2006 NCAA Division I softball season

The 2006 NCAA Division I softball season, play of college softball in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division I level, began in February 2006. The season progressed through the regular season, many conference tournaments and championship series, and concluded with the 2006 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament and 2006 Women's College World Series. The Women's College World Series, consisting of the eight remaining teams in the NCAA Tournament and held in held in Oklahoma City at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium, ended on June 6, 2006.

2006 NCAA Division I softball season
Defending ChampionsMichigan
Tournament
Women's College World Series
ChampionsArizona (7th title)
Runners-upNorthwestern (4th WCWS Appearance)
Winning CoachMike Candrea (7th title)
WCWS MOPAlicia Hollowell (Arizona)
Seasons

Conference standings
2006 Big 12 Conference softball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
No. 5 Texas ‍†‍‍y 15–2–0 .882  55–9–0 .859
No. 14 Nebraska ‍‍‍y 13–4–0 .765  44–12–0 .786
No. 20 Baylor ‍‍‍y 12–6–0 .667  38–22–0 .633
No. 22 Texas A&M ‍‍‍y 11–6–0 .647  34–19–0 .642
No. 19 Oklahoma ‍‍‡‍y 8–10–0 .444  40–21–1 .653
Kansas ‍‍‍y 8–10–0 .444  36–26–0 .581
Missouri ‍‍‍ 7–11–0 .389  26–27–0 .491
Oklahoma State ‍‍‍ 5–13–0 .278  21–29–0 .420
Iowa State ‍‍‍ 5–13–0 .278  23–28–0 .451
Texas Tech ‍‍‍ 4–13–0 .235  19–35–0 .352
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
Rankings from NFCA [1]
2006 Big Ten Conference softball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 2 Northwestern  ‍†‍‍y 16–3 .842  50–15 .769
No. 10 Michigan  ‍‍‡‍y 14–4 .778  44–15 .746
Iowa  ‍‍‍y 12–7 .632  39–22 .639
Ohio State  ‍‍‍y 11–7 .611  39–23 .629
Penn State  ‍‍‍y 10–10 .500  39–17 .696
Indiana  ‍‍‍y 8–9 .471  30–25 .545
Michigan State  ‍‍‍ 9–11 .450  34–25 .576
Illinois  ‍‍‍ 8–11 .421  24–31 .436
Purdue  ‍‍‍ 7–12 .368  30–30 .500
Wisconsin  ‍‍‍ 6–11 .353  22–22 .500
Minnesota  ‍‍‍ 1–17 .056  17–33 .340
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of August 3, 2006[2]; Rankings from NFCA
2006 Pacific-10 Conference softball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
UCLA  ‍†‍‍y 15–5 .750  50–9 .847
Arizona  ‍‍‍y 15–6 .714  54–11 .831
California  ‍‍‍y 12–9 .571  48–14 .774
Arizona State  ‍‍‍y 11–10 .524  53–15 .779
Oregon State  ‍‍‍y 10–10 .500  43–16 .729
Stanford  ‍‍‍y 10–11 .476  42–18 .700
Washington  ‍‍‍y 6–15 .286  35–25 .583
Oregon  ‍‍‍ 4–17 .190  24–29 .453
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 6, 2006[3]; Rankings from Coaches' Poll

Women's College World Series

The 2006 NCAA Women's College World Series took place from June 1 to June 6, 2006 in Oklahoma City.[4]

  First round Second round Semifinals Finals
                                           
2 Arizona 39  
7 Oregon State 2  
  2 Arizona 2  
  3 Texas 0  
3 Texas 2
6 Arizona State 0  
  2 Arizona 0 6  
  8 Tennessee 1 0  
6 Arizona State 3  
7 Oregon State 1  
  6 Arizona State 1
  8 Tennessee 3  
  2 Arizona 8 5 —
  4 Northwestern 0 0 —
4 Northwestern 610  
5 Alabama 5  
  4 Northwestern 2
  8 Tennessee 0  
8 Tennessee 4
1 UCLA 3  
  4 Northwestern 38 —
  1 UCLA 1 —  
1 UCLA 4  
5 Alabama 1  
  1 UCLA 2
  3 Texas 0  

Season Leaders

BATTING

BATTING AVERAGE: .500 - Sarah Fekete, Tennessee Lady Vols

RBIs: 82 - Melanie Denischuk, UMBC Retrievers & Ianeta Le'i, BYU Cougars

HOME RUNS: 30 - Danyele Gomez, ULL Ragin' Cajuns


PITCHING

WINS: 44-10 - Monica Abbott, Tennessee Lady Vols

ERA: 0.41 (17 ER/286.0 IP) - Cat Osterman Texas Longhorns

STRIKEOUTS: 630, Cat Osterman Texas Longhorns

Records

[5]

NCAA DIVISION I SEASON GRAND SLAMS: 6 - Serena Settlemier, Kansas Jayhawks

NCAA DIVISION I SEASON STRIKEOUT RATIO: 15.4 (630 SO/286.0 IP) - Cat Osterman, Texas Longhorns

NCAA DIVISION I 7 INNING SINGLE GAME COMBINED STRIKEOUTS: 34 - Katie Burkhart, Arizona State Sun Devils (15) & Danielle Lawrie, Washington Huskies (19); April 28, 2006

SOPHOMORE CLASS SINGLE GAME STRIKEOUTS: 26 - Angela Tincher, Virginia Tech Hokies; March 3, 2006

FRESHMAN CLASS STRIKEOUT RATIO: 13.4 (221 SO/115.2 IP) - Cassie Cervantes, Sacramento State Hornets

JUNIOR CLASS TRIPLES: 14 - Marci Pratt, Southern Utah Thunderbirds

SENIOR CLASS WHIP: 0.42 (78 H+43 BB/286.0 IP) - Cat Osterman, Texas Longhorns

Awards
  • USA Collegiate Player of The Year:

Cat Osterman, Texas Longhorns[6]

Cat Osterman, Texas Longhorns[7]

Cat Osterman, Texas Longhorns

YEAR W L GP GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO ERA WHIP
2006 38 4 47 39 36 28 2 286.0 78 19 17 43 630 0.41 0.42

All America Teams

The following players were members of the All-American Teams.[8]

FIRST TEAM

PositionPlayerClassSchool
PMonica AbbottJR.Tennessee Lady Vols
Cat OstermanSR.Texas Longhorns
Jennie RitterSR.Michigan Wolverines
CHaley WoodsSR.California Golden Bears
1BJenna HallSR.Illinois Fighting Illini
2BVeronica WootsonJR.FSU Seminoles
3BAndrea DuranSR.UCLA Bruins
SSLindsay SchutzlerJR.Tennessee Lady Vols
OFSarah FeketeSR.Tennessee Lady Vols
Danyele GomezSR.ULL Ragin' Cajuns
Kaitlin CochranFR.Arizona State Sun Devils
DPKristi DurantSR.Tennessee Lady Vols
UTCambria MirandaSO.Oregon State Beavers
AT-LKristie FoxJR.Arizona Wildcats
Tonya CallahanSO.Tennessee Lady Vols
Caitlin LoweJR.Arizona Wildcats
Anjelica SeldenSO.UCLA Bruins
Kristin VeselySR.Oklahoma Sooners

SECOND TEAM

PositionPlayerClassSchool
PAngela TincherSO.Virginia Tech Hokies
Alicia HollowellSR.Arizona Wildcats
Kristina ThorsonSR.California Golden Bears
CRachel FoldenSO.Marshall Thundering Herd
1BIaneta Le'iSR.BYU Cougars
2BCaitlin BenyiSR.UCLA Bruins
3BBrette ReaganFR.Baylor Bears
SSChristina ClarkSR.Fresno State Bulldogs
OFNorrelle DicksonJR.Oklahoma Sooners
Kellie MiddletonJR.Georgia Bulldogs
Lindy WinklerSR.Sacramento State Hornets
DPJessica StricklandJR.Colorado State Rams
UTSerena SettlemierSR.Kansas Jayhawks
AT-LEileen CanneyJR.Northwestern Wildcats
Gina CarbonattoJR.Pacific Tigers
Alexis SwitenkoSR.Syracuse Orange
Stephanie VanBrakleSR.Alabama Crimson Tide
Jackie WongSR.Utah Utes

THIRD TEAM

PositionPlayerClassSchool
PBrianne McGowanSR.Oregon State Beavers
Emily TurnerJR.LSU Tigers
Crystal CoxSR.North Carolina Tar Heels
CBecky MarxSR.Michigan Wolverines
1BGarland CooperJR.Northwestern Wildcats
2BDominique LastrapesJR.Washington Huskies
3BMeghan McAllisterJR.Georgia Bulldogs
SSTammy WilliamsFR.Northwestern Wildcats
OFCatalina MorrisSR.Stanford Cardinal
Stephanie BrownJR.Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Brittany RogersFR.Alabama Crimson Tide
DPAmber SmithFR.Illinois State Redbirds
UTJessica DoucetteSO.Georgia Bulldogs
AT-LLeslie KleinJR.LSU Tigers
Lacy WoodSR.Louisville Cardinals
Ashley ChartersSO.Washington Huskies
Erin FlorosFR.San Diego State Aztecs
Chelsi LakeJR.Baylor Bears
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References
  1. "2019-2020 Big 12 Conference Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 196–197. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
  2. "2006 Big Ten Softball Standings & Leaders Statistics". BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
  3. 2018 Softball Media Guide. Pac-12 Conference. p. 53. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
  4. "2006 Women's College World Series". Ncaa.org. Retrieved 2020-07-21.
  5. "Division I Softball Records" (PDF). Ncaa.org. Retrieved 2020-07-18.
  6. "Player of The Year". Teamusa.org. Retrieved 2020-07-21.
  7. "PAST HONDA SPORTS AWARD WINNERS FOR SOFTBALL". Collegiatewomensportsawards.com. Retrieved 2020-07-21.
  8. "2006 NSCA Division I All-America Teams". Nfca.org. Retrieved 2020-07-27.


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