2006 Arizona Wildcats softball team

American college softball season

2006 Arizona Wildcats softball
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Record54–11 (15–6 Pac-10)
Head coach
  • Mike Candrea (21st season)
Home stadiumRita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 2005
2007 →
2006 Pacific-10 Conference softball standings
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 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 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.

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

Catchers

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

  1. ^ 2018 Softball Media Guide. Pac-12 Conference. p. 53. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
  2. ^ a b c 2019 Softball Media Guide (PDF). Arizona Wildcats. Retrieved June 26, 2020.
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