2006 Lincoln Saltdogs
Record: 65-31 (1st half: 31-17 1st place; 2nd half: 34-14, 1st place)
Postseason: L 1st Round vs. St. Paul (3-1)
Attendance (Rank): 190,873 (2nd)
Manager: Tim Johnson (4th season)
Midseason All-Stars:
RHP Jeff Blitstein
RHP Jerrod Fuell
LHP Lindsay Gulin
C Kevin Sullivan
Postseason Awards:
INF Pichi Balet — Player of the Year; Postseason All-Star (First Base)
LHP Lindsay Gulin — Left-Handed Pitcher of the Year
RHP Jason Howerton — Rookie Pitcher of the Year
Tim Johnson — Manager of the Year
Haymarket Park — Playing Surface of the Year
2006 Lincoln Saltdogs Results
Click on date for box score
| DATE | OPPONENT | SCORE | RESULT | RECORD | WIN | LOSS | SAVE | TIME | ATTEND. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/11/2006 | @ Pensacola Pelicans | 7-0 | W | 1-0 | Kyle Ruwe | Clint Sodowsky | 2:50 | 1,854 | |
| 5/12/2006 | @ Pensacola Pelicans | 6-5 | W | 2-0 | Ben Fox | Clark Girardeau | Jerrod Fuell | 2:58 | 2,011 |
| 5/13/2006 | @ Pensacola Pelicans | 7-3 | W | 3-0 | Lindsay Gulin | Sam Smith | 3:01 | 2,325 | |
| 5/14/2006 | @ Pensacola Pelicans | 6-5 | W | 4-0 | Jarrett Gardner | Russell Begnaud | 3:05 | 1,418 | |
| 5/16/2006 | @ Shreveport Sports | 8-6 | W | 5-0 | Nate Nowicki | Dan Mozingo | 2:44 | 1,829 | |
| 5/17/2006 | @ Shreveport Sports | 0-5 | L | 5-1 | Bert Snow | Roger Lincoln | 2:33 | 885 | |
| 5/18/2006 | @ Shreveport Sports | 10-3 | W | 6-1 | Ben Fox | Eric Wikstrom | 2:47 | 1,290 | |
| 5/19/2006 | @ Fort Worth Cats | 4-0 | W | 7-1 | Lindsay Gulin | Luke Hochevar | 2:55 | 3,211 | |
| 5/20/2006 | @ Fort Worth Cats | 6-9 | L | 7-2 | Steven Wilkerson | Clay Tichota | 3:29 | 4,173 | |
| 5/21/2006 | @ Fort Worth Cats | 9-10 | L | 7-3 | Zane Carlson | Scott Vandermeer | Justin Garcia | 2:39 | 2,935 |
| 5/23/2006 | Sioux City Explorers | 10-3 | W | 8-3 | Roger Lincoln | Tom Lipari | – | 4,073 | |
| 5/24/2006 | Sioux City Explorers | 8-6 | W | 9-3 | Ben Fox | Keiran Mattison | Jerrod Fuell | 2:56 | 2,867 |
| 5/25/2006 | Sioux City Explorers | 6-1 | W | 10-3 | Lindsay Gulin | Billy Keppinger | 2:30 | 2,862 | |
| 5/26/2006 | Sioux Falls Canaries | 5-0 | W | 11-3 | Jeff Blitstein | Matt Petrusek | 2:33 | 3,048 | |
| 5/27/2006 | Sioux Falls Canaries | 2-1 | W | 12-3 | Brian Rodaway | Peter Bauer | Jerrod Fuell | 2:11 | 4,262 |
| 5/28/2006 | Sioux Falls Canaries | 9-4 | W | 13-3 | Roger Lincoln | Evan Greusel | 2:45 | 3,138 | |
| 5/30/2006 | @ St. Joe Blacksnakes | 9-5 | W | 14-3 | Ben Fox | Shingo Mistomori | Jarrett Gardner | 3:17 | 1,023 |
| 5/31/2006 | @ St. Joe Blacksnakes | 5-1 | W | 15-3 | Lindsay Gulin | Donovan Graves | 2:49 | 649 | |
| 6/1/2006 | @ St. Joe Blacksnakes | 3-2 (11) | W | 16-3 | Kyle Ruwe | Matt Johnson | Jerrod Fuell | 3:50 | 971 |
| 6/2/2006 | @ Sioux Falls Canaries | 2-4 | L | 16-4 | Peter Bauer | Brian Rodaway | John Wesley | 2:21 | 2,301 |
| 6/3/2006 | @ Sioux Falls Canaries | 9-5 | W | 17-4 | Roger Lincoln | Aaron Garrison | 2:42 | 3,177 | |
| 6/4/2006 | @ Sioux Falls Canaries | 6-5 | W | 18-4 | Jarrett Gardner | Jason Cierlik | Jerrod Fuell | 2:58 | 1,849 |
| 6/5/2006 | St. Paul Saints | 2-3 | L | 18-5 | Anthony Boughner | Lindsay Gulin | Matt Hammons | 2:24 | 3,434 |
| 6/6/2006 | St. Paul Saints | 8-4 | W | 19-5 | Jeff Blitstein | T.J. Stanton | 2:43 | 3,334 | |
| 6/7/2006 | St. Paul Saints | 7-9 | L | 19-6 | Kevin Rival | Jerrod Fuell | Matt Hammons | 2:43 | 4,074 |
| 6/8/2006 | St. Paul Saints | 1-4 | L | 19-7 | Mike Meyer | Roger Lincoln | Matt Hammons | 2:20 | 2,967 |
| 6/9/2006 | Coastal Bend Aviators | 2-3 (11) | L | 19-8 | J.R. Pickens | Chris Russ | James Lira | 3:01 | 3,934 |
| 6/10/2006 | Coastal Bend Aviators | 7-3 | W | 20-8 | Lindsay Gulin | Brandon Pello | 2:30 | 3,973 | |
| 6/11/2006 | Coastal Bend Aviators | 6-4 | W | 21-8 | Brian Rodaway | Ricky Stover | Kyle Ruwe | 2:42 | 3,467 |
| 6/12/2006 | @ St. Paul Saints | 2-1 | W | 22-8 | Jeff Blitstein | Charlie Ruud | Jerrod Fuell | 2:18 | 4,707 |
| 6/13/2006 | @ St. Paul Saints | 2-8 | L | 22-9 | Mike Meyer | Jarrett Gardner | 2:38 | 6,010 | |
| 6/14/2006 | @ St. Paul Saints | 4-5 | L | 22-10 | Ivan Hernandez | Kyle Ruwe | Matt Hammons | 2:14 | 6,056 |
| 6/15/2006 | @ Sioux Falls Canaries | 1-12 | L | 22-11 | Doug Johnson | Ben Fox | 3:03 | 2,003 | |
| 6/17/2006 | @ Sioux Falls Canaries | 5-1 (7) | W | 23-11 | Lindsay Gulin | Sean Donlin | 2:01 | – | |
| 6/17/2006 | @ Sioux Falls Canaries | 7-5 (7) | W | 24-11 | Brian Rodaway | Tony Cogan | – | – | |
| 6/18/2006 | @ Sioux Falls Canaries | 11-7 | W | 25-11 | Chris Russ | Jason Cierlik | 2:33 | 2,718 | |
| 6/20/2006 | El Paso Diablos | 3-5 | L | 25-12 | David McWatters | Roger Lincoln | Joslin Ramirez | 2:28 | 3,293 |
| 6/21/2006 | El Paso Diablos | 7-2 | W | 26-12 | Ben Fox | Jason Weidmeyer | 2:11 | 3,381 | |
| 6/22/2006 | El Paso Diablos | 3-2 | W | 27-12 | Kyle Ruwe | Dustin Cameron | Jerrod Fuell | 2:55 | 3,093 |
| 6/23/2006 | St. Joe Blacksnakes | 6-2 | W | 28-12 | Brian Rodaway | Evan Thomas | 2:38 | 4,492 | |
| 6/24/2006 | St. Joe Blacksnakes | 4-6 (10) | L | 28-13 | Jamie Tricoglou | Jarrett Gardner | Vinnie DeChristofaro | 3:10 | 5,057 |
| 6/25/2006 | St. Joe Blacksnakes | 9-14 | L | 28-14 | Matt Johnson | Kyle Ruwe | 3:08 | 4,774 | |
| 6/27/2006 | @ Sioux City Explorers | 8-9 (11) | L | 28-15 | Sean Kramer | Kyle Ruwe | 3:17 | 1,358 | |
| 6/28/2006 | @ Sioux City Explorers | 4-3 (16) | W | 29-15 | Kyle Ruwe | Jason Howerton | – | – | |
| 6/29/2006 | @ Sioux City Explorers | 4-5 | L | 26-16 | Tom Lipari | Scott Vandermeer | Sean Kramer | 2:35 | 1,425 |
| 6/30/2006 | St. Paul Saints | 7-0 | W | 30-16 | Jeff Blitstein | Mike Meyer | 2:06 | 5,390 | |
| 7/1/2006 | St. Paul Saints | 3-4 | L | 30-17 | Matt Pike | Scott Vandermeer | Matt Hammons | 2:32 | 6,382 |
| 7/2/2006 | St. Paul Saints | 3-2 | W | 31-17 | Lindsay Gulin | Anthony Boughner | Jerrod Fuell | 2:14 | 3,490 |
| 7/3/2006 | @ St. Joe Blacksnakes | 1-10 (7) | L | 0-1 (31-18) | Evan Thomas | Michael Fitch | – | 725 | |
| 7/4/2006 | @ St. Joe Blacksnakes | 3-4 | L | 0-2 (31-19) | J.C. Huguet | Ben Fox | Jamie Tricoglou | 2:35 | 2,112 |
| 7/5/2006 | @ St. Joe Blacksnakes | 0-1 | L | 0-3 (31-20) | J.C. Huguet | Brian Rodaway | 2:23 | 766 | |
| 7/7/2006 | @ St. Paul Saints | 4-12 | L | 0-4 (31-21) | Justin Lord | Jeff Blitstein | Matt Pike | 2:35 | 9,251 |
| 7/8/2006 | @ St. Paul Saints | 6-7 | L | 0-5 (31-22) | Matt Hammons | Jerrod Fuell | 2:42 | 6,773 | |
| 7/9/2006 | @ St. Paul Saints | 4-3 | W | 1-5 (32-22) | Roger Lincoln | T.J. Stanton | 2:27 | 5,933 | |
| 7/11/2006 | Sioux City Explorers | 5-3 (7) | W | 2-5 (33-22) | Kyle Ruwe | Karsten Gardner | Jerrod Fuell | 1:59 | – |
| 7/11/2006 | Sioux City Explorers | 5-4 (7) | W | 3-5 (34-22) | Scott Vandermeer | Aaron Marsden | 1:59 | 3,229 | |
| 7/12/2006 | Sioux City Explorers | 4-5 (10) | L | 3-6 (34-23) | John Howerton | Kyle Ruwe | Sean Kramer | 2:41 | 3,507 |
| 7/14/2006 | Sioux Falls Canaries | 3-8 | L | 3-7 (34-24) | Tony Cogan | Roger Lincoln | Matt Petrusek | 3:05 | 4,246 |
| 7/15/2006 | Sioux Falls Canaries | 3-1 | W | 4-7 (35-24) | Brian Rodaway | Robert Barrett | Jeff Blitstein | 2:45 | 4,521 |
| 7/16/2006 | Sioux Falls Canaries | 8-4 | W | 5-7 (36-24) | Ben Fox | Aaron Garrison | 2:22 | 3,722 | |
| 7/20/2006 | @ Sioux City Explorers | 3-4 | L | 5-8 (36-25) | Billy Keppinger | Kyle Ruwe | 2:19 | 1,713 | |
| 7/21/2006 | @ Sioux City Explorers | 9-0 | W | 6-8 (37-25) | Brian Rodaway | Nate Holguin | 2:39 | 1,939 | |
| 7/22/2006 | @ Sioux City Explorers | 6-1 | W | 7-8 (38-25) | Lindsay Gulin | Tom Lipari | 2:09 | 2,236 | |
| 7/23/2006 | St. Paul Saints | 3-1 | W | 8-8 (39-25) | Ben Fox | Anthony Boughner | Scott Vandermeer | 2:16 | 5,424 |
| 7/24/2006 | St. Paul Saints | 4-0 | W | 9-8 (40-25) | Kyle Ruwe | T.J. Stanton | 2:29 | 3,192 | |
| 7/25/2006 | St. Paul Saints | 5-1 | W | 10-8 (41-25) | Jeff Blitstein | Mike Meyer | Scott Vandermeer | 2:18 | 3,082 |
| 7/26/2006 | St. Paul Saints | 9-6 | W | 11-8 (42-25) | Jason Howerton | Matt Pike | Scott Vandermeer | 3:04 | 3,968 |
| 7/27/2006 | Sioux City Explorers | 14-3 | W | 12-8 (43-25) | Chris Russ | Trevor Marcotte | 2:31 | 3,025 | |
| 7/27/2006 | Sioux City Explorers | 10-1 (7) | W | 13-8 (44-25) | Lindsay Gulin | Tom Lipari | 1:51 | 3,110 | |
| 7/28/2006 | Sioux City Explorers | 8-6 | W | 14-8 (45-25) | Jason Howerton | John Howerton | 2:56 | 4,528 | |
| 7/29/2006 | Sioux City Explorers | 6-10 | L | 14-9 (45-26) | Nate Holguin | Kyle Ruwe | 2:16 | 5,458 | |
| 7/30/2006 | @ Sioux Falls Canaries | 7-0 | W | 15-9 (46-26) | Jeff Blitstein | Tony Cogan | 2:19 | 2,110 | |
| 7/31/2006 | @ Sioux Falls Canaries | 20-15 | W | 16-9 (47-26) | Jason Howerton | Jabe Beard | 3:44 | 2,067 | |
| 8/1/2006 | @ Sioux Falls Canaries | 9-0 | W | 17-9 (48-26) | Lindsay Gulin | Doug Johnson | 3:01 | 2,016 | |
| 8/2/2006 | @ Sioux Falls Canaries | 11-7 | W | 18-9 (49-26) | Jason Howerton | Matt Montgomery | 3:04 | 2,720 | |
| 8/3/2006 | St. Paul Saints | 16-1 | W | 19-9 (50-26) | Kyle Ruwe | T.J. Stanton | 2:34 | 3,305 | |
| 8/4/2006 | St. Paul Saints | 9-0 | W | 20-9 (51-26) | Jeff Blitstein | Mike Meyer | 2:14 | 3,962 | |
| 8/5/2006 | St. Paul Saints | 14-3 | W | 21-9 (52-26) | Brian Rodaway | Charlie Ruud | 2:36 | 5,059 | |
| 8/6/2006 | El Paso Diablos | 7-2 | W | 22-9 (53-26) | Lindsay Gulin | Robbie Wachman | 2:17 | 3,592 | |
| 8/7/2006 | El Paso Diablos | 12-5 | W | 23-9 (54-26) | Ben Fox | Chris Trevino | 3:00 | 3,853 | |
| 8/8/2006 | El Paso Diablos | 12-2 | W | 24-9 (55-26) | Kyle Ruwe | Joslin Ramirez | 2:54 | 4,503 | |
| 8/10/2006 | @ St. Joe Blacksnakes | 4-5 | L | 24-10 (55-28) | J.C. Huguet | Jeff Blitstein | Jamie Tricoglou | 2:27 | 801 |
| 8/11/2006 | @ St. Joe Blacksnakes | 5-3 (16) | W | 25-10 (56-27) | Kyle Ruwe | Shingo Mistomori | 4:44 | – | |
| 8/12/2006 | @ St. Joe Blacksnakes | 1-6 | L | 25-11 (56-28) | Donovan Graves | Lindsay Gulin | 2:24 | 1,906 | |
| 8/13/2006 | Fort Worth Cats | 4-11 | L | 25-12 (56-29) | Dan Valentin | Ben Fox | 2:59 | 4,641 | |
| 8/14/2006 | Fort Worth Cats | 12-5 | W | 26-12 (57-29) | Roger Lincoln | Ryan Weems | 3:09 | 5,139 | |
| 8/15/2006 | Fort Worth Cats | 8-2 | W | 27-12 (58-29) | Jeff Blitstein | Joel Kirsten | 2:23 | 4,864 | |
| 8/17/2006 | St. Joe Blacksnakes | 1-2 | L | 27-13 (58-30) | Shingo Mitsumori | Brian Rodaway | Jamie Tricoglou | 2:35 | 4,111 |
| 8/18/2006 | St. Joe Blacksnakes | 7-1 | W | 28-13 (59-30) | Lindsay Gulin | Donovan Graves | 2:24 | 4,767 | |
| 8/19/2006 | St. Joe Blacksnakes | 11-2 | W | 29-13 (60-30) | Ben Fox | Jesen Merle | 2:43 | 7,278 | |
| 8/21/2006 | @ Sioux Falls Canaries | 0-4 | L | 29-14 (60-31) | Chad Scarbery | Roger Lincoln | Matt Montgomery | 2:33 | 2,220 |
| 8/22/2006 | @ Sioux Falls Canaries | 6-4 (11) | W | 30-14 (61-31) | Kyle Ruwe | Lenny Bays | 2:59 | 2,279 | |
| 8/23/2006 | @ Sioux Falls Canaries | 6-5 | W | 31-14 (62-31) | Lindsay Gulin | Matt Koziara | Scott Vandermeer | 2:30 | 3,787 |
| 8/24/2006 | @ Sioux City Explorers | 11-4 | W | 32-14 (63-31) | Brian Rodaway | Nate Holguin | 2:53 | 1,775 | |
| 8/25/2006 | @ Sioux City Explorers | 7-3 | W | 33-14 (64-31) | Ben Fox | Aaron Marsden | 2:32 | 2,365 | |
| 8/26/2006 | @ Sioux City Explorers | 7-1 | W | 34-14 (65-31) | Roger Lincoln | Karsten Gardner | 2:41 | 4,331 | |
| POSTSEASON | |||||||||
| 8/28/2006 | St. Paul Saints | 4-2 | W | 1-0 | Lindsay Gulin | Justin Lord | 1:50 | 3,265 | |
| 8/29/2006 | St. Paul Saints | 2-11 | L | 1-1 | Anthony Boughner | Jeff Blitstein | 2:30 | 4,054 | |
| 8/31/2006 | @ St. Paul Saints | 2-10 | L | 1-2 | Charlie Ruud | Brian Rodaway | 2:31 | 2,906 | |
| 9/1/2006 | @ St. Paul Saints | 1-4 | L | 1-3 | Justin Lord | Roger Lincoln | Matt Hammons | 2:08 | 2,323 |
