2006 NCAA Division I softball tournament

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]

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)
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Qualifying

Main article: 2006 NCAA Division I softball season

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

9^6

X

Washington

0

1

X

BYU

0

Kansas

3

Kansas

0

Washington

6

Washington

8^5

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	1^10
							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	9^5
							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	9^5
																		UMass	1	2	0
		UMass	2
		Albany	0
							UMass	6^10
							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

9^5

Virginia Tech

1

Virginia Tech

1^12

Louisville

0

Tennessee

8

X

Knoxville Regional - Tyson Park

Louisville

1

X

Tennessee Tech

0

Louisville

3

Virginia Tech

1

Louisville

10^5

Tennessee

5

1

1

Michigan

3

5

0

Michigan

4

Youngstown State

0

Michigan

1^9

Oklahoma

0

Oklahoma

1

Kent State

0

Michigan

5^8

X

Ann Arbor Regional - Alumni Field

Oklahoma

2

X

Youngstown State

0

Kent State

8^5

Oklahoma

9^5

Kent State

1

Los Angeles Super Regional

	Round of 16					Quarterfinals					Semifinals						Finals
		UCLA	11^6
		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	2^8
		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

9^6

Marist

0

Arizona

6

Ohio State

3

Ohio State

1^10

Auburn

0

Arizona

4

X

Tucson Regional - Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium

Auburn

2

X

Marist

0

Auburn

14^5

Ohio State

0

Auburn

4

Arizona

5

2

14^5

LSU

0

3

5

LSU

5

Princeton

0

LSU

7^10

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

4^9

NC State

3

Tuscaloosa Super Regional

	Round of 16					Quarterfinals					Semifinals						Finals
		Alabama	8^5
		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	8^8	X
																		Stanford	1	7	X
		Fresno State	2
		Cal State Fullerton	0
							Fresno State	3
							Stanford	0
		Stanford	8^5
		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	3^9
	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	6^10
	5	Alabama	5
						4	Northwestern	2
						8	Tennessee	0
	8	Tennessee	4
	1	UCLA	3
											4	Northwestern	3^8	—
											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
	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

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.