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2006 Arizona Wildcats softball team

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

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2006 Arizona Wildcats roster[2]
 

Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

  • 12 – Danielle Rodriguez – sophomore
  • 14 – Chelsie Mesa – junior
  • 24 – Laine Roth – freshman
  • 29 - Kristie Foxjunior
  • 31 - Jenae Lelesfreshman
  • 33 – Sam Banister – freshman
 

Outfielders

  • 00 – Autumn Champion – senior
  • 4 – Adrienne Acton – sophomore
  • 6 – Jill Malina – freshman
  • 21 – Kelly Nelson – senior
  • 26 - Caitlin Lowejunior

Schedule

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Legend
  Arizona win
  Arizona loss
* Non-Conference game
2006 Arizona Wildcats Softball Game Log[2]
Regular season
Post-season

References

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  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.