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
← 2005
2007 →

Conference standings

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2006 Big 12 Conference softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   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
Team W   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
Team W   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
2006 Southland Conference softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Texas–San Antonio  ‍‍‍y 22 5 0   .815 37 14 0   .725
Texas State  ‍‍‍ 18 5 0   .783 34 22 0   .607
Texas–Arlington  ‍‍‍ 16 9 0   .640 32 22 0   .593
McNeese State  ‍‍‍ 13 13 0   .500 21 30 0   .412
Northwestern State  ‍‍‍ 12 13 0   .480 28 32 0   .467
Nicholls State  ‍‍‍ 11 15 0   .423 23 33 0   .411
Sam Houston State  ‍‍‍ 11 16 0   .407 18 30 0   .375
Louisiana–Monroe  ‍‍‍ 10 16 0   .385 27 30 0   .474
Stephen F. Austin  ‍‍‍ 9 15 0   .375 20 28 0   .417
Southeastern Louisiana  ‍‍‍ 6 21 0   .222 10 36 0   .217
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of May 20, 2006[4]
Rankings from Coaches' Poll


Women's College World Series

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The 2006 NCAA Women's College World Series took place from June 1 to June 6, 2006 in Oklahoma City.[5]

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

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Batting

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Records

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NCAA Division I season grand slams: 6 – Serena Settlemier, Kansas Jayhawks[6]

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

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Cat Osterman, Texas Longhorns[7]

Cat Osterman, Texas Longhorns[8]

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

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The following players were members of the All-American Teams.[9]

First Team

Position Player Class School
P Monica Abbott JR. Tennessee Lady Vols
Cat Osterman SR. Texas Longhorns
Jennie Ritter SR. Michigan Wolverines
C Haley Woods SR. California Golden Bears
1B Jenna Hall SR. Illinois Fighting Illini
2B Veronica Wootson JR. FSU Seminoles
3B Andrea Duran SR. UCLA Bruins
SS Lindsay Schutzler JR. Tennessee Lady Vols
OF Sarah Fekete SR. Tennessee Lady Vols
Danyele Gomez SR. ULL Ragin' Cajuns
Kaitlin Cochran FR. Arizona State Sun Devils
DP Kristi Durant SR. Tennessee Lady Vols
UT Cambria Miranda SO. Oregon State Beavers
AT-L Kristie Fox JR. Arizona Wildcats
Tonya Callahan SO. Tennessee Lady Vols
Caitlin Lowe JR. Arizona Wildcats
Anjelica Selden SO. UCLA Bruins
Kristin Vesely SR. Oklahoma Sooners

Second Team

Position Player Class School
P Angela Tincher SO. Virginia Tech Hokies
Alicia Hollowell SR. Arizona Wildcats
Kristina Thorson SR. California Golden Bears
C Rachel Folden SO. Marshall Thundering Herd
1B Ianeta Le'i SR. BYU Cougars
2B Caitlin Benyi SR. UCLA Bruins
3B Brette Reagan FR. Baylor Bears
SS Christina Clark SR. Fresno State Bulldogs
OF Norrelle Dickson JR. Oklahoma Sooners
Kellie Middleton JR. Georgia Bulldogs
Lindy Winkler SR. Sacramento State Hornets
DP Jessica Strickland JR. Colorado State Rams
UT Serena Settlemier SR. Kansas Jayhawks
AT-L Eileen Canney JR. Northwestern Wildcats
Gina Carbonatto JR. Pacific Tigers
Alexis Switenko SR. Syracuse Orange
Stephanie VanBrakle SR. Alabama Crimson Tide
Jackie Wong SR. Utah Utes

Third Team

Position Player Class School
P Brianne McGowan SR. Oregon State Beavers
Emily Turner JR. LSU Tigers
Crystal Cox SR. North Carolina Tar Heels
C Becky Marx SR. Michigan Wolverines
1B Garland Cooper JR. Northwestern Wildcats
2B Dominique Lastrapes JR. Washington Huskies
3B Meghan McAllister JR. Georgia Bulldogs
SS Tammy Williams FR. Northwestern Wildcats
OF Catalina Morris SR. Stanford Cardinal
Stephanie Brown JR. Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Brittany Rogers FR. Alabama Crimson Tide
DP Amber Smith FR. Illinois State Redbirds
UT Jessica Doucette SO. Georgia Bulldogs
AT-L Leslie Klein JR. LSU Tigers
Lacy Wood SR. Louisville Cardinals
Ashley Charters SO. Washington Huskies
Erin Floros FR. San Diego State Aztecs
Chelsi Lake JR. Baylor Bears

References

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  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. ^ "Southland Softball" (PDF). Southland Conference. p. 15. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
  5. ^ "2006 Women's College World Series". Ncaa.org. Retrieved July 21, 2020.
  6. ^ "Division I Softball Records" (PDF). Ncaa.org. Retrieved July 18, 2020.
  7. ^ "Player of The Year". Teamusa.org. Archived from the original on December 25, 2015. Retrieved July 21, 2020.
  8. ^ "PAST HONDA SPORTS AWARD WINNERS FOR SOFTBALL". Collegiatewomensportsawards.com. Retrieved July 21, 2020.
  9. ^ "2006 NSCA Division I All-America Teams". Nfca.org. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
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