2006 NCAA Division I softball season

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2006 NCAA Division I softball season
Defending Champions Michigan
Tournament
Women's College World Series
Champions Arizona (7th title)
Runners-up Northwestern (4th WCWS Appearance)
Winning Coach Mike Candrea (7th title)
WCWS MOP Alicia Hollowell (Arizona)
Seasons
←  2005
2007  →

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.

Contents

Conference standings

2006 Big 12 Conference softball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
No. 5 Texas  ‍†‍‍y15–2–0 .88255–9–0 .859
No. 14 Nebraska  ‍‍‍y13–4–0 .76544–12–0 .786
No. 20 Baylor  ‍‍‍y12–6–0 .66738–22–0 .633
No. 22 Texas A&M  ‍‍‍y11–6–0 .64734–19–0 .642
No. 19 Oklahoma  ‍‍‡‍y8–10–0 .44440–21–1 .653
Kansas  ‍‍‍y8–10–0 .44436–26–0 .581
Missouri  ‍‍‍7–11–0 .38926–27–0 .491
Oklahoma State  ‍‍‍5–13–0 .27821–29–0 .420
Iowa State  ‍‍‍5–13–0 .27823–28–0 .451
Texas Tech  ‍‍‍4–13–0 .23519–35–0 .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 PCTW L PCT
No. 2 Northwestern  ‍†‍‍y16–3 .84250–15 .769
No. 10 Michigan  ‍‍‡‍y14–4 .77844–15 .746
Iowa  ‍‍‍y12–7 .63239–22 .639
Ohio State  ‍‍‍y11–7 .61139–23 .629
Penn State  ‍‍‍y10–10 .50039–17 .696
Indiana  ‍‍‍y8–9 .47130–25 .545
Michigan State  ‍‍‍9–11 .45034–25 .576
Illinois  ‍‍‍8–11 .42124–31 .436
Purdue  ‍‍‍7–12 .36830–30 .500
Wisconsin  ‍‍‍6–11 .35322–22 .500
Minnesota  ‍‍‍1–17 .05617–33 .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 PCTW L PCT
UCLA  ‍†‍‍y15–5 .75050–9 .847
Arizona  ‍‍‍y15–6 .71454–11 .831
California  ‍‍‍y12–9 .57148–14 .774
Arizona State  ‍‍‍y11–10 .52453–15 .779
Oregon State  ‍‍‍y10–10 .50043–16 .729
Stanford  ‍‍‍y10–11 .47642–18 .700
Washington  ‍‍‍y6–15 .28635–25 .583
Oregon  ‍‍‍4–17 .19024–29 .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
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Texas–San Antonio  ‍†‍‍y22–5–0 .81537–14–0 .725
Texas State  ‍‍‍18–5–0 .78334–22–0 .607
Texas–Arlington  ‍‍‍16–9–0 .64032–22–0 .593
McNeese State  ‍‍‍13–13–0 .50021–30–0 .412
Northwestern State  ‍‍‍12–13–0 .48028–32–0 .467
Nicholls State  ‍‍‍11–15–0 .42323–33–0 .411
Sam Houston State  ‍‍‍11–16–0 .40718–30–0 .375
Louisiana–Monroe  ‍‍‍10–16–0 .38527–30–0 .474
Stephen F. Austin  ‍‍‍9–15–0 .37520–28–0 .417
Southeastern Louisiana  ‍‍‍6–21–0 .22210–36–0 .217
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of May 20, 2006 [4]
Rankings from Coaches' Poll

Women's College World Series

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 Arizona2
3 Texas 0
3 Texas 2
6 Arizona State 0
2 Arizona0 6
8 Tennessee 10
6 Arizona State3
7 Oregon State 1
6 Arizona State 1
8 Tennessee3
2 Arizona85—
4 Northwestern 0 0 —
4 Northwestern 610
5 Alabama 5
4 Northwestern2
8 Tennessee 0
8 Tennessee 4
1 UCLA 3
4 Northwestern38—
1 UCLA 1 —
1 UCLA4
5 Alabama 1
1 UCLA2
3 Texas 0

Season leaders

Batting

Pitching

Records

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

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
2006384473936282286.0781917436300.410.42

All America Teams

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

First Team

PositionPlayerClassSchool
P Monica Abbott JR. Tennessee Lady Vols
Cat Osterman SR. Texas Longhorns
Jennie Ritter SR. Michigan Wolverines
C Haley WoodsSR. California Golden Bears
1B Jenna HallSR. Illinois Fighting Illini
2B Veronica WootsonJR. FSU Seminoles
3B Andrea Duran SR. UCLA Bruins
SS Lindsay SchutzlerJR. Tennessee Lady Vols
OF Sarah FeketeSR. Tennessee Lady Vols
Danyele GomezSR. ULL Ragin' Cajuns
Kaitlin Cochran FR. Arizona State Sun Devils
DP Kristi DurantSR. Tennessee Lady Vols
UT Cambria MirandaSO. Oregon State Beavers
AT-L Kristie Fox JR. Arizona Wildcats
Tonya CallahanSO. Tennessee Lady Vols
Caitlin Lowe JR. Arizona Wildcats
Anjelica Selden SO. UCLA Bruins
Kristin VeselySR. Oklahoma Sooners

Second Team

PositionPlayerClassSchool
P Angela Tincher SO. Virginia Tech Hokies
Alicia Hollowell SR. Arizona Wildcats
Kristina ThorsonSR. California Golden Bears
C Rachel FoldenSO. Marshall Thundering Herd
1B Ianeta Le'iSR. BYU Cougars
2B Caitlin BenyiSR. UCLA Bruins
3B Brette ReaganFR. Baylor Bears
SS Christina ClarkSR. Fresno State Bulldogs
OF Norrelle DicksonJR. Oklahoma Sooners
Kellie MiddletonJR. Georgia Bulldogs
Lindy WinklerSR. Sacramento State Hornets
DP Jessica StricklandJR. Colorado State Rams
UT Serena 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
P Brianne McGowanSR. Oregon State Beavers
Emily TurnerJR. LSU Tigers
Crystal CoxSR. North Carolina Tar Heels
C Becky MarxSR. Michigan Wolverines
1B Garland CooperJR. Northwestern Wildcats
2B Dominique LastrapesJR. Washington Huskies
3B Meghan McAllisterJR. Georgia Bulldogs
SS Tammy Williams FR. Northwestern Wildcats
OF Catalina MorrisSR. Stanford Cardinal
Stephanie BrownJR. Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Brittany Rogers FR. Alabama Crimson Tide
DP Amber SmithFR. Illinois State Redbirds
UT Jessica DoucetteSO. Georgia Bulldogs
AT-LLeslie KleinJR. LSU Tigers
Lacy WoodSR. Louisville Cardinals
Ashley Charters SO. Washington Huskies
Erin FlorosFR. San Diego State Aztecs
Chelsi LakeJR. Baylor Bears

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. ↑ "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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