2006 NCAA Division I softball tournament

2006 NCAA Division I
softball tournament
Teams	64
Finals site	ASA Hall of Fame Stadium; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma;
Champions	Arizona (7th title)
Runner-up	Northwestern (4th WCWS Appearance)
Winning coach	Mike Candrea (7th title)
MOP	Alicia Hollowell (Arizona)
	← 2005 ; NCAA Division I softball tournament; 2007 →;

The 2006 NCAA Division I softball tournament was the twenty-fifth annual tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA women's collegiate softball. Held during May and June 2006, sixty-four Division I college softball teams contested the championship. The tournament featured eight regionals of eight teams, each in a double elimination format. The 2006 Women's College World Series was held in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma from June 1 through June 6 and marked the conclusion of the 2006 NCAA Division I softball season. Arizona won their seventh championship by defeating Northwestern two games to none in the championship series. Arizona pitcher Alicia Hollowell was named Women's College World Series Most Outstanding Player.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Qualifying

Regionals

Austin Super Regional

First round

Regional semifinals

Regional Finals

Super Regionals

Texas

4

UTSA

0

Texas

3

Indiana

0

Indiana

3

Utah

0

Texas

3

X

Austin Regional - Red and Charline McCombs Field

Utah

0

X

UTSA

2

Utah

3

Indiana

1

Utah

5

Texas

1

9⁶

X

Washington

0

1

X

BYU

0

Kansas

3

Kansas

0

Washington

6

Washington

8⁵

Southern Utah

0

Washington

3

X

Provo Regional - Gail Miller Field

Kansas

0

X

BYU

5

Southern Utah

4

Kansas

2

BYU

1

Corvallis Super Regional

Round of 16			Quarterfinals			Semifinals				Finals

	Oregon State	2

	Nevada	1
				Oregon State	5

				Baylor	3
	Baylor	5

	Portland State	3
							Oregon State	3	X
Corvallis Regional - OSU Softball Complex
							Baylor	1	X
	Nevada	1

	Portland State	2
				Baylor	3

				Portland State	2



											Oregon State	1	3	1

											California	2	0	0
	Iowa	0

	Nebraska	1¹⁰
				Nebraska	2

				California	4
	California	1

	Illinois State	0
							California	6	X
Iowa City Regional - Bob Pearl Softball Field
							Nebraska	1	X
	Iowa	2

	Illinois State	3
				Nebraska	3

				Illinois State	1

Evanston Super Regional

Round of 16			Quarterfinals			Semifinals				Finals

	Northwestern	4

	Southern Illinois	0
				Northwestern	9⁵

				Notre Dame	0
	Notre Dame	5

	UC Santa Barbara	2
							Northwestern	7	X
Evanston Regional - Sharon J. Drysdale Field
							Notre Dame	4	X
	Southern Illinois	2

	UC Santa Barbara	1
				Notre Dame	5

				Southern Illinois	4



											Northwestern	0	4	9⁵

											UMass	1	2	0
	UMass	2

	Albany	0
				UMass	6¹⁰

				Lehigh	4
	Texas A&M	3

	Lehigh	4
							UMass	3	X
Amherst Regional - UMass Softball Complex
							Lehigh	0	X
	Albany	5

	Texas A&M	6
				Lehigh	4

				Texas A&M	3

Knoxville Super Regional

Round of 16

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Finals

Tennessee

6

Tennessee Tech

4

Tennessee

9⁵

Virginia Tech

1

Virginia Tech

1¹²

Louisville

0

Tennessee

8

X

Knoxville Regional - Tyson Park

Louisville

1

X

Tennessee Tech

0

Louisville

3

Virginia Tech

1

Louisville

10⁵

Tennessee

5

1

Michigan

3

5

0

Michigan

4

Youngstown State

0

Michigan

1⁹

Oklahoma

0

Oklahoma

1

Kent State

0

Michigan

5⁸

X

Ann Arbor Regional - Alumni Field

Oklahoma

2

X

Youngstown State

0

Kent State

8⁵

Oklahoma

9⁵

Kent State

1

Los Angeles Super Regional

Round of 16			Quarterfinals			Semifinals				Finals

	UCLA	11⁶

	Missouri State	2
				UCLA	5

				Long Beach State	0
	Long Beach State	1

	San Diego State	0
							UCLA	7	X
Los Angeles Regional - Easton Stadium
							San Diego State	0	X
	Missouri State	0

	San Diego State	1
				Long Beach State	1

				San Diego State	3



											UCLA	2	3	X

											South Florida	0	1	X
	Florida	0

	Florida Atlantic	2
				Florida Atlantic	0

				South Florida	1
	South Florida	2

	North Carolina	1
							South Florida	7	X
Gainesville Regional - Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium
							Florida Atlantic	4	X
	Florida	1

	North Carolina	0
				Florida Atlantic	1

				Florida	0

Tempe Super Regional

Round of 16			Quarterfinals			Semifinals				Finals

	Hofstra	5

	Penn State	4
				Hofstra	0

				Arizona State	2⁸
	Arizona State	6

	LIU Brooklyn	0
							Arizona State	5	X
Hempstead Regional - Bill Edwards Stadium
							Penn State	0	X
	Penn State	2

	LIU Brooklyn	1
				Hofstra	2

				Penn State	9



											Arizona State	6	5	X

											Florida State	1	1	X
	Georgia	4

	Georgia Southern	0
				Georgia	2

				Florida State	3
	Florida State	7

	Coastal Carolina	2
							Florida State	1	2
Athens Regional - Jack Turner Stadium
							Georgia	3	0
	Georgia Southern	2

	Coastal Carolina	1
				Georgia	11

				Georgia Southern	6

Tucson Super Regional

Round of 16

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Finals

Arizona

9⁶

Marist

0

Arizona

6

Ohio State

3

Ohio State

1¹⁰

Auburn

0

Arizona

4

X

Tucson Regional - Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium

Auburn

2

X

Marist

0

Auburn

14⁵

Ohio State

0

Auburn

4

Arizona

5

2

14⁵

LSU

0

3

5

LSU

5

Princeton

0

LSU

7¹⁰

Louisiana–Lafayette

6

NC State

0

Louisiana–Lafayette

2

LSU

5

X

Baton Rouge Regional - Tiger Park

Louisiana–Lafayette

4

X

Princeton

0

NC State

1

Louisiana–Lafayette

4⁹

NC State

3

Tuscaloosa Super Regional

Round of 16			Quarterfinals			Semifinals				Finals

	Alabama	8⁵

	Mississippi Valley State	0
				Alabama	8

				Georgia Tech	5
	Georgia Tech	9

	Florida A&M	3
							Alabama	7	X
Tuscaloosa Regional - Rhoads Stadium
							Georgia Tech	2	X
	Mississippi Valley State	5

	Florida A&M	7
				Georgia Tech	10

				Florida A&M	7



											Alabama	4	8⁸	X

											Stanford	1	7	X
	Fresno State	2

	Cal State Fullerton	0
				Fresno State	3

				Stanford	0
	Stanford	8⁵

	Tulsa	0
							Fresno State	3	0
Fresno Regional - Margie Wright Diamond
							Stanford	9	3
	Cal State Fullerton	6

	Tulsa	2
				Stanford	4

				Cal State Fullerton	1

Women's College World Series

Bracket

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

Game results

Date	Game	Winner	Score	Loser
June 1, 2006	Game 1	Arizona	3–2 (9 inn)	Oregon State
	Game 2	Texas	2–0	Arizona State
	Game 3	Northwestern	6–5 (10 inn)	Alabama
	Game 4	Tennessee	4–2	UCLA
June 2, 2006	Game 5	Arizona	2–0	Texas
June 2, 2006	Game 6	Northwestern	2–0	Tennessee
June 3, 2006	Game 7	Arizona State	3–1	Oregon State
	Game 8	UCLA	4–1	Alabama
	Game 9	Tennessee	3–1	Arizona State
	Game 10	UCLA	2–0	Texas
June 4, 2006	Game 11	Tennessee	1–0	Arizona
	Game 12	Northwestern	3–1 (8 inn)	UCLA
	Game 13	Arizona	6–0	Tennessee
June 5, 2006	Finals Game 1	Arizona	8–0	Northwestern
June 6, 2006	Finals Game 2	Arizona	6–0	Northwestern

Championship game

School	Top Batter	Stats.
Arizona	Autumn Champion (LF)	3-4 2RBIs K
Northwestern	Katie Logan (LF)	3-4 2B K

School	Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	AB	BF
Arizona	Alicia Hollowell (W)	7.0	9	0	0	1	13	30	31
Northwestern	Eileen Canney (L)	6.0	12	5	4	0	4	29	30

All Tournament Team

The following players were members of the All-Tournament Team.

Monica Abbott, Tennessee
Eileen Canney, Northwestern
Autumn Champion, Arizona
Garland Cooper, Northwestern
Andrea Duran, UCLA
Kristi Durant, Tennessee
Alicia Hollowell, Arizona
Caitlin Lowe, Arizona
Heidi Knabe, Arizona State
Taryne Mowatt, Arizona
Cat Osterman, Texas
Tammy Williams, Northwestern

References

^ 2017 WCWS Records: 2000s Brackets/Rosters/Stats (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved March 20, 2019.
^ 2017 WCWS Records: WCWS All-Time Results (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved March 20, 2019.
^ 2017 WCWS Records: All-Time Tournament Records and Results (PDF). NCAA. p. 10. Retrieved March 20, 2019.

[1] 2017 WCWS Records: 2000s Brackets/Rosters/Stats (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved March 20, 2019.

[2] 2017 WCWS Records: WCWS All-Time Results (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved March 20, 2019.

[3] 2017 WCWS Records: All-Time Tournament Records and Results (PDF). NCAA. p. 10. Retrieved March 20, 2019.

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Teams	64
Finals site	ASA Hall of Fame Stadium Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Champions	Arizona (7th title)
Runner-up	Northwestern (4th WCWS Appearance)
Winning coach	Mike Candrea (7th title)
MOP	Alicia Hollowell (Arizona)
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