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 [ ]
Venues People Seasons National Championships in bold ; College World Series appearances in italics