2006 NCAA Women’s College World Series

2006 held at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on June 1-6.

Champion – Arizona Wildcats (54-11)
Runner Up – Northwestern Wildcats (50-15)

The University of Arizona Softball program claimed its eighth NCAA championship title in Program history and finished a 50-14-1 season by taking two games out of three from Tennessee at the Women’s College World Series in Oklahoma City in May of 2007.

The road to the title was not easy, as the Wildcats played five elimination games and eight total contests over the course of seven days. The U of A rode the arm of pitcher Taryne Mowatt, who was named the Women’s College World Series Most Outstanding Player, for a record 60 innings.

Arizona used a huge fifth inning in the final game to secure their place in history. The Wildcats beat Tennessee that night 5-0. The Cats had dropped the opening game to the Vols earlier in the week and then stormed back with a 1-0 victory in the second game.

Senior Outfielder Caitlin Lowe Struck her third of four hits to lead off the fifth inning, starting the game-winning rally.

Freshman K’Lee Arrendondo followed with a single and Tennessee intentionally walked senior Kristie Fox to load the bases.

Sophomore third baseman Jenae Leles singled the first pitch up the middle to drive in two runs. That brought up senior second baseman Chelsie Mesa, who drilled a home run to right field to give the Wildcats a huge Cushion.

  • Most Outstanding Player – Alicia Hollowell, Arizona
  • Batting Leader – Katie Logan, Northwestern – .600
  • RBI Leader – Autumn Chapman, Arizona – 7
  • Home Run Leader – 4 tied at 2, Garland Cooper, Northwestern; Heidi Knabe, Arizona State; Brianne McGowan, Oregon State; Andrea Duran, UCLA
  • ERA Leader – Alicia Hollowell, Arizona – 0.33
  • Strikeout Leader – Alicia Hollowell, Arizona – 64

ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM

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

SCORES

  1. Arizona 3 Oregon State 2 (9 inn.)
  2. Texas 2 Arizona State 0
  3. Northwestern 6 Alabama 5 (10 inn.)
  4. Tennessee 4 UCLA 2
  5. Arizona 2 Texas 0
  6. Northwestern 2 Tennessee 0
  7. Arizona State 3 Oregon State 1 – Oregon State eliminated
  8. UCLA 4 Alabama 1 – Alabama eliminated
  9. Tennessee 3 Arizona State 1 – Arizona State eliminated
  10. UCLA 2 Texas 0 – Texas eliminated
  11. Tennessee 1 Arizona 0
  12. Northwestern 3 UCLA 1 (8 inn.) – UCLA eliminated
  13. Arizona 6 Tennessee 0 – Tennessee eliminated
  14. Arizona 8 Northwestern 0
  15. Arizona 6 Northwestern 0 – Northwestern eliminated

FINAL STANDINGS

1. Arizona Wildcats (5-1)
2. Northwestern Wildcats (3-2)
3. Tennessee Volunteers (2-2)
4. UCLA Bruins (2-2)
5t. Texas Longhorns (1-2)
5t. Arizona State Sun Devils (1-2)
7t. Alabama Crimson Tide (0-2)
7t. Oregon State Beavers (0-2)

2006 Arizona Wildcats

 

REGIONALS

Austin Regional

  1. Texas 4 UTSA 0
  2. Indiana 3 Utah 0
  3. Utah 3 UTSA 2 – UTSA eliminated
  4. Texas 3 Indiana 0
  5. Utah 5 Indiana 1 – Indiana eliminated
  6. Texas 3 Utah 0 – Utah eliminated

Texas qualifies for a Super Regional, 3-0.

Provo Regional

  1. Kansas 3 BYU 0
  2. Washington 8 Southern Utah 0 (5 inn.)
  3. BYU 5 Southern Utah 4 – Southern Utah eliminated
  4. Washington 6 Kansas 0
  5. Kansas 2 BYU 1 – BYU eliminated
  6. Washington 3 Kansas 0 – Kansas eliminated

Washington qualifies for the Super Regional, 3-0.

Corvallis Regional

  1. Oregon State 2 Nevada 1
  2. Baylor 5 Portland State 3
  3. Portland State 2 Nevada 1 – Nevada eliminated
  4. Oregon State 5 Baylor 3
  5. Baylor 3 Portland State 2 – Portland State eliminated
  6. Oregon State 3 Baylor 1 – Baylor eliminated

Oregon State qualifies for the Super Regional, 4-1.

Iowa City Regional

  1. Nebraska 1 Iowa 0 (10 inn.)
  2. California 1 Illinois State 0
  3. Illinois State 3 Iowa 2 – Iowa eliminated
  4. California 4 Nebraska 2
  5. Nebraska 3 Illinois State 1 – Illinois State eliminated
  6. California 6 Nebraska 1 – Nebraska eliminated

California qualifies for the Super Regional, 3-0.

Evanston Regional

  1. Northwestern 4 Southern Illinois 0
  2. Notre Dame 5 UC Santa Barbara 2
  3. Southern Illinois 2 UC Santa Barbara 1 – UC Santa Barbara eliminated
  4. Notre Dame 5 Southern Illinois 4 – Southern Illinois eliminated
  5. Northwestern 7 Notre Dame 4 – Notre Dame eliminated

Northwestern qualifies for the Super Regional, 3-0.

Amherst Regional

  1. UMass 2 Albany 0
  2. Lehigh 4 Texas A&M 3
  3. Texas A&M 6 Albany 5 – Albany eliminated
  4. UMass 6 Lehigh 4
  5. Lehigh 4 Texas A&M 3 – Texas A&M eliminated
  6. UMass 3 Lehigh 0 – Lehigh eliminated

UMass qualifies for the Super Regional, 3-0.

Knoxville Regional

  1. Tennessee 6 Tennessee Tech 4
  2. Virginia Tech 1 Louisville 0 (12 inn.)
  3. Louisville 3 Tennessee Tech 0 – Tennessee Tech eliminated
  4. Tennessee 9 Virginia Tech 1 (5 inn.)
  5. Louisville 10 Virginia Tech 1 (5 inn.) – Virginia Tech eliminated
  6. Tennessee 8 Louisville 1 – Louisville eliminated

Tennessee  qualifies for the Super Regional, 3-0.

Ann Arbor Regional

  1. Michigan 4 Youngstown State 0
  2. Oklahoma 1 Kent State 0
  3. Kent State 8 Youngstown State 0 (5 inn.) – Youngstown State eliminated
  4. Michigan 1 Oklahoma 0 (9 inn.)
  5. Oklahoma 9 Kent State 1 (5 inn.) – Kent State eliminated
  6. Michigan 5 Oklahoma 2 (8 inn.) – Oklahoma eliminated

Michigan qualifies for the Super Regional, 3-0.

Los Angeles Regional

  1. UCLA 11 Missouri State 2 (6 inn.)
  2. Long Beach State 1 San Diego State 0
  3. San Diego State 1 Missouri State 0 – Missouri State eliminated
  4. UCLA 5 Long Beach State 0
  5. San Diego State 3 Long Beach State 1 – Long Beach State eliminated
  6. UCLA 7 San Diego State 0 – San Diego State eliminated

UCLA qualifies for the Super Regional, 3-0.

Gainesville Regional

  1. Florida Atlantic 2 Florida 0
  2. South Florida 2 North Carolina 1
  3. Florida 1 North Carolina 0 – North Carolina eliminated
  4. South Florida 1 Florida Atlantic 0
  5. Florida Atlantic 1 Florida 0 – Florida eliminated
  6. South Florida 7 Florida Atlantic 0 – Florida Atlantic eliminated

South Florida qualifies for the Super Regional, 3-0.

Tempe Regional

  1. Hofstra 5 Penn State 4
  2. Arizona State 6 LIU Brooklyn 0
  3. Penn State 2 LIU Brooklyn 1 – LIU Brooklyn eliminated
  4. Arizona State 2 Hofstra 0 (8 inn.)
  5. Penn State 9 Hofstra 2 – Hofstra eliminated
  6. Arizona State 5 Penn State 0 – Penn State eliminated

Arizona State qualifies for the Super Regional, 3-0.

Athens Regional

  1. Georgia 4 Georgia Southern 0
  2. Florida State 7 Coastal Carolina 2
  3. Georgia Southern 2 Coastal Carolina 1 – Coastal Carolina eliminated
  4. Florida State 3 Georgia 2
  5. Georgia 11 Georgia State 6 – Georgia State eliminated
  6. Georgia 3 Florida State 1
  7. Florida State 2 Georgia 0 – Georgia eliminated

Florida State qualifies for the Super Regional, 3-1.

Tucson Regional

  1. Arizona 9 Marist 0 (6 inn.)
  2. Ohio State 1 Auburn 0 (10 inn.)
  3. Auburn 14 Marist 0 (5 inn.) – Marist eliminated
  4. Arizona 6 Ohio State 3
  5. Auburn 4 Ohio State 0 – Ohio State eliminated
  6. Arizona 4 Auburn 2 – Auburn eliminated

Arizona qualifies for the Super Regional, 3-0.

Baton Rouge Regional

  1. LSU 5 Princeton 0
  2. Louisiana-Lafayette 2 NC State 0
  3. NC State 1 Princeton 0 – Princeton eliminated
  4. LSU 7 Louisiana-Lafayette 6 (10 inn.)
  5. Louisiana-Lafayette 4 NC State 3 (9 inn.) – NC State eliminated
  6. LSU 5 Louisiana-Lafayette 4 – Louisiana-Lafayette eliminated

LSU qualifies for the Super Regional, 3-0.

Tuscaloosa Regional

  1. Alabama 8 Mississippi Valley State 0 (5 inn.)
  2. Georgia Tech 9 Florida A&M 3
  3. Florida A&M 7 Mississippi Valley State 5 – Mississippi Valley State eliminated
  4. Alabama 8 Georgia Tech 5
  5. Georgia Tech 10 Florida A&M 7 – Florida A&M eliminated
  6. Alabama 7 Georgia Tech 2 – Georgia Tech eliminated

Baylor qualifies for the Super Regional, 3-0.

Fresno Regional

  1. Fresno State 2 Cal State Fullerton 0
  2. Stanford 8 Tulsa 0 (5 inn.)
  3. Cal State Fullerton 6 Tulsa 2 – Tulsa eliminated
  4. Fresno State 3 Stanford 0
  5. Stanford 4 Cal State Fullerton 1 – Cal State Fullerton eliminated
  6. Stanford 9 Fresno State 3
  7. Stanford 3 Fresno State 0 – Fresno State eliminated

Stanford qualifies for the Super Regional, 4-1.

Austin Super Regional

  1. Texas 1 Washington 0
  2. Texas 9 Washington 1 (6 inn.)

Texas qualifies for the WCWS, 2-0.

Corvallis Super Regional

  1. California 2 Oregon State 1
  2. Oregon State 3 California 0
  3. Oregon State 1 California 0

Oregon State qualifies for the WCWS, 2-1.

Evantston Super Regional

  1. UMass 1 Northwestern 0
  2. Northwestern 4 UMass 2
  3. Northwestern 9 UMass 0 (5 inn.)

Northwestern qualifies for the WCWS, 2-1.

Knoxville Super Regional

  1. Tennessee 5 Michigan 3
  2. Michigan 5 Tennessee 1
  3. Tennessee 1 Michigan 0

Tennessee qualifies for the WCWS, 2-1.

Los Angeles Super Regional

  1. UCLA 2 South Florida 0
  2. UCLA 3 South Florida 1

UCLA qualifies for the WCWS, 2-0.

Tempe Super Regional

  1. Arizona State 6 Florida State 1
  2. Arizona State 5 Florida State 1

Arizona State qualifies for the WCWS, 2-0.

Tucson Super Regional

  1. Arizona 5 LSU 0
  2. LSU 3 Arizona 2
  3. Arizona 14 LSU 5 (5 inn.)

Arizona qualifies for the WCWS, 2-1.

Tuscaloosa Super Regional

  1. Alabama 4 Stanford 1
  2. Alabama 8 Stanford 7 (8 inn.)

Alabama qualifies for the WCWS, 2-0.

REGULAR SEASON INFORMATION

  • Honda Sports Award – Cat Osterman, Texas (38-4, 0.41 ERA, 630 K)
  • USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year – Cat Osterman, Texas (38-4, 0.41 ERA, 630 K)

ALL-AMERICAN FIRST TEAM

P – Monica Abbott SO. Tennessee Lady Vols
P – Cat Osterman JR. Texas Longhorns
P – Jennie Ritter JR. 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
OF – Danyele Gomez SR. ULL Ragin’ Cajuns
OF – Kaitlin Cochran FR. Arizona State Sun Devils
DP – Kristi Durant SR. Tennessee Lady Vols
UTIL – Cambria Miranda SO. Oregon State Beavers
AL – Kristie Fox JR. Arizona Wildcats
AL – Tonya Callahan SO. Tennessee Lady Vols
AL – Caitlin Lowe JR. Arizona Wildcats
AL – Anjelica Selden SO. UCLA Bruins
AL – Kristin Vesely SR. Oklahoma Sooners

ALL-AMERICAN SECOND TEAM

P – Angela Tincher SO. Virginia Tech Hokies
P – Alicia Hollowell SR. Arizona Wildcats
P – 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
OF – Kellie Middleton JR. Georgia Bulldogs
OF – Lindy Winkler SR. Sacramento State Hornets
DP – Jessica Strickland JR. Colorado State Rams
UTIL – Serena Settlemier SR. Kansas Jayhawks
AL – Eileen Canney JR. Northwestern Wildcats
AL – Gina Carbonatto JR. Pacific Tigers
AL – Alexis Switenko SR. Syracuse Orange
AL – Stephanie VanBrakle SR. Alabama Crimson Tide
AL – Jackie Wong SR. Utah Utes

ALL-AMERICAN THIRD TEAM

P – Brianne McGowan SR. Oregon State Beavers
P – Emily Turner JR. LSU Tigers
P – 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
OF – Stephanie Brown JR. Notre Dame Fighting Irish
OF – Brittany Rogers FR. Alabama Crimson Tide
DP – Amber Smith FR. Illinois State Redbirds
UTIL – Jessica Doucette SO. Georgia Bulldogs
AL – Leslie Klein JR. LSU Tigers
AL – Lacy Wood SR. Louisville Cardinals
AL – Ashley Charters SO. Washington Huskies
AL – Erin Floros FR. San Diego State Aztecs
AL – Chelsi Lake JR. Baylor Bears

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