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Beaver Baseball Classics Returns Thursday With 2006 Title
May 13, 2020 | Baseball
CORVALLIS, Ore. – Oregon State University Athletics, in conjunction with Beaver Sports Properties, is excited to announce the newest installment of the "Beaver Baseball Classics (BBC)." BBC is the rebroadcast of the Beaver Sports Radio Network coverage, made possible this week by Safeway, of some of the top Oregon State baseball games.
The Beavers' 2006 College World Series Championship game three against North Carolina will be rebroadcasted on Thursday. The rebroadcast begins at 3 p.m. PT and is available on the Beaver Sports Podcast page on OSUBeavers.com under the Fan Zone tab. The game will also air on TuneIn, SiriusXM, and via many of the Beaver Sports Radio Network stations (check station schedules for exact time), including 1240 KEJO in Corvallis Saturday at Noon.
Oregon State won its first of what is now three national titles thanks to an eighth-inning run on a North Carolina error. The Beavers scored first with two runs in the fourth inning before the Tar Heels answered with a pair of their own in the fifth.
Bill Rowe walked with two outs in the eighth inning, and moved to second when Tyler Graham singled to left. North Carolina went to its bullpen, and Ryan Gipson, now an assistant with the Beavers, grounded a pitch to second base where an errant throw to first enabled Rowe to score the game-winning run.
Jonah Nickerson allowed six hits and two unearned runs in 6 2/3 innings and Dallas Buck picked up the win with 1 1/3 scoreless innings of relief as the Beavers claimed their 50th victory of the season, then a school record.
2006 National Title Notes
• Oregon State became the first team from the Pacific Northwest to win the national title, and the first from the northern part of the country to win it in 40 years.
• The Beavers were the first team to ever face six elimination games at the College World Series. And OSU became the first national championship club to win despite losing two games in Omaha.
• Oregon State opened its trip in Omaha by losing to Miami, 11-1. By virtue of that loss, the Beavers became just the second team in the previous 25 years to win the title after losing their first game.
• Right-handed starter Jonah Nickerson was named the Most Oustanding Player of the College World Series. He made three CWS appearances, throwing 21 2/3 innings, allowing just four runs (two earned), 12 hits and four walks. Nickerson struck out 19.
• Nickerson ended the postseason with a 4-0 record, winning at least one game in the NCAA Regional, NCAA Super Regional and College World Series. He threw 36 2/3 innings over five games and allowed just 20 hits to go along with 34 strikeouts and a 1.23 ERA.
• Nickerson paced the Oregon State pitching staff, which saw eight pitchers contribute in the postseason run. Only one pitcher had an ERA above 5.00, and the team combined to limit opponents to a .219 batting average.
• Offensively, the Beavers finished with a .302 average as a team through 13 postseason games. Tyler Graham paced the way for the Beavers with a .426 batting average while Bill Rowe was close behind with a .419 mark. His 18 runs batted in led the team.
• Oregon State opened the postseason by hosting an NCAA Regional and the Beavers outscored their opponents - Wright State, Kansas and Hawaii - by a combined 28-9 mark. Oregon State never trailed during regional play.
• The Beavers defeated Stanford, 4-3, to open Super Regional play at Goss in the next round, then shut out the Cardinal, 15-0, in the second game to advance to Omaha. The 15-run win marked the second-biggest in the school's postseason history and was just the second shutout ever thrown, at the time, by OSU pitchers in NCAA play.
• Oregon State advanced to the postseason by winning the Pac-10 title and was named a No. 1 seed at its own regional.
• The Beavers ended the 2006 season with 50 victories, a school-record. It eclipsed the previous record of 46 set in 2005.
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For more information on the Oregon State baseball team, follow the club's official Twitter account at Twitter.com/BeaverBaseball, by Facebook at Facebook.com/OregonStateBaseball or on Instagram at Instagram.com/BeaverBaseball.
OUR MISSION
Oregon State Athletics strives to Build Excellent Authentic Visionary Student-Athletes (Go BEAVS).
The Beavers' 2006 College World Series Championship game three against North Carolina will be rebroadcasted on Thursday. The rebroadcast begins at 3 p.m. PT and is available on the Beaver Sports Podcast page on OSUBeavers.com under the Fan Zone tab. The game will also air on TuneIn, SiriusXM, and via many of the Beaver Sports Radio Network stations (check station schedules for exact time), including 1240 KEJO in Corvallis Saturday at Noon.
Oregon State won its first of what is now three national titles thanks to an eighth-inning run on a North Carolina error. The Beavers scored first with two runs in the fourth inning before the Tar Heels answered with a pair of their own in the fifth.
Bill Rowe walked with two outs in the eighth inning, and moved to second when Tyler Graham singled to left. North Carolina went to its bullpen, and Ryan Gipson, now an assistant with the Beavers, grounded a pitch to second base where an errant throw to first enabled Rowe to score the game-winning run.
Jonah Nickerson allowed six hits and two unearned runs in 6 2/3 innings and Dallas Buck picked up the win with 1 1/3 scoreless innings of relief as the Beavers claimed their 50th victory of the season, then a school record.
2006 National Title Notes
• Oregon State became the first team from the Pacific Northwest to win the national title, and the first from the northern part of the country to win it in 40 years.
• The Beavers were the first team to ever face six elimination games at the College World Series. And OSU became the first national championship club to win despite losing two games in Omaha.
• Oregon State opened its trip in Omaha by losing to Miami, 11-1. By virtue of that loss, the Beavers became just the second team in the previous 25 years to win the title after losing their first game.
• Right-handed starter Jonah Nickerson was named the Most Oustanding Player of the College World Series. He made three CWS appearances, throwing 21 2/3 innings, allowing just four runs (two earned), 12 hits and four walks. Nickerson struck out 19.
• Nickerson ended the postseason with a 4-0 record, winning at least one game in the NCAA Regional, NCAA Super Regional and College World Series. He threw 36 2/3 innings over five games and allowed just 20 hits to go along with 34 strikeouts and a 1.23 ERA.
• Nickerson paced the Oregon State pitching staff, which saw eight pitchers contribute in the postseason run. Only one pitcher had an ERA above 5.00, and the team combined to limit opponents to a .219 batting average.
• Offensively, the Beavers finished with a .302 average as a team through 13 postseason games. Tyler Graham paced the way for the Beavers with a .426 batting average while Bill Rowe was close behind with a .419 mark. His 18 runs batted in led the team.
• Oregon State opened the postseason by hosting an NCAA Regional and the Beavers outscored their opponents - Wright State, Kansas and Hawaii - by a combined 28-9 mark. Oregon State never trailed during regional play.
• The Beavers defeated Stanford, 4-3, to open Super Regional play at Goss in the next round, then shut out the Cardinal, 15-0, in the second game to advance to Omaha. The 15-run win marked the second-biggest in the school's postseason history and was just the second shutout ever thrown, at the time, by OSU pitchers in NCAA play.
• Oregon State advanced to the postseason by winning the Pac-10 title and was named a No. 1 seed at its own regional.
• The Beavers ended the 2006 season with 50 victories, a school-record. It eclipsed the previous record of 46 set in 2005.
Follow Us On Social
For more information on the Oregon State baseball team, follow the club's official Twitter account at Twitter.com/BeaverBaseball, by Facebook at Facebook.com/OregonStateBaseball or on Instagram at Instagram.com/BeaverBaseball.
OUR MISSION
Oregon State Athletics strives to Build Excellent Authentic Visionary Student-Athletes (Go BEAVS).
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