The 2006 NCAA Division I softball tournament was the twenty-fifth annual tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA women's collegiate softball. Held during May and June 2006, sixty-four Division I college softball teams contested the championship. The tournament featured eight regionals of eight teams, each in a double elimination format. The 2006 Women's College World Series was held in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma from June 1 through June 6 and marked the conclusion of the 2006 NCAA Division I softball season. Arizona won their seventh championship by defeating Northwestern two games to none in the championship series. Arizona pitcher Alicia Hollowell was named Women's College World Series Most Outstanding Player.
Qualifying
Regionals
Austin Super Regional
Corvallis Super Regional
Evanston Super Regional
Knoxville Super Regional
Los Angeles Super Regional
Tempe Super Regional
Tucson Super Regional
Tuscaloosa Super Regional
Women's College World Series
Bracket
Game results
Date Game Winner Score Loser June 1, 2006 Game 1 Arizona 3–2 (9 inn) Game 2 2–0 Game 3 Northwestern 6–5 (10 inn) Game 4 Tennessee 4–2 UCLA June 2, 2006 Game 5 Arizona 2–0 Game 6 Northwestern 2–0 Tennessee June 3, 2006 Game 7 3–1 Game 8 UCLA 4–1 Game 9 Tennessee 3–1 Game 10 UCLA 2–0 June 4, 2006 Game 11 Tennessee 1–0 Arizona Game 12 Northwestern 3–1 (8 inn) UCLA Game 13 Arizona 6–0 Tennessee June 5, 2006 Finals Game 1 Arizona 8–0 Northwestern June 6, 2006 Finals Game 2 Arizona 6–0 Northwestern
Championship game
School Top Batter Stats. Arizona Autumn Champion (LF) 3-4 2RBIs K Northwestern Katie Logan (LF) 3-4 2B K
School Pitcher IP H R ER BB SO AB BF Arizona Alicia Hollowell (W) 7.0 9 0 0 1 13 30 31 Northwestern Eileen Canney (L) 6.0 12 5 4 0 4 29 30
All Tournament Team The following players were members of the All-Tournament Team. Monica Abbott, Tennessee Eileen Canney, Northwestern Autumn Champion, Arizona Garland Cooper, Northwestern Andrea Duran, UCLA Kristi Durant, Tennessee Alicia Hollowell, Arizona Caitlin Lowe, Arizona Heidi Knabe, Arizona State Taryne Mowatt, Arizona Cat Osterman, Texas Tammy Williams, Northwestern
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