The 2006 UCLA Bruins softball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles in the 2006 NCAA Division I softball season. The Bruins were coached by Sue Enquist, in her eighteenth and final season as head coach. The Bruins played their home games at Easton Stadium and finished with a record of 50–9. They competed in the Pacific-10 Conference, where they finished first with a 15–5 record.

The Bruins were invited to the 2006 NCAA Division I softball tournament, where they won the Los Angeles Regional and Super Regional to advance to the Women's College World Series. They finished in fourth place with wins against and and losses to Tennessee and eventual runner-up Northwestern.

Personnel

Roster 2006 UCLA Bruins roster Pitchers 4 - Anjelica Selden - Sophomore 17 - Lisa Dodd - Junior

Catchers 10 - Jaisa Creps - Junior 21 - Shana Stewart - Junior 24 - Emily Zaplatosch - SeniorInfielders 2 - Andrea Duran - Senior 11 - Ashley Herrera - Junior 12 - Jodie Legaspi - Junior 19 - Caitlin Benyi - Senior 22 - Celina Rubalcaba - Junior 27 - Jennifer Schroeder - Sophomore 32 - Kristen Dedmon - Junior

Outfielders 7 - Tara Henry - Junior 23 - Whitney Holum - Junior Utility 5 - Alissa Eno - Senior 8 - Kelsey Enquist - Freshman 13 - Krista Colburn - Sophomore 18 - Maryn Oyoung - Freshman 44 - Danielle Peterson - Sophomore

Coaches 2006 UCLA Bruins softball coaching staffSue Enquist - Head coach - 18th season Kelly Inouye-Perez - Assistant Coach - 13th season Gina Vecchione - Assistant Coach - 7th season Natasha Watley - Assistant Coach - 1st season

Schedule Legend UCLA win UCLA loss * Non-Conference game

2006 UCLA Bruins softball game logRegular seasonFebruary Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record Pac-10 record Feb 9 vs * No. 2 Sportsplex USA Poway • Poway, CA(SDSU Campbell/Cartier Classic) W 22–3 1–0 Feb 9 vs * No. 2 Sportsplex USA Poway • Poway, CA(SDSU Campbell/Cartier Classic) W 13–0 2–0 Feb 10 vs * No. 2 Sportsplex USA Poway • Poway, CA(SDSU Campbell/Cartier Classic) W 9–3 3–0 Feb 11 vs * No. 2 Sportsplex USA Poway • Poway, CA(SDSU Campbell/Cartier Classic) W 8–0 4–0 Feb 12 vs * No. 2 Sportsplex USA Poway • Poway, CA(SDSU Campbell/Cartier Classic) W 2–1 5–0 Feb 15 at * No. 2 LBSU Softball Complex • Long Beach, CA L 0–1 5–1 Feb 18 No. 25 * No. 2 Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA W 2–0 6–1 Feb 19 No. 25 Fresno State* No. 2 Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA W 1–0 7–1 Feb 21 at * No. 2 Amy S. Harrison Field • Riverside, CA W 2–0 8–1 Feb 24 vs * No. 2 Big League Dreams Sports Park • Cathedral City, CA(Palm Springs Classic) W 4–1 9–1 Feb 24 vs No. 20 * No. 3 Big League Dreams Sports Park • Cathedral City, CA(Palm Springs Classic) W 3–1 10–1 Feb 25 vs * No. 3 Big League Dreams Sports Park • Cathedral City, CA(Palm Springs Classic) W 4–3 11–1 Feb 25 vs No. 8 * No. 3 Big League Dreams Sports Park • Cathedral City, CA(Palm Springs Classic) W 5–0 12–1 Feb 26 vs No. 10 * No. 3 Big League Dreams Sports Park • Cathedral City, CA(Palm Springs Classic) W 2–0 13–1 March Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record Pac-10 record Mar 3 Cal Poly* No. 4 Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA W 9–1 14–1 Mar 3 Cal Poly* No. 4 Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA W 8–0 15–1 Mar 4 * No. 4 Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA W 8–0 16–1 Mar 4 San Jose State* No. 4 Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA W 8–0 17–1 Mar 5 * No. 4 Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA W 8–2 18–1 Mar 5 Santa Clara* No. 4 Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA W 8–1 19–1 Mar 8 * No. 4 Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA W 1–0 20–1 Mar 10 vs No. 23 * No. 4 Mayfair Park Lakewood • Lakewood, CA(Long Beach State Invitational) W 2–0 21–1 Mar 11 vs * No. 4 Mayfair Park Lakewood • Lakewood, CA(Long Beach State Invitational) W 8–0 22–1 Mar 11 vs * No. 4 Mayfair Park Lakewood • Lakewood, CA(Long Beach State Invitational) W 3–0 23–1 Mar 12 vs No. 23 Mississippi State* No. 4 Mayfair Park Lakewood • Lakewood, CA(Long Beach State Invitational) W 3–0 24–1 Mar 12 at Long Beach State* No. 4 Mayfair Park Lakewood • Lakewood, CA(Long Beach State Invitational) W 4–2 25–1 Mar 14 * No. 4 Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA W 11–4 26–1 Mar 15 No. 9 * No. 3 Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA W 6–4 27–1 Mar 25 at * No. 1 Matador Diamond • Northridge, CA W 1–0 28–1 Mar 26 No. 18 Northwestern* No. 1 Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA L 2–3 28–2 Mar 31 No. 6 No. 1 Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA W 5–4 29–2 1–0April Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record Pac-10 record Apr 1 No. 8 No. 1 Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA L 3–10 29–3 1–1 Apr 2 No. 8 California No. 1 Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA W 3–1 30–3 2–1 Apr 7 at No. 8 No. 1 Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 7–4 31–3 3–1 Apr 8 at No. 4 Arizona No. 1 Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 2–1 32–3 4–1 Apr 9 at No. 4 Arizona No. 1 Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 8–3 33–3 5–1 Apr 14 at No. 14 No. 1 Husky Softball Stadium • Seattle, WA W 6–0 34–3 6–1 Apr 21 No. 9 No. 1 Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA L 0–2 34–4 6–2 Apr 22 No. 1 Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA W 9–3 35–4 7–2 Apr 23 Oregon No. 1 Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA W 5–2 36–4 8–2 Apr 26 No. 14 Washington No. 1 Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA L 2–3 36–5 8–3 Apr 26 No. 14 Washington No. 1 Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA W 7–6 37–5 9–3 Apr 28 No. 3 Arizona No. 1 Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA W 8–2 38–5 10–3 Apr 29 No. 10 Arizona State No. 1 Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA W 1–0 39–5 11–3 Apr 30 No. 10 Arizona State No. 1 Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA W 3–1 40–5 12–3May Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record Pac-10 record May 5 at Oregon No. 1 Jane Sanders Stadium • Eugene, OR W 7–0 41–5 13–3 May 6 at No. 5 Oregon State No. 1 Oregon State Softball Complex • Corvallis, OR W 1–0 42–5 14–3 May 11 at No. 6 California No. 1 Levine-Fricke Field • Berkeley, CA W 2–0 43–5 15–3 May 12 at No. 10 Stanford No. 1 Boyd & Jill Smith Family Stadium • Stanford, CA L 2–3 43–6 15–4 May 13 at No. 10 Stanford No. 1 Boyd & Jill Smith Family Stadium • Stanford, CA L 4–5 43–7 15–5Postseason Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record NCAAT record May 19 No. 1 Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA W 11–2 44–7 1–0 May 20 Long Beach State No. 1 Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA W 5–0 45–7 2–0 May 21 San Diego State No. 1 Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA W 7–0 46–7 3–0 Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record NCAAT record May 27 No. 25 No. 1 Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA W 2–0 47–7 1–0 May 28 No. 25 South Florida No. 1 Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA W 3–1 48–7 2–0 Date Opponent Rank (Seed) Site/stadium Score Overall record WCWS Record June 1 (8) Tennessee No. 1 (1) ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK L 3–4 48–8 0–1 June 3 (5) No. 1 (1) ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK W 4–1 49–8 1–1 June 3 (3) No. 1 (1) ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK W 2–0 50–8 2–1 June 4 (4) Northwestern No. 1 (1) ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK L 1–3 50–9 2–2

Ranking movements

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