| 2006 NCAA Division I softball season | |
| Defendingchampions: | Michigan |
| Tournament Link: | 2006 NCAA Division I softball tournament |
| Tournament: | Tournament |
| Wcws Link: | 2006 Women's College World Series |
| Wcws: | Women's College World Series |
| Wcwschamp: | Arizona |
| Wcwstitlecount: | 7th |
| Wcwscount: | 4th |
| Wcwscoach: | Mike Candrea |
| Wcwscoachcount: | 7th |
| Wcwsmop: | Alicia Hollowell |
| Mopteam: | Arizona |
| Prevseason Year: | 2005 |
| Nextseason Year: | 2007 |
The 2006 NCAA Division I softball season, play of college softball in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division I level, began in February 2006. The season progressed through the regular season, many conference tournaments and championship series, and concluded with the 2006 NCAA Division I softball tournament and 2006 Women's College World Series. The Women's College World Series, consisting of the eight remaining teams in the NCAA Tournament and held in held in Oklahoma City at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium, ended on June 6, 2006.
The 2006 NCAA Women's College World Series took place from June 1 to June 6, 2006 in Oklahoma City.[1]
.500 – Sarah Fekete, Tennessee Volunteers
82 – Melanie Denischuk, UMBC Retrievers & Ianeta Le'i, BYU Cougars
44-10 – Monica Abbott, Tennessee Volunteers softball
0.41 (17 ER/286.0 IP) – Cat Osterman Texas Longhorns
NCAA Division I season grand slams:6 – Serena Settlemier, Kansas Jayhawks[2]
NCAA Division I season strikeout ratio:15.4 (630 SO/286.0 IP) – Cat Osterman, Texas Longhorns
NCAA Division I 7 inning single game combined strikeouts:34 – Katie Burkhart, Arizona State Sun Devils (15) & Danielle Lawrie, Washington Huskies (19); April 28, 2006
Sophomore class single game strikeouts:26 – Angela Tincher, Virginia Tech Hokies; March 3, 2006
Freshman class strikeout ratio:13.4 (221 SO/115.2 IP) – Cassie Cervantes, Sacramento State Hornets
Junior class triples:14 – Marci Pratt, Southern Utah Thunderbirds
Senior class WHIP:0.42 (78 H+43 BB/286.0 IP) – Cat Osterman, Texas Longhorns
Cat Osterman, Texas Longhorns[3]
Cat Osterman, Texas Longhorns[4]
| YEAR | W | L | GP | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | ERA | WHIP | |
| 2006 | 38 | 4 | 47 | 39 | 36 | 28 | 2 | 286.0 | 78 | 19 | 17 | 43 | 630 | 0.41 | 0.42 |
The following players were members of the All-American Teams.[5]
First Team
| Position | Player | Class | School |
|---|---|---|---|
| JR. | Tennessee Lady Vols | ||
| SR. | Texas Longhorns | ||
| SR. | Michigan Wolverines | ||
| C | Haley Woods | SR. | California Golden Bears |
| 1B | Jenna Hall | SR. | Illinois Fighting Illini |
| 2B | Veronica Wootson | JR. | FSU Seminoles |
| 3B | SR. | UCLA Bruins | |
| SS | Lindsay Schutzler | JR. | Tennessee Lady Vols |
| OF | Sarah Fekete | SR. | Tennessee Lady Vols |
| Danyele Gomez | SR. | ULL Ragin' Cajuns | |
| FR. | Arizona State Sun Devils | ||
| DP | Kristi Durant | SR. | Tennessee Lady Vols |
| UT | Cambria Miranda | SO. | Oregon State Beavers |
| AT-L | JR. | Arizona Wildcats | |
| Tonya Callahan | SO. | Tennessee Lady Vols | |
| JR. | Arizona Wildcats | ||
| SO. | UCLA Bruins | ||
| Kristin Vesely | SR. | Oklahoma Sooners |
Second Team
| Position | Player | Class | School |
|---|---|---|---|
| SO. | Virginia Tech Hokies | ||
| SR. | Arizona Wildcats | ||
| 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 |
| Kellie Middleton | JR. | Georgia Bulldogs | |
| Lindy Winkler | SR. | Sacramento State Hornets | |
| DP | Jessica Strickland | JR. | Colorado State Rams |
| UT | Serena Settlemier | SR. | Kansas Jayhawks |
| AT-L | Eileen Canney | JR. | Northwestern Wildcats |
| Gina Carbonatto | JR. | Pacific Tigers | |
| Alexis Switenko | SR. | Syracuse Orange | |
| Stephanie VanBrakle | SR. | Alabama Crimson Tide | |
| Jackie Wong | SR. | Utah Utes |
Third Team
| Position | Player | Class | School |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brianne McGowan | SR. | Oregon State Beavers | |
| Emily Turner | JR. | LSU Tigers | |
| 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 | FR. | Northwestern Wildcats | |
| OF | Catalina Morris | SR. | Stanford Cardinal |
| Stephanie Brown | JR. | Notre Dame Fighting Irish | |
| FR. | Alabama Crimson Tide | ||
| DP | Amber Smith | FR. | Illinois State Redbirds |
| UT | Jessica Doucette | SO. | Georgia Bulldogs |
| AT-L | Leslie Klein | JR. | LSU Tigers |
| Lacy Wood | SR. | Louisville Cardinals | |
| SO. | Washington Huskies | ||
| Erin Floros | FR. | San Diego State Aztecs | |
| Chelsi Lake | JR. | Baylor Bears |