2006 North Carolina Tar Heels baseball team

2006 North Carolina Tar Heels baseball
Chapel Hill Regional Champions
Tuscaloosa Super Regional Champions
ConferenceAtlantic 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 stadiumBryson Field at Boshamer Stadium
Seasons
← 2005
2007 →
2006 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Atlantic
No. 5 Clemson  x‍‍‡‍y 24 – 6   .800 53 – 16   .768
No. 24 Florida State  ‍‍‍y 16 – 13   .552 44 – 21   .677
No. 29 NC State  ‍‍‍y 16 – 13   .552 40 – 23   .635
Wake Forest  ‍‍‍ 16 – 13   .552 33 – 22   .600
Boston College  ‍‍‍ 9 – 21   .300 28 – 25   .528
Maryland  ‍‍‍ 8 – 22   .267 26 – 30   .464
Coastal
No. 2 North Carolina  x‍‍‍y 22 – 8   .733 54 – 15   .783
No. 20 Virginia  ‍‍‍y 21 – 9   .700 47 – 15   .758
No. 8 Georgia Tech  ‍‍‍y 19 – 11   .633 50 – 18   .735
No. 6 Miami (FL)  ‍‍‍y 17 – 13   .567 42 – 24   .636
Duke  ‍‍‍ 6 – 24   .200 15 – 40   .273
Virginia Tech  ‍‍‍ 4 – 25   .138 20 – 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.

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

Roster

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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

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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)
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score UNC Pitcher of Record Attendance Overall Record ACC Record
February 17 Seton Hall Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina 8–3 Woodard (1–0) 1,175 1–0 –
February 19 Seton Hall Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina 9–7 Bard (1–0) 355 2–0 –
February 19 Seton Hall Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina 21–2 Miller (1–0) 355 3–0 –
February 21 Coastal Carolina Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina 15–0 Putkonen (1–0) 485 4–0 –
February 24 George Washington Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina 11–7 Woodard (2–0) 1,251 5–0 –
February 25 George Washington Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina 6–5 Hovis (1–0) 859 6–0 –
February 26 George Washington Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina 14–0 Miller (2–0) 805 7–0 –
March (15–5)
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score UNC Pitcher of Record Attendance Overall Record ACC Record
March 1 Gardner–Webb Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina 11–8 Hovis (2–0) 759 8–0 –
March 3 Purdue Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina 4–5 Hovis (2–1) 1,005 8–1 –
March 4 Purdue Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina 5–2 Bard (2–0) 1,152 9–1 –
March 5 Purdue Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina 7–3 Miller (3–0) 952 10–1 –
March 8 Appalachian State Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina 6–4 Putkonen (2–0) 455 11–1 –
March 10 at Wake Forest Ernie Shore Field • Winston-Salem, North Carolina 5–6 Danford (0–1) 413 11–2 0–1
March 11 at Wake Forest Ernie Shore Field • Winston-Salem, North Carolina 3–0 Bard (3–0) 919 12–2 1–1
March 12 at Wake Forest Ernie Shore Field • Winston-Salem, North Carolina 5–1 Miller (4–0) 1,501 13–2 2–1
March 14 George Mason Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina 9–5 Danford (1–1) 115 14–2 2–1
March 15 George Mason Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina 7–4 Hovis (3–1) 205 15–2 2–1
March 17 Maryland Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina 8–15 Bard (3–1) 853 15–3 2–2
March 18 Maryland Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina 11–7 Hovis (4–1) 1,125 16–3 3–2
March 19 Maryland Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina 10–3 Danford (2–1) 1,050 17–3 4–2
March 21 Towson Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina 11–2 Warren (1–0) 105 18–3 4–2
March 22 Towson Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina 11–3 Putkonen (3–0) 353 19–3 4–2
March 24 at Georgia Tech Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, Georgia 2–0 Miller (5–0) 1,243 20–3 5–2
March 25 at Georgia Tech Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, Georgia 1–11 Bard (3–2) 1,397 20–4 5–3
March 26 at Georgia Tech Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, Georgia 2–3 Woodard (2–1) 2,201 20–5 5–4
March 28 Charlotte Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina 3–1 Hovis (5–1) 665 21–5 5–4
March 31 Florida State Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina 4–0 Miller (6–0) 2,555 22–5 6–4
April (17–3)
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score UNC Pitcher of Record Attendance Overall Record ACC Record
April 1 Florida State Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina 4–3 Woodard (3–1) 2,151 23–5 7–4
April 2 Florida State Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina 5–6 Hovis (5–2) 2,395 23–6 7–5
April 4 Elon Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina 9–1 Putkonen (4–0) 959 24–6 7–5
April 5 Davidson Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina 23–7 Banford (3–1) 599 25–6 7–5
April 7 at Miami (FL) Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida 8–7 Miller (7–0) 2,216 26–6 8–5
April 8 at Miami (FL) Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida 7–9 Carignan (1–0) 2,203 26–7 8–6
April 9 at Miami (FL) Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida 9–6 Hovis (6–2) 1,385 27–7 9–6
April 12 at Charlotte Tom and Lib Phillips Field • Charlotte, North Carolina 3–1 Danford (4–1) 3,134 28–7 9–6
April 14 Virginia Tech Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina 9–4 Miller (8–0) 2,325 29–7 10–6
April 15 Virginia Tech Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina 3–1 Woodard (4–1) 2,351 30–7 11–6
April 16 Virginia Tech Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina 12–4 Bard (4–2) 1,355 31–7 12–6
April 18 at UNC Greensboro UNCG Baseball Stadium • Greensboro, North Carolina 6–7 Facchinei (0–1) 1,033 31–8 12–6
April 21 NC State Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina 7–3 Miller (9–0) 3,656 32–8 13–6
April 22 NC State Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina 3–2 Carignan (1–1) 2,195 33–8 14–6
April 23 NC State Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina 4–0 Bard (5–2) 3,153 34–8 15–6
April 25 VCU Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina 6–3 Putkonen (9–0) 557 35–8 15–6
April 26 High Point Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina 7–3 Trice (1–0) 105 36–8 15–6
April 28 at Duke Jack Coombs Field • Durham, North Carolina 8–4 Miller (10–0) 1,927 37–8 16–6
April 29 at Duke Jack Coombs Field • Durham, North Carolina 8–2 Woodard (5–1) 1,555 38–8 17–6
April 30 at Duke Jack Coombs Field • Durham, North Carolina 7–1 Bard (6–2) 1,032 39–8 18–6
May (7–2)
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score UNC Pitcher of Record Attendance Overall Record ACC Record
May 9 Campbell Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina 6–3 Danford (5–1) 715 40–8 18–6
May 10 Winthrop Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina 8–12 Carignan (1–2) 757 40–9 18–6
May 12 at Virginia Davenport Field at UVA Baseball Stadium • Charlottesville, Virginia 1–4 Miller (10–1) 2,624 40–10 18–7
May 13 at Virginia Davenport Field at UVA Baseball Stadium • Charlottesville, Virginia 5–0 Woodard (6–1) 2,624 41–10 19–7
May 14 at Virginia Davenport Field at UVA Baseball Stadium • Charlottesville, Virginia 2–9 Bard (6–3) 2,119 41–11 19–8
May 16 UNC Greensboro Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina 7–0 Putkonen (6–0) 858 42–11 19–8
May 18 Boston College Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina 7–1 Miller (11–1) 255 43–11 20–8
May 19 Boston College Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina 5–2 Hovis (7–2) 1,915 44–11 21–8
May 20 Boston College Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina 5–1 Bard (7–3) 2,158 45–11 22–8
Postseason (9–4)
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score UNC Pitcher of Record Attendance Overall Record ACC Record
May 24 vs NC State Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville • Jacksonville, Florida 3–9 Miller (11–2) 16,444 45–12 22–8
May 25 vs Florida State Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville • Jacksonville, Florida 6–7 Carignan (1–3) 17,236 45–13 22–8
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score UNC Pitcher of Record Attendance Overall Record ACC Record
June 2 Maine Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina 15–7 Danford (6–1) 1,815 46–13 22–8
June 3 Winthrop Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina 14–4 Miller (12–2) 2,915 47–13 22–8
June 4 Winthrop Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina 14–2 Bard (8–3) 2,857 48–13 22–8
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score UNC Pitcher of Record Attendance Overall Record ACC Record
June 9 at Alabama Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama 11–5 Miller (13–2) 5,240 49–13 22–8
June 10 at Alabama Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama 8–7 Carignan (2–3) 5,420 50–13 22–8
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score UNC Pitcher of Record Attendance Overall Record ACC Record
June 16 vs Cal State Fullerton Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska 7–5 Danford (7–1) 23,385 51–13 22–8
June 18 vs Clemson Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska 2–0 Woodard (7–1) 21,329 52–13 22–8
June 21 vs Cal State Fullerton Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska 6–5 Bard (9–3) 17,000 53–13 22–8
June 24 vs Oregon State Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska 4–3 Hovis (8–2) 26,808 54–13 22–8
June 25 vs Oregon State Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska 7–11 Danford (7–2) 25,046 54–14 22–8
June 26 vs Oregon State Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska 2–3 Bard (9–4) 18,565 54–15 22–8
Schedule Source:[2]

Awards and honors

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Tim Federowicz
  • All Tournament Team[3]
Jay Cox
  • All Tournament Team[3]

Tar Heels in the 2006 MLB Draft

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

Round Pick Player Position MLB Club
1 6 Andrew Miller P Detroit Tigers
1 28 Daniel Bard P Boston Red Sox
22 648 Jay Cox OF Colorado Rockies
46 1,390 Robert Woodard P St. Louis Cardinals

References

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  1. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 2006". Boyd's World. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
  2. ^ "2007 North Carolina Baseball Media Guide" (PDF) (Press release). University of North Carolina Athletics. Retrieved April 27, 2019.
  3. ^ a b "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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