2006 Division II College World Series

The 2006 Division II College World Series was held at Riverwalk Stadium in Montgomery, AL. The eight schools qualified by winning one of eight regional tournaments. The tournament was won by University of Tampa, coached by Joe Urso. The runner-up was the Cal Chico. Tampa DH Lee Cruz was named the series Most Outstanding Player.

Participating Teams

Bracket 1

School	Conference	Record (Conference)	Head Coach	CWS Appearances	CWS Best Finish
Francis Marion University	Peach Belt Conference	41-18 (19-8)	Art Inabinet	0 (last:none)	none
University of Montevallo	Gulf South Conference	43-18 (16-4)	Greg Goff	0 (last:none)	none
University of Tampa	Sunshine State Conference	54-6 (22-2)	Joe Urso	10 (last:2003)	1st
West Chester University of Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference	39-20 (16-4)	Matt Brainard	0 (last:none)	none

Bracket 2

School	Conference	Record (Conference)	Head Coach	CWS Appearances	CWS Best Finish
Ashland University	Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference	47-17	John Schaly	2 (last:2002)	5th
California State University, Chico	California Collegiate Athletic Association	46-21 (18-11)	Lindsay Meggs	5 (last:2005)	1st
Emporia State University	Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association	48-13	Bob Fornelli	0 (last:none)	none
Franklin Pierce College	Northeast-10 Conference	46-13 (25-5)	Jayson King	1 (last:2003)	4th

Results

2006 College World Series Bracket

The teams in the CWS are divided into two pools of four, with each pool playing a double-elimination format. The winners of the two pools meet in the finals.

	First round					Second round					Re-ordered Semifinals						Finals
		Tampa	4
		Francis Marion	3
							Tampa	5
							Montevallo	4
		Montevallo	3
		West Chester	2
												Tampa	13	x
											Franklin Pierce	3	x
		Francis Marion	2
		West Chester	3
							Montevallo	10
							West Chester	3
																	Tampa	3	x	x
																	Chico State	2	x	x
		Ashland	14
		Franklin Pierce	4
							Ashland	4
							Chico State	8
		Chico State	2
		Emporia St.	1
												Chico State	9	x
											Montevallo	5	x
		Franklin Pierce	3
		Emporia St.	2
							Ashland	2
							Franklin Pierce	7

Game Results

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
May 27
Game 1	University of Tampa	4 - 3	Francis Marion University
Game 2	University of Montevallo	3 – 2	West Chester
May 28
Game 3	Ashland University	14 - 4	Franklin Pierce College
Game 4	Chico State	2 - 1	Emporia State University
May 29
Game 5	West Chester	3 - 2	Francis Marion University	Francis Marion eliminated
Game 6	University of Tampa	5 - 4	University of Montevallo
May 30
Game 7	Franklin Pierce College	3 - 2	Emporia State University	Emporia St. eliminated
Game 8	Chico State	8 - 4	Ashland University
May 31
Game 9	Franklin Pierce College	7 - 2	Ashland University	Ashland eliminated
Game 10	University of Montevallo	10 - 3	West Chester	West Chester St. eliminated
June 1
Game 11	Chico State	9 - 5	University of Montevallo	Montevallo eliminated
Game 12	University of Tampa	13 - 3	Franklin Pierce College	Franklin Pierce eliminated
June 3
Game 13	University of Tampa	3 – 2	Chico State	Tampa wins CWS