2006 Florida Gators baseball team

The 2006 Florida Gators baseball team represented the University of Florida in the sport of baseball during the 2006 college baseball season. The Gators competed in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They played their home games at Alfred A. McKethan Stadium, on the university's Gainesville, Florida campus. The team was coached by Pat McMahon, who was in his fifth season at Florida.

2006 Florida Gators baseball
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	28–28 (10–20 SEC)
Head coach	Pat McMahon (5th year)
Assistant coach	Ross Jones (5th year) Tim Parenton (3rd year)
Home stadium	Alfred A. McKethan Stadium

2006 Southeastern Conference baseball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Eastern
No. 18 Kentucky  x‍†‍‍y	20	–	10		.667			44	–	17		.721
No. 7 Georgia  ‍‍‍y	18	–	12		.600			47	–	23		.671
Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍y	16	–	14		.533			38	–	27		.585
No. 12 South Carolina  ‍‍‍y	15	–	15		.500			41	–	25		.621
Tennessee  ‍‍‍	11	–	18		.379			31	–	24		.564
Florida  ‍‍‍	10	–	20		.333			28	–	28		.500
Western
No. 9 Alabama  x‍†‍‍y	20	–	10		.667			44	–	21		.677
No. 25 Arkansas  ‍‍‍y	18	–	12		.600			39	–	21		.650
No. 11 Ole Miss  ‍‍‡‍y	17	–	13		.567			44	–	22		.667
LSU  ‍‍‍	13	–	17		.433			35	–	24		.593
Mississippi State  ‍‍‍y	12	–	17		.414			37	–	23		.617
Auburn  ‍‍‍	9	–	21		.300			22	–	34		.393
x – Division champion † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 2006 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Roster

2006 Florida Gators baseball team
Players	Coaches
# Pos. Name Bats/throws Height Weight Year Home town 44 RHP Bryan Ball R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Punta Gorda, FL 11 INF Bryson Barber L/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Pensacola, FL 1 INF Avery Barnes L/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr High Springs, FL 6 OF Stephen Barton L/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Miami, FL 30 C Carson Bassett R/R 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Babson Park, FL 47 C Brett Bentley R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Tampa, FL 39 RHP Michael Branham R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Tampa, FL 10 INF Daniel Brooks  R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Tampa, FL 32 INF David Cash S/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Odessa, FL 9 INF Adam Davis S/R 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Fort Myers, FL 17 OF Gavin Dickey R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Tallahassee, FL 25 RHP Josh Edmondson R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So LaGrange, GA 50 C Teddy Foster R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr Jacksonville, FL 54 RHP Andy Gale R/R 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Durham, NH 4 INF Matt Gaski L/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Greensboro, NC 28 RHP Kris Gawriluk R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Deltona, FL 20 RHP Nate Helms R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Winter Haven, FL 22 LHP Matt Hightower L/L 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Cartersville, GA 38 LHP David Hurst L/L 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Jacksonville, FL 8 C Brian Jeroloman L/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Wellington, FL 27 RHP Patrick Keating R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Harrisburg, IL 5 OF Jared Kubin  R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Oakton, VA 33 LHP J.K. LaCoste R/L 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Jacksonville, FL 48 RHP Jarrod Langlois R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Jacksonville, FL 13 INF Matt LaPorta R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Port Charlotte, FL 2 OF Brian Leclerc L/L 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Clearwater, FL 14 LHP Stephen Locke R/L 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Tampa, FL 31 RHP Christian Madson R/R 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Valrico, FL 3 INF Brandon McArthur R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Seffner, FL 42 RHP Mark McClure R/R 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Tampa, FL 18 C Cody Neer S/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Orlando, FL 35 RHP Darren O'Day R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Jacksonville, FL 29 OF Chris Petrie L/L 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Jacksonville, FL 7 INF Clayton Pisani R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Naples, FL 15 LHP Steven Porter L/L 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Ocoee, FL 43 OF Austin Pride R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Longwood, FL 46 C Greg Quatrino R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Tampa, FL 24 OF Bo Smith L/L 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Gainesville, FL 23 RHP Chas Spottswood R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Key West, FL 41 OF Seth Steinhauer L/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Stuart, FL 45 LHP Patrick Thompson L/L 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Gainesville, FL 34 OF Cody Wheeler R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 235 lb (107 kg) So Coral Springs, FL 49 OF Chris Woods L/L 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Gainesville, FL 16 RHP Tommy Wynn R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Fort Lauderdale, FL	Head coach Pat McMahon Assistant coach(es) Ross Jones Tim Parenton Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule

2006 Florida Gators baseball game log
Regular season
February Date Opponent Rank Stadium Site Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record SEC Record February 10 Cincinnati No. 1 McKethan Stadium 10–0 Ball (1–0) Blevins (0–1) None 4,488 1–0 – February 11 Cincinnati No. 1 McKethan Stadium 10–4 Augenstein (1–0) Rapp (0–1) None 3,494 2–0 – February 12 Cincinnati No. 1 McKethan Stadium 20–4 LaCoste (1–0) Simon (0–1) None 3,523 3–0 – February 15 Mercer No. 1 McKethan Stadium 2–3 Young (1–0) Hightower (0–1) Urena (1) 3,735 3–1 – February 17 at No. 18 Miami (FL) Rivalry No. 1 Mark Light Stadium Coral Gables, FL 2–1 Ball (2–0) Gutierrez (3–1) O'Day (1) 2,164 4–1 – February 18 at No. 18 Miami (FL) Rivalry No. 1 Mark Light Stadium 4–1 Augenstein (2–0) Miguelez (1–1) O'Day (2) 2,500 5–1 – February 19 at No. 18 Miami (FL) Rivalry No. 1 Mark Light Stadium 11-10 Edmondson (1–0) Orta (1–1) O'Day (3) 2,800 6–1 – February 22 Florida A&M No. 1 McKethan Stadium 15–5 Edmondson (2–0) Mercer (0–2) None 2,891 7–1 – February 24 No. 23 Missouri No. 1 McKethan Stadium 5–14 Scherzer (2–0) Ball (2–1) None 4,372 7–2 – February 25 Ohio State No. 1 McKethan Stadium 10–3 Augenstein (3–0) Luebke (0–1) None 3,940 8–2 – February 26 Wake Forest No. 1 McKethan Stadium 0–4 Mellies (2–0) LaCoste (1–1) None 3,688 8–3 – February 28 No. 6 Florida State Rivalry No. 7 McKethan Stadium 4–6 Chambliss (4–0) Gawriluk (0–1) Tucker (2) 4,601 8–4 –
March Date Opponent Rank Stadium Site Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record SEC Record March 3 Texas A&M No. 7 McKethan Stadium 0–4 Nicholson (3–0) Ball (2–2) None 3,915 8–5 – March 4 Texas A&M No. 7 McKethan Stadium 4–1 Augenstein (4–0) Thebeau (1–1) None 3,781 9–5 – March 5 Texas A&M No. 7 McKethan Stadium 0–1 Creps (2–1) Gawriluk (0–2) Chambless (3) 3,018 9–6 – March 6 Aoyama Gakuin (exh.) No. 16 McKethan Stadium 3–6 Shun (1–0) Helms (0–1) None 450 – – March 7 UNC Greensboro No. 16 McKethan Stadium 2–1 Spottswood (1–0) Currin (1–2) Edmondson (1) 3,007 10–6 – March 8 UNC Greensboro No. 16 McKethan Stadium 3–1 LaCoste (2–1) McKinney (0–2) Edmondson (2) 3,220 11–6 – March 10 Harvard No. 16 McKethan Stadium 12–6 Ball (3–2) Cole (0–1) None 3,009 12–6 – March 11 Harvard No. 16 McKethan Stadium 10–2 Augenstein (5–0) Haviland (0–1) None 3,043 13–6 – March 12 Harvard No. 16 McKethan Stadium 17–6 Hurst (1–0) Castellanos (0–1) None 2,999 14–6 – March 14 at Central Florida No. 15 Jay Bergman Field Orlando, FL 10–3 O'Day (1–0) Herold (0–3) None 1,729 15–6 – March 17 No. 10 Arkansas No. 15 McKethan Stadium 6–3 Ball (4–2) Schmidt (4–1) O'Day (4) 3,128 16–6 1–0 March 18 No. 10 Arkansas No. 15 McKethan Stadium 2–3 Holloway (2–0) Augenstein (5–1) Maday (5) 3,204 16–7 1–1 March 19 No. 10 Arkansas No. 15 McKethan Stadium 8–7 O'Day (2–0) McLelland (2–1) None 3,267 17–7 2–1 March 21 Stetson No. 9 McKethan Stadium 6–7 Nery (3–2) Wynn (0–1) Elsemiller (5) 3,334 17–8 – March 24 at No. 7 South Carolina No. 9 Sarge Frye Field Columbia, SC 1–4 Hempy (2–1) Ball (4–3) Cruse (1) 3,650 17–9 2–2 March 25 at No. 7 South Carolina No. 9 Sarge Frye Field 5–6 Cisco (3–0) Augenstein (5–2) Pelzer (2) 4,278 17–10 2–3 March 26 at No. 7 South Carolina No. 9 Sarge Frye Field 4–21 Beverly (5–1) LaCoste (2–2) None 4,019 17–11 2–4 March 29 South Florida McKethan Stadium 6–5 Edmondson (3–0) Cassidy (2–1) O'Day (5) 4,500 18–11 – March 31 No. 17 Vanderbilt McKethan Stadium 0–6 Price (4–2) Ball (4–4) None 4,048 18–12 2–5
April Date Opponent Rank Stadium Site Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record SEC Record April 1 No. 17 Vanderbilt McKethan Stadium 6–4 Augenstein (6–2) Buschmann (3–3) O'Day (6) 3,378 19–12 3–5 April 2 No. 17 Vanderbilt McKethan Stadium 2–16 Crowell (4–0) Hurst (1–1) None 3,378 19–13 3–6 April 4 vs. North Florida Baseball Grounds Jacksonville, FL 5–6 Frawley (1–0) O'Day (2–1) None 6,210 19–14 – April 7 at No. 25 Kentucky Cliff Hagan Stadium Lexington, KY 7–8 Albers (2–1) O'Day (2–2) None 1,781 19–15 3–7 April 8 at No. 25 Kentucky Cliff Hagan Stadium 6–4 Augenstein (7–2) Snipp (4–2) None 1,536 20–15 4–7 April 9 at No. 25 Kentucky Cliff Hagan Stadium 6–8 Dombrowsk (6–1) Spottswood (1–1) Baber (4) 1,668 20–16 4–8 April 11 Bethune–Cookman McKethan Stadium 8–2 Porter (1–0) Kyles (3–5) None 3,241 21–16 – April 14 at Tennessee Lindsey Nelson Stadium Knoxville, TN 2–4 Cobb (7–1) Ball (4–5) None 2,901 21–17 4–9 April 15 at Tennessee Lindsey Nelson Stadium 1–2 Adkins (5–4) Augenstein (7–3) None 2,856 21–18 4–10 April 16 at Tennessee Lindsey Nelson Stadium 15–4 Edmondson (4–0) Lindblom (4–3) None 1,917 22–18 5–10 April 19 at No. 6 Florida State Rivalry Dick Howser Stadium Tallahassee, FL 8–3 Edmondson (5–0) Hyde (7–1) None 6,249 23–18 – April 21 Auburn McKethan Stadium 6–9 Butts (3–5) Ball (4–6) Greinke (5) 3,575 23–19 5–11 April 22 Auburn McKethan Stadium 4–1 Augenstein (8–3) Crawford (4–5) O'Day (7) 3,652 24–19 6–11 April 23 Auburn McKethan Stadium 4–5 Dennis (3–3) Spottswood (1–2) None 3,840 24–20 6–12 April 28 Georgia McKethan Stadium 0–7 Westphal (4–0) Ball (4–7) None 3,275 24–21 6–13 April 29 Georgia McKethan Stadium 3–9 Warren (6–2) Augenstein (8–4) None 3,358 24–22 6–14 April 30 Georgia McKethan Stadium 6–9 Moreau (5–1) Spottswood (1–3) Fields (8) 3,308 24–23 6–15
May Date Opponent Rank Stadium Site Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record SEC Record May 5 at Mississippi State Dudy Noble Field Starkville, MS 2–6 Dunn (8–4) Augenstein (8–5) None 6,329 24–24 6–16 May 6 at Mississippi State Dudy Noble Field 1–8 Pigott (5–0) Ball (4–8) None – 24–25 6–17 May 6 at Mississippi State Dudy Noble Field 9–6 Porter (2–0) Weatherford (4–2) None 6,614 25–25 7–17 May 12 at No. 8 Alabama Sewell–Thomas Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL 4–3 Augenstein (9–5) Robert (6–5) O'Day (8) 4,994 26–25 8–17 May 13 at No. 8 Alabama Sewell–Thomas Stadium 2–7 LeBlanc (8–0) Ball (4–9) None 4,657 26–26 8–18 May 14 at No. 8 Alabama Sewell–Thomas Stadium 4–8 Hunter (8–3) Porter (2–1) Robertson (8) 4,381 26–27 8–19 May 18 LSU McKethan Stadium 3–7 Dardar (6–3) Augenstein (9–6) Harris (3) 3,194 26–28 8–20 May 19 LSU McKethan Stadium 8–710 O'Day (3–2) Harris (1–2) None 3,428 27–28 9–20 May 20 LSU McKethan Stadium 10–5 Spottswood (2–3) Coleman (5–5) None 3,190 28–28 10–20

Rankings from Collegiate Baseball. All times Eastern. Retrieved from FloridaGators.com

See also

• Florida Gators
• List of Florida Gators baseball players

External links

• Gator Baseball official website