 LHP Kevin Gunderson R/L 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jr Portland, Oregon 8 OF Mike Lissman R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Ontario, Oregon 9 OF Cole Gillespie R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr West Linn, Oregon 10 INF Darwin Barney R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Beaverton, Oregon 11 C Mitch Canham L/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 212 lb (96 kg) So Lake Stevens, Washington 12 C Erik Ammon R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Salem, Oregon 14 INF Ryan Gipson R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 182 lb (83 kg) Sr Central Point, Oregon 15 INF Lonnie Lechelt R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 193 lb (88 kg) So Kennewick, Washington 16 OF Cory Ellis R/R 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Portland, Oregon 17 LHP Anton Maxwell L/L 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Anchorage, Alaska 18 RHP Mark Grbavac R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Portland, Oregon 19 OF Jake McCormick R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Marysville, California 20 OF Greg Laybourn R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Portland, Oregon 21 OF Tyler Graham R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Great Falls, Montana 22 OF Koa Kahalehoe L/L 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Las Vegas, Nevada 23 OF Scott Santschi L/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Vancouver, Washington 24 RHP Brian Budrow R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Glendale, Arizona 26 LHP Joe Paterson L/L 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So McMinnville, Oregon 27 RHP Rob Summers R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 188 lb (85 kg) Fr Beaverton, Oregon 28 RHP Daniel Turpen R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So McMinnville, Oregon 29 INF Shea McFeely R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Federal Way, Washington 30 INF Brett Casey S/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Corvallis, Oregon 31 LHP Alex Sogard L/L 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Phoenix, Arizona 32 RHP Reed Brown R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Edmonds, Washington 33 RHP Michael Stutes R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Lake Oswego, Oregon 34 RHP Jonah Nickerson R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Oregon City, Oregon 35 OF John Wallace L/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Reno, Nevada 36 RHP Jon Koller R/R 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Carlsbad, California 37 OF Geoff Wagner L/L 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Redmond, Oregon 38 INF Bill Rowe L/L 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Ashland, Oregon 39 C Dale Solomon R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Moreno Valley, California 40 OF Derek Engelke L/L 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Newberg, Oregon 41 INF Sean Rockey R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Sammamish, Washington 42 LHP Bret Bochsler L/L 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Redmond, Washington 44 P Eddie Kunz R/R 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 250 lb (113 kg) So Portland, Oregon 45 OF Joey Lakoweske L/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Corvallis, Oregon 46 LHP Bryn Card L/L 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Klamath Falls, Oregon	Head coach Pat Casey Assistant coach(es) Marty Lees David Wong Pitching coach(es) Dan Spencer Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Current redshirt

Schedule

2006 Oregon State Beavers baseball game log (50–16)
Regular season (39–14)
February (6–4) # Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record Pac-10 record Coca-Cola Classic 1 February 10 vs. Nevada No. 2 Surprise Stadium • Surprise, Arizona W 12–4 1–0 – 2 February 11 vs. No. 10 Arizona State No. 2 Surprise Stadium • Surprise, Arizona W 11–0 2–0 – 3 February 12 vs. Gonzaga No. 2 Surprise Stadium • Surprise, Arizona L 5–6 2–1 – 4 February 17 at No. 14 Pepperdine No. 2 Eddy D. Field Stadium • Malibu, California W 7–6 3–1 – 5 February 18 at No. 14 Pepperdine No. 2 Eddy D. Field Stadium • Malibu, California L 2–6 3–2 – 6 February 19 at No. 14 Pepperdine No. 2 Eddy D. Field Stadium • Malibu, California L 1–7 3–3 – River City Classic 7 February 23 vs. BYU No. 10 Dobbins Baseball Complex • Davis, California W 12–2 4–3 – 8 February 24 at UC Davis No. 10 Dobbins Baseball Complex • Davis, California L 1–2 4–4 – 9 February 25 at Sacramento State No. 10 John Smith Field • Sacramento, California W 8–3 5–4 – 10 February 26 vs. Saint Mary's No. 10 Dobbins Baseball Complex • Davis, California W 7–5 6–4 –
March (11–4) # Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record Pac-10 record 11 March 3 Nevada No. 14 Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, Oregon W 13–4 7–4 – 12 March 4 Nevada No. 14 Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, Oregon W 4–0 8–4 – 13 March 5 Nevada No. 14 Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, Oregon W 9–1 9–4 – 14 March 7 Portland No. 12 Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, Oregon W 3–1 10–4 – 15 March 10 at New Mexico No. 12 Isotopes Park • Albuquerque, New Mexico W 10–4 11–4 – 16 March 11 at New Mexico No. 12 Isotopes Park • Albuquerque, New Mexico L 2–13 11–5 – 17 March 17 at Southern California No. 14 Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, California W 4–1 12–5 1–0 18 March 18 at Southern California No. 14 Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, California L 3–11 12–6 1–1 19 March 19 at Southern California No. 14 Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, California L 1–4 12–7 1–2 20 March 24 Utah Valley State No. 19 Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, Oregon W 7–5 13–7 – 21 March 25 Utah Valley State No. 19 Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, Oregon W 9–4 14–7 – 22 March 26 Utah Valley State No. 19 Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, Oregon W 13–6 15–7 – 23 March 28 at Pacific No. 18 Klein Family Field • Stockton, California W 6–4 16–7 – 24 March 29 vs. San Francisco No. 18 Klein Family Field • Stockton, California L 2–8 16–8 – 25 March 31 Texas–Pan American No. 18 Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, Oregon W 5–4 (10) 17–8 –
April (15–2) # Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record Pac-10 record 26 April 1 Texas–Pan American No. 18 Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, Oregon W 9–1 18–8 – 27 April 1 Texas–Pan American No. 18 Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, Oregon W 14–1 19–8 – 28 April 7 Arizona No. 16 Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, Oregon W 10–5 20–8 2–2 29 April 8 Arizona No. 16 Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, Oregon W 10–2 21–8 3–2 30 April 9 Arizona No. 16 Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, Oregon L 1–8 21–9 3–3 31 April 11 at Portland No. 19 Joe Etzel Field • Portland, Oregon W 14–9 22–9 – 32 April 13 Stanford No. 19 Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, Oregon W 3–0 23–9 4–3 33 April 14 Stanford No. 19 Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, Oregon W 1–0 24–9 5–3 34 April 16 Stanford No. 19 Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, Oregon W 12–1 25–9 6–3 35 April 21 at California No. 14 Evans Diamond • Berkeley, California W 5–2 26–9 7–3 36 April 22 at California No. 14 Evans Diamond • Berkeley, California W 5–2 27–9 8–3 37 April 23 at California No. 14 Evans Diamond • Berkeley, California W 9–7 28–9 9–3 38 April 25 Portland No. 7 Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, Oregon L 13–20 (12) 28–10 – 39 April 27 Cal Poly No. 7 Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, Oregon W 3–0 29–10 – 40 April 28 New Mexico No. 7 Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, Oregon W 16–1 30–10 – 41 April 29 Cal Poly No. 7 Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, Oregon W 8–4 31–10 – 42 April 30 New Mexico No. 7 Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, Oregon W 8–2 32–10 –
May (7–4) # Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record Pac-10 record 43 May 5 No. 22 Washington No. 6 Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, Oregon L 4–6 32–11 9–4 44 May 6 No. 22 Washington No. 6 Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, Oregon W 5–3 33–11 10–4 45 May 7 No. 22 Washington No. 6 Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, Oregon W 7–1 34–11 11–4 46 May 12 at No. 20 Arizona State No. 5 Packard Stadium • Tempe, Arizona L 3–10 34–12 11–5 47 May 13 at No. 20 Arizona State No. 5 Packard Stadium • Tempe, Arizona L 3–6 34–13 11–6 48 May 14 at No. 20 Arizona State No. 5 Packard Stadium • Tempe, Arizona W 9–8 35–13 12–6 49 May 19 at Washington State No. 7 Bailey–Brayton Field • Pullman, Washington W 16–1 36–13 13–6 50 May 20 at Washington State No. 7 Bailey–Brayton Field • Pullman, Washington W 10–2 37–13 14–6 51 May 21 at Washington State No. 7 Bailey–Brayton Field • Pullman, Washington W 13–3 38–13 15–6 52 May 26 UCLA No. 5 Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, Oregon W 9–2 39–13 16–6 53 May 28 UCLA No. 5 Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, Oregon L 1–3 39–14 16–7
Postseason (11–2)
NCAA tournament: Corvallis Regional (3–0) # Date Opponent Seed/Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record NCAAT record 54 June 2 (4) Wright State (1) No. 4 Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, Oregon W 5–3 40–14 1–0 55 June 3 (2) No. 28 Kansas (1) No. 4 Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, Oregon W 11–3 41–14 2–0 56 June 4 (3) Hawaii (1) No. 4 Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, Oregon W 12–3 42–14 3–0
NCAA tournament: Corvallis Super Regional (2–0) # Date Opponent Seed/Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record NCAAT record 57 June 10 No. 15 Stanford No. 4 Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, Oregon W 4–3 43–14 4–0 58 June 11 No. 15 Stanford No. 4 Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, Oregon W 15–0 44–14 5–0
NCAA tournament: College World Series (6–2) # Date Opponent Seed/Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record CWS record 59 June 18 vs. No. 8 Miami (FL) No. 4 Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska L 1–11 44–15 0–1 60 June 19 vs. (7) No. 6 Georgia No. 4 Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska W 5–3 45–15 1–1 61 June 20 vs. No. 8 Miami (FL) No. 4 Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska W 8–1 46–15 2–1 62 June 21 vs. (2) No. 1 Rice No. 4 Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska W 5–0 47–15 3–1 63 June 22 vs. (2) No. 1 Rice No. 4 Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska W 2–0 48–15 4–1 64 June 24 vs. No. 5 North Carolina No. 4 Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska L 3–4 48–16 4–2 65 June 25 vs. No. 5 North Carolina No. 4 Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska W 11–7 49–16 5–2 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

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

All-Pac-10

Shea McFeely

College World Series All-Tournament Team

Jonah Nickerson

College World Series Most Outstanding Player

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.

Members of baseball program drafted in 2006

Player	Position	Round	Overall	MLB Team
Dallas Buck	RHP	3rd	86th	Arizona Diamondbacks
Cole Gillespie	OF	3rd	92nd	Milwaukee Brewers
Kevin Gunderson	LHP	5th	160th	Atlanta Braves
Jonah Nickerson	RHP	7th	202nd	Detroit Tigers
Tyler Graham	OF	19th	566th	San Francisco Giants
Chris Kunda	2B	19th	584th	New York Yankees
Shea McFeely	3B	28th	837th	Arizona Diamondbacks
Mitch Canham	C	41st	1246th	San Diego Padres
Jon Koller	RHP	48th	1435th	New York Mets