2006 Oregon State Beavers baseball team

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.

2006 Oregon State Beavers baseball
College World Series Champions Pac-10 Conference Champions
Conference	Pac-10 Conference
2006 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[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

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

Regular season

Regular season

Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Oregon State Decision	Attendance	Overall Record	Pac-10 Record
February 10	vs. Nevada	Surprise Stadium	12-4	Buck (W; 1-0)	531	1-0	–
February 11	vs. Arizona State	Surprise Stadium	11-0	Nickerson (W; 1-0)	2,257	2-0	–
February 12	vs. Gonzaga	Surprise Stadium	5-6	Gunderson (L; 0-1)	578	2-1	–
February 17	at Pepperdine	Eddy D. Field Stadium	7-6	Gunderson (W; 1-1)	219	3-1	–
February 18	at Pepperdine	Eddy D. Field Stadium	2-6	Nickerson (L; 1-1)	324	3-2	–
February 19	at Pepperdine	Eddy D. Field Stadium	1-7	Maxwell (L; 0-1)	291	3-3	–
February 23	vs. BYU	Dobbins Baseball Complex	12-2	Buck (W; 2-0)	206	4-3	–
February 24	at California-Davis	Dobbins Baseball Complex	1-2	Nickerson (L; 1-2)	305	4-4	–
February 25	at Sacramento State	John Smith Field	8-3	Kunz (W; 1-0)	305	5-4	–
February 26	vs. Saint Mary's	Dobbins Baseball Complex	7-5	Stutes (W; 1-0)	134	6-4	–
March 3	Nevada	Goss Stadium	13-4	Buck (W; 3-0)	1,387	7-4	–
March 4	Nevada	Goss Stadium	4-0	Nickerson (W; 2-2)	2,042	8-4	–
March 5	Nevada	Goss Stadium	9-1	Maxwell (W; 1-1)	1,136	9-4	–
March 7	Portland	Goss Stadium	3-1	Stutes (W; 2-0)	781	10–4	–
March 10	at New Mexico	Isotopes Park	10-4	Buck (W; 4-0)	709	11–4	–
March 11	at New Mexico	Isotopes Park	2-13	Maxwell (L; 1-2)	1,748	11–5	–
March 17	at Southern California	Dedeaux Field	4-1	Buck (W; 5-0)	210	12–5	1–0
March 18	at Southern California	Dedeaux Field	3-11	Stutes (L; 2-1)	296	12–6	1–1
March 19	at Southern California	Dedeaux Field	1-4	Nickerson (L; 2-3)	398	12–7	1–2
March 24	Utah Valley State	Goss Stadium	7-5	Buck (W; 6-0)	312	13–7	–
March 25	Utah Valley State	Goss Stadium	9-4	Nickerson (W; 3-3)	365	14–7	–
March 26	Utah Valley State	Goss Stadium	13-6	Maxwell (W; 2-2)	1,011	15–7	–
March 28	at Pacific	Klein Family Field	6-4	Paterson (W; 1-0)	212	16–7	–
March 29	vs. San Francisco	Klein Family Field	2-8	Stutes (L; 2-2)	102	16–8	–
March 31	Texas-Pan American	Goss Stadium	5-4	Kunz (W; 2-0)	478	17–8	–
April 1	Texas-Pan American	Goss Stadium	9-1	Nickerson (W; 4-3)	666	18–8	–
April 1	Texas-Pan American	Goss Stadium	14-1	Maxwell (W; 3-2)	666	19–8	–
April 7	Arizona	Goss Stadium	10-5	Grbavac (W; 1-0)	1,633	20–8	2–2
April 8	Arizona	Goss Stadium	10-2	Nickerson (W; 5-3)	1,907	21–8	3–2
April 9	Arizona	Goss Stadium	1-8	Maxwell (L; 1-8)	1,558	21–9	3–3
April 11	at Portland	Joe Etzel Field	14-9	Turpen (W; 1-0)	644	22–9	–
April 13	Stanford	Goss Stadium	3-0	Stutes (W; 3-2)	l,346	23–9	4–3
April 14	Stanford	Goss Stadium	1-0	Buck (W; 7-0)	972	24–9	5–3
April 16	Stanford	Goss Stadium	12-1	Nickerson (W; 6-3)	613	25–9	6–3
April 21	at California	Evans Diamond	5-2	Buck (W; 8-0)	558	26–9	7–3
April 22	at California	Evans Diamond	5-2	Nickerson (W; 7-3)	1,025	27–9	8–3
April 23	at California	Evans Diamond	9-7	Kunz (W; 3-0)	773	28–9	9–3
April 24	Portland	Goss Stadium	13-20	Kunz (L; 3-1)	1,066	28–10	–
April 27	Cal Poly	Goss Stadium	3-0	Buck (W; 9-0)	1,585	29–10	–
April 28	New Mexico	Goss Stadium	16-1	Stutes (W; 4-2)	1,910	30–10	–
April 29	Cal Poly	Goss Stadium	8-4	Nickerson (W; 8-3)	2,156	31–10	–
April 30	New Mexico	Goss Stadium	8-2	Turpen (W; 2-0)	1,869	32–10	–
May 5	Washington	Goss Stadium	4-6	Buck (L; 9-1)	2,362	32–11	9–4
May 6	Washington	Goss Stadium	5-3	Kunz (W; 4-1)	2,327	33–11	10–4
May 7	Washington	Goss Stadium	7-1	Stutes (W; 5-2)	881	34–11	11–4
May 12	at Arizona State	Packard Stadium	3-10	Buck (L; 9-2)	2,813	34–12	11–5
May 13	at Arizona State	Packard Stadium	3-6	Gunderson (L; 1-2)	3,035	34–13	11–6
May 14	at Arizona State	Packard Stadium	9-8	Stutes (W; 6-2)	2,544	35–13	12–6
May 19	at Washington State	Bailey–Brayton Field	16-1	Buck (W; 10-2)	742	36–13	13–6
May 20	at Washington State	Bailey–Brayton Field	10-2	Nickerson (W; 9-3)	759	37–13	14–6
May 21	at Washington State	Bailey–Brayton Field	13-3	Stutes (W; 6-2)	829	38–13	15–6
May 26	UCLA	Goss Stadium	9-2	Buck (W; 11-2)	2,132	39–13	16–6
May 28	UCLA	Goss Stadium	1-3	Nickerson (L; 9-4)	2,086	39–14	16–7

Post-season

2006 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament

Event	Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Oregon State Decision	Attendance	Overall Record
Corvallis Regional	June 2	vs. Wright State	Goss Stadium	5-3	Kunz (W; 5-1)	2,587	40–14
	June 3	vs. Kansas	Goss Stadium	11-3	Nickerson (W; 10-4)	2,967	41–14
	June 4	vs. Hawaii	Goss Stadium	12-3	Stutes (W; 7-2)	2,783	42–14
Corvallis Super Regional	June 10	vs. Stanford	Goss Stadium	4-3	Buck (W; 12-2)	3,173	43–14
	June 11	vs. Stanford	Goss Stadium	15-0	Nickerson (W; 11-4)	3,194	44–14
College World Series	June 18	vs. Miami (FL)	Rosenblatt Stadium	1–11	Buck (L; 12-3)	25,417	44–15
	June 19	vs. Georgia	Rosenblatt Stadium	5–3	Nickerson (W; 12-4)	17,135	45–15
	June 20	vs. Miami (FL)	Rosenblatt Stadium	8–1	Stutes (W; 8-2)	26,241	46–15
	June 21	vs. Rice	Rosenblatt Stadium	5–0	Turpen (W; 3-0)	30,335	47–15
	June 22	vs. Rice	Rosenblatt Stadium	2–0	Nickerson (W; 13-4)	19,161	48–15
	June 24	vs. North Carolina	Rosenblatt Stadium	3–4	Paterson (L; 1-1)	26,808	48–16
	June 25	vs. North Carolina	Rosenblatt Stadium	11–7	Gunderson (W; 3-2)	25,046	49–16
	June 26	vs. North Carolina	Rosenblatt Stadium	3–2	Buck (W; 13-3)	18,565	50–16

Awards and honors

Darwin Barney

All-Pac-10[2]

Dallas Buck

All America Second Team[3]

All-Pac-10[2]

Kevin Gunderson

College World Series All-Tournament Team[4]

All America Second Team[3]

All-Pac-10[2]

Cole Gillespie

College World Series All-Tournament Team[4]

All America First Team[3]

All-Pac-10[2]

Shea McFeely

College World Series All-Tournament Team[4]

Jonah Nickerson

College World Series Most Outstanding Player[4]

All America Second Team[3]

All-Pac-10[2]

Bill Rowe

College World Series All-Tournament Team[4]

2006 Major League Baseball draft

The following members of the Oregon State Beavers baseball program were drafted in the 2006 Major League Baseball Draft.[5]

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

References

1. 2011 Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Pac-12 Conference. p. 59. Retrieved April 12, 2019.
2. "Pac-10 Baseball Honors" (PDF). Pac-12.org. Retrieved 22 June 2012.
3. "Gillespie, Buck, Nickerson, Gunderson Earn All-America". OSUBeavers.com. Archived from the original on 31 January 2013. Retrieved 22 June 2012.
4. "College World Series Record Book" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved 22 June 2012.
5. "2006 Oregon State University". The Baseball Cube. Retrieved 21 June 2012.