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 Oklahoma City at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium, ended on June 6, 2006.
Conference standings
Women's College World Series The 2006 NCAA Women's College World Series took place from June 1 to June 6, 2006 in Oklahoma City.
Season leaders Batting Batting average: .500 – Sarah Fekete, Tennessee Volunteers RBIs: 82 – Melanie Denischuk, UMBC Retrievers & Ianeta Le'i, BYU Cougars Home runs: 30 – Danyele Gomez, Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
Pitching Wins: 44-10 – Monica Abbott, Tennessee Volunteers softball ERA: 0.41 (17 ER/286.0 IP) – Cat Osterman Texas Longhorns Strikeouts: 630 – Cat Osterman Texas Longhorns
Records NCAA Division I season grand slams: 6 – Serena Settlemier, Kansas Jayhawks
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
Awards USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year: Cat Osterman, Texas Longhorns
Honda Sports Award Softball: Cat Osterman, Texas Longhorns
Best Female College Athlete ESPY Award Cat Osterman, Texas Longhorns
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
All America Teams The following players were members of the All-American Teams.
First Team Position Player Class School P Monica Abbott JR. Tennessee Lady Vols Cat Osterman SR. Texas Longhorns Jennie Ritter SR. 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 Danyele Gomez SR. ULL Ragin' Cajuns Kaitlin Cochran FR. Arizona State Sun Devils DP Kristi Durant SR. Tennessee Lady Vols UT Cambria Miranda SO. Oregon State BeaversAT-L Kristie Fox JR. Arizona Wildcats Tonya Callahan SO. Tennessee Lady Vols Caitlin Lowe JR. Arizona Wildcats Anjelica Selden SO. UCLA Bruins Kristin Vesely SR. Oklahoma Sooners
Second Team Position Player Class School P Angela Tincher SO. Virginia Tech Hokies Alicia Hollowell 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 JayhawksAT-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 P 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 Tammy Williams FR. Northwestern Wildcats OF Catalina Morris SR. Stanford Cardinal Stephanie Brown JR. Notre Dame Fighting Irish Brittany Rogers FR. Alabama Crimson Tide DP Amber Smith FR. Illinois State Redbirds UT Jessica Doucette SO. Georgia BulldogsAT-L Leslie Klein JR. LSU Tigers Lacy Wood SR. Louisville Cardinals Ashley Charters SO. Washington Huskies Erin Floros FR. San Diego State Aztecs Chelsi Lake JR. Baylor Bears
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