2006 Arizona Wildcats softball team

2006 Arizona Wildcats softball
2006 Arizona Wildcats softball
National Champion; NCAA Tucson Super Regional champion; NCAA Tucson Regional champion
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Record	54–11 (15–6 Pac-10)
Head coach	Mike Candrea (21st season);
Home stadium	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium
	Seasons ← 2005 2007 →

The 2006 Arizona Wildcats softball team represented the University of Arizona in the 2006 NCAA Division I softball season. The Wildcats were coached by Mike Candrea, who led his twenty-first season. The Wildcats finished with a record of 54–11. They played their home games at Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium and competed in the Pacific-10 Conference, where they finished second with a 15–6 record.

2006 Pacific-10 Conference softball standings
v t e	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^[1] Rankings from Coaches' Poll

The Wildcats were invited to the 2006 NCAA Division I softball tournament, where they won the Regional and Super Regional and then completed a run through the Women's College World Series to claim their seventh NCAA Women's College World Series Championship.^[2]

Roster

2006 Arizona Wildcats roster^[2]

Pitchers

9 - Taryne Mowatt – sophomore
17 – Leslie Wolfe – senior
44 - Alicia Hollowell – senior

Catchers

15 - Callista Balko – sophomore

Infielders

12 – Danielle Rodriguez – sophomore
14 – Chelsie Mesa – junior
24 – Laine Roth – freshman
29 - Kristie Fox – junior
31 - Jenae Leles – freshman
33 – Sam Banister – freshman

Outfielders

00 – Autumn Champion – senior
4 – Adrienne Acton – sophomore
6 – Jill Malina – freshman
21 – Kelly Nelson – senior
26 - Caitlin Lowe – junior

Schedule

Legend
	Arizona win
	Arizona loss
*	Non-Conference game

2006 Arizona Wildcats Softball Game Log^[2]

Regular season

February
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	Pac-10 record
Feb 10	vs Cal State Northridge*	Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ	W 9–0⁵	1–0
Feb 10	vs No. 15 Northwestern*	Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ	W 8–0⁶	2–0
Feb 11	vs No. 4 Texas*	Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ	W 1–0	3–0
Feb 11	vs No. 6 Texas A&M*	Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ	W 8–0⁵	4–0
Feb 12	vs New Mexico*	Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ	W 9–1⁵	5–0
Feb 12	vs Cal State Fullerton*	Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ	W 2–0	6–0
Feb 17	Tennessee Tech*	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 5–1	7–0
Feb 17	No. 18 Missouri*	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 4–0	8–0
Feb 18	Texas Tech*	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 6–0	9–0
Feb 18	NC State*	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 6–0	10–0
Feb 19	Pacific*	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 1–0	11–0
Feb 24	vs Texas Tech*	Palm Springs, CA	W 3–1	12–0
Feb 24	vs Texas A&M*	Palm Springs, CA	W 12–0⁵	13–0
Feb 25	vs Maryland*	Palm Springs, CA	W 8–1	14–0
Feb 25	vs Ohio State*	Palm Springs, CA	W 5–1	15–0
Feb 26	vs No. 4 Texas*	Palm Springs, CA	L 0–1	15–1

March
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	Pac-10 record
Mar 3	Sam Houston State*	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 8–0⁵	16–1
Mar 3	Long Beach State*	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 10–0⁵	17–1
Mar 4	Wichita State*	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 11–1	18–1
Mar 4	South Florida*	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 10–0	19–1
Mar 5	Long Beach State*	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 11–0⁵	20–1
Mar 10	No. 18 Baylor*	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 12–4⁵	21–1
Mar 12	No. 18 Baylor*	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 2–1⁹	22–1
Mar 12	No. 18 Baylor*	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 11–1⁶	23–1
Mar 16	vs UNLV*	Titan Softball Complex • Fullerton, CA	W 7–0	24–1
Mar 16	vs No. 18 Texas A&M*	Titan Softball Complex • Fullerton, CA	L 0–1	24–2
Mar 18	vs Cal State Northridge*	Titan Softball Complex • Fullerton, CA	W 9–0⁵	25–2
Mar 18	vs No. 6 Alabama*	Titan Softball Complex • Fullerton, CA	W 2–0	26–2
Mar 19	vs No. 4 Texas*	Titan Softball Complex • Fullerton, CA	L 0–1⁹	26–3
Mar 24	No. 10 Louisiana–Lafayette*	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 5–0	27–3
Mar 25	No. 10 Louisiana–Lafayette*	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 10–0	28–3
Mar 26	No. 10 Louisiana–Lafayette*	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 6–2	29–3
Mar 31	at No. 7 Oregon State	Oregon State Softball Complex • Corvallis, OR	L 1–2	29–4	0–1

April
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	Pac-10 record
Apr 1	at Oregon	Howe Field • Eugene, OR	W 4–1	30–4	1–1
Apr 7	No. 14 Washington	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 1–0	31–4	2–1
Apr 8	No. 2 UCLA	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	L 1–2	31–5	2–2
Apr 9	No. 2 UCLA	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	L 3–8	31–6	2–3
Apr 14	at No. 9 Arizona State	Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ	L 2–4¹⁰	31–7	2–4
Apr 15	at No. 9 Arizona State	Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ	W 3–0	32–7	3–4
Apr 21	at No. 5 Stanford	Boyd & Jill Smith Family Stadium • Stanford, CA	W 4–1	33–7	4–4
Apr 22	at No. 6 California	Levine-Fricke Field • Berkeley, CA	W 4–2¹³	34–7	5–4
Apr 23	at No. 6 California	Levine-Fricke Field • Berkeley, CA	L 1–5	34–8	5–5
Apr 28	at No. 1 UCLA	Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA	L 2–8	34–9	5–6
Apr 30	at No. 15 Washington	Husky Softball Stadium • Seattle, WA	W 2–0	35–9	6–6
Apr 30	at No. 15 Washington	Husky Softball Stadium • Seattle, WA	W 10–1	36–9	7–6

May
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	Pac-10 record
May 3	No. 6 Arizona State	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 10–0	37–9	8–6
May 5	No. 7 California	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 5–3	38–9	9–6
May 6	No. 8 Stanford	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 3–2	39–9	10–6
May 7	No. 8 Stanford	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 6–1	40–9	11–6
May 11	Oregon	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 3–1	41–9	12–6
May 11	Oregon	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 9–5	42–9	13–6
May 12	No. 7 Oregon State	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 1–0	43–9	14–6
May 13	No. 7 Oregon State	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 11–2	44–9	15–6

Post-season

NCAA Tucson Regional
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	NCAAT record
May 18	Marist	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 9–0	45–9	1–0
May 19	Ohio State	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 6–3	46–9	2–0
May 20	No. 25 Auburn	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 4–2	47–9	3–0

NCAA Tucson Super Regional
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	NCAAT record
May 26	No. 10 LSU	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 5–0	48–9	1–0
May 27	No. 10 LSU	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	L 2–3	48–10	1–1
May 27	No. 10 LSU	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 14–5⁵	49–10	2–1

NCAA Women's College World Series
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	WCWS Record
June 1	(7) Oregon State	ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK	W 3–2⁹	50–10	1–0
June 2	(3) Texas	ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK	W 2–0	51–10	2–0
June 4	(8) Tennessee	ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK	L 0–1	51–11	2–1
June 4	(8) Tennessee	ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK	W 6–0	52–11	3–1
June 5	(4) Northwestern	ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK	W 8–0	53–11	4–1
June 6	(4) Northwestern	ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK	W 6–0	54–11	5–1

References

^ 2018 Softball Media Guide. Pac-12 Conference. p. 53. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c 2019 Softball Media Guide (PDF). Arizona Wildcats. Retrieved June 26, 2020.

[1] 2018 Softball Media Guide. Pac-12 Conference. p. 53. Retrieved June 25, 2020.

[media-2] 2019 Softball Media Guide (PDF). Arizona Wildcats. Retrieved June 26, 2020.

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2006 Arizona Wildcats softball

National Champion NCAA Tucson Super Regional champion NCAA Tucson Regional champion
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Record	54–11 (15–6 Pac-10)
Head coach	Mike Candrea (21st season)
Home stadium	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium
Seasons ← 2005 2007 →